Alamogordo, NM — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 88311, in the Alamogordo area, sits at the lower end of the income scale, with a median household income of $17,188 and per-capita income of $16,592. That places the area among working-class communities where earnings lag well behind state and national averages. Property taxes run at an effective rate of 0.55% at the county level, a comparatively gentle figure that keeps annual bills down even though home values here tend to be low. Sales tax, by contrast, reaches 8.19% when combined, adding a noticeable cost to everyday purchases.