Well, Santa Fe is the Moonbat capital of NM- Austin probably is a bit right of SF, including the city Govt. Also has become very expensive to live, with a lot of resentment from life-long locals, and a lot of traffic (although a lot of people from large cities laugh at me when I complain about traffic anywhere in NM)
It is a beautiful place with a lot of history, but I personally wouldn't care to live there.
Taos is another "Arty" community, and Northern NM has always had problems from "El Nortenos", if you aren't a native.
These things aren't really overt most of the time, and you will find most people very friendly (throughout the entire state), as long as you go along to get along.
There are a lot of people that commute to and from Santa Fe and surrounding areas, and there are many beautiful places to live rurally or semi-rurally if you're willing and able to do a commute.
If you like skiing, Taos of course, is world class, and Santa Fe ski area is a lot of fun. Hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities abound in NM year round.
Just a couple IMHOs, hopefully others can chime in. (As you can see, we're a little slow here in this forum
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Good Luck!