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Median Home Price in Alamogordo, NM

The median home value in Alamogordo, NM is $222,125 as of 2026-07-31, down 3.46% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$222,125

Year-over-Year

-3.46%

Population

31,401

Alamogordo ranks #20 of 27 New Mexico cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 12.7% below the state's city median of $254,309. It sits in Otero County, where the county-wide median is $231,296.

Housing affordability in Alamogordo

Median household income in Alamogordo is $55,952, so the typical home value is about 4.0× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Alamogordo

Alamogordo police recorded a violent crime rate of 334 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 2,847 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Alamogordo

What is the average home price in Alamogordo, NM?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Alamogordo, that value is $222,125. That's down 3.46% from a year earlier. It is about 12.7% below the typical New Mexico city tracked here.

Is Alamogordo expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Alamogordo are cheaper than Otero County as a whole, where the median is $231,296 — a difference of about 4.0%.

Is Alamogordo affordable?

Median household income here is $55,952, so the typical home value is about 4.0× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Alamogordo a safe place to live?

Alamogordo police reported 334 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 31,401. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.