Belen MainStreet: Community Economic Assessment

The City of Belen, established in 1741, is located in south central Valencia County in the valley on the west side of the Rio Grande River. The Belen MainStreet District is displayed on Map 1, which may be found in the Appendix.The District within the main population and commercial center of the City of Belen and is bounded by Main Street on the west, Reinken on the North, the railroad tracks on the east, and Baca on much of the South. As can be seen on the map, City boundaries expand from this central area up to the northwest through the Sausal area with shoe string annexations that include major retail, like Walmart, and attach a large area on both sides of I-25 that is the southern portion of the planned Rancho Cielo development. On the west, the City limits have been drawn to include the airport. On the south, the City expands along the railroad tracks into the Pueblitos area, and to the east the City expands in a corridor to the Rio Grande River. Across the river is the major development of Rio Communities.