Affordable Apartments · 1220 Jefferson Avenue, Alamogordo, NM
Sixty green-built one, two, and three bedroom apartment homes in the middle of town, minutes from schools, groceries, and the hospital, with an easy drive to Holloman Air Force Base.
Welcome to Cottonwood Commons
The name says it plainly: this is a commons, a neighborhood built around shared walkways, everyday routines, and neighbors who know each other. Cottonwood Commons was green-built in 2005 with a greywater purification system, a grid-tied solar array, and recycled materials, engineering that quietly keeps the community efficient in a desert town. Rents are set below market through the tax-credit program, and Housing Choice Vouchers are welcome.
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Tell us a little about what you need, and we usually call back the same business day.
Designed for easy living
Floor plans
Three sizes of home, one simple promise: as an affordable tax-credit community, Cottonwood Commons keeps every rent below market for qualifying households. Call for today's exact pricing, or see how to qualify.
1 Bed · 1 Bath · 715 SQ FT
A tidy, easy-to-keep home with a full kitchen and everything close at hand, in the middle of town.
$554–$723/mo
Program rent as of August 2026. Income limits apply; call to confirm today's rate.
2 Bed · Call for square footage
A second bedroom for kids, guests, or a home office, with the same full kitchen and in-town convenience.
Call for current pricing & availability
3 Bed · 2 Baths · 1135 SQ FT
The largest home in the community: three bedrooms and two baths across 1,135 square feet.
From $621/mo
Program rent as of August 2026. Income limits apply; call to confirm today's rate.
Green-built from the ground up
Cottonwood Commons · Alamogordo
Gently used water from the homes is cleaned on-site and put back to work in the landscape. In a desert town, that is engineering that respects every gallon.
A solar array feeds the community building, turning the Tularosa Basin sun into lower operating costs for the community.
Built inside the existing street grid on Jefferson Avenue, so groceries, schools, the library, and the hospital stay a few minutes away instead of across town.
Recycled and responsibly sourced materials went into the construction, part of earning the Enterprise Green Communities certification.
Cottonwood Commons belongs to a New Mexico family of green-certified affordable communities, with sister properties recognized by Enterprise Green Communities and the U.S. Green Building Council.
A look around
The neighborhood
Cottonwood Commons sits on Jefferson Avenue in the heart of Alamogordo, with neighborhood shopping a short walk away, Albertsons and the 10th Street stores minutes out, and Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center about a six-minute drive.
Good to know
Everyone is welcome to apply. Cottonwood Commons is an affordable community, so qualifying comes down to household income and size, nothing else. One call to the office is usually enough to know where your household stands.
Current program rents run from $554 to $723 per month for a one bedroom and start at $621 for a three bedroom, depending on your household's income tier. Call for current two bedroom pricing. Rents are a fixed amount, not a percentage of your income, and they adjust from time to time, so please call to confirm today's exact rate and availability.
Household income must fall below limits that HUD sets each year for Otero County. The limits scale with how many people live with you and change annually, so the surest way to know is to call with a rough idea of your monthly income. Many working households are surprised to learn they qualify.
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From Taos to Hobbs, our family of affordable, green-built communities has been growing across the state since 1999. Another one may be right down the road.
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Affordable Apartments · Alamogordo, New Mexico
The best way to know if Cottonwood Commons feels like home is to visit. Call us and we will answer your questions and set up a tour.