Best PlacesAlamogordo, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Alamogordo, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Alamogordo ranks 1,502nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. Internet speeds pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on the weather.
The best neighborhoods in Alamogordo
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Alamogordo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Alamogordo ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 179 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of cities
- Short commute19.6 minutes each way, better than 88% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of cities
- QuietBetter than 87% of cities
- Cheap childcare$738 a month, better than 86% of cities
Where Alamogordo ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 3% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Alamogordo
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Alamogordo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,429, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Alamogordo's effective rate of 0.63%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Alamogordo
Alamogordo's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Alamogordo.
Who works in Alamogordo, and how
Work in Alamogordo centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Alamogordo
Alamogordo has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of cities and more parkland per resident than 89% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Alamogordo and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Alamogordo, month by month
Alamogordo sees roughly 179 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 42° | 29° |
| April | 79° | 64° | 47° |
| July | 96° | 82° | 69° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Alamogordo
The nearest airport, El Paso International, is about 79 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 153 miles away.
The best schools in and around Alamogordo
Schools across Alamogordo average a C, better than 31% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Cloudcroft ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Tularosa IntermediateC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cloudcroft MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Tularosa MiddleC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Alamogordo HighB− · 43% proficient
- Alta Vista Early College High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Cloudcroft HighB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Alamogordo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Alamogordo measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Alamogordo against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Alamogordo suits
Common questions about living in Alamogordo
Is Alamogordo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Alamogordo ranks 1,502nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on the weather, short commutes, and cell coverage, and lowest on internet speeds and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Alamogordo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $188,732. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $63,429 median income, cost of living beats 10% of cities.
Is Alamogordo safe?
Alamogordo is safer than 47% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $458 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Alamogordo?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 56 with lows near 29. That works out to about 179 pleasant days a year, more than 89% of cities.
Is Alamogordo good for families?
Schools beat 31% of cities, crime safety beats 47%, and childcare runs $738 a month.
Compare Alamogordo with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Alamogordo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Alamogordo represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Alamogordo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Alamogordo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Alamogordo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Alamogordo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Alamogordo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Alamogordo detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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