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Otero County, New Mexico Property Records

Otero County, New Mexico, incorporates three cities: Alamogordo, Tularosa, and Cloudcroft. In Otero County, NM, property records legally define land parcels, sales, and ownership changes. County residents and real estate professionals rely on these archives to verify boundaries, transactions, and property rights.

In Otero County, NM, the typical price for a home rental stands at $708, with an average home value of $136,788. Property owners can expect an average property tax rate of 0.58% based on their property's assessed fair market value and an average household income of $48,411.

The County Clerk in Otero County, NM, serves as the central hub for property records. This office securely houses a range of documents, such as deeds, mortgages, liens, subdivision plats, maps, and surveys.

To access these documents directly, individuals can visit the office at 1104 N White Sands Boulevard, Suite C, Alamogordo, NM 88310.

Alternatively, they can use the Otero County Documents Online system for a more convenient method. This system allows individuals to search property records in Otero County, NM, by name, recording date, instrument number, document type, and legal description. It also enables index book searches by number, book type, range, or letter.

Furthermore, on the County Clerk's website, one can check information on subdivision plat maps, subdivision restrictive covenants, and surveys sorted by towns.

In Otero County, the County Clerk imposes different fees for document retrieval. For the latest fee details, contact the office at 575-437-4942.

Unlike most counties, Otero County lacks licensing requirements or zoning. Nonetheless, property owners in the county should be aware of the potential application of deed restrictions, restrictive covenants, county ordinances, or other regulations regarding real estate from government entities.

Otero County Property Records Search

Otero County Registrar of Deeds

Otero County Clerk

Address: 1104 N White Sands Boulevard
Phone: 575-437-4942
Fax: 575-443-2922
Hours: Monday - Friday: 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Website: https://co.otero.nm.us/225/Clerk
Official Records Search: https://co.otero.nm.us/249/Recording-Filing

Otero County Property Statistics

Otero

Tax Assessor

  • Total Parcels: 55,598
  • Commercial Parcels: 970
  • Residential Parcels: 31,747
  • Other Parcels: 22,881
  • Tax Amount Population: 95.03%
  • Tax Year: 2022
  • Last Assr Update: 2022-10-17
  • Tape Cutoff Date: 2022-08-01
  • Assessment Year: 2022
  • FIPS Code: 35035

Recorder

  • Deed Min: 2006-01-10
  • Deed Max: 2023-03-31
  • Commercial Deed Docs: 34,860
  • Residential Deed Docs: 45,220
  • Mortgage Min: 2006-02-01
  • Mortgage Max: 2023-03-31
  • Commercial Mortgage Docs: 3,369
  • Residential Mortgage Docs: 15,033
  • FIPS Code: 35035
  • Deed Docs: 80,080
  • Mortgage Docs: 18,402

AVM

  • County Population: 55598
  • Most Current Valuation Date: 2023-03-21
  • Total Parcels: 17,245
  • Residential Parcels: 17,245
  • FIPS Code: 35035

Geocode

  • Total Parcels: 55,594
  • Geocode Unavailable: 0
  • Parcel-Centroid Geocodes: 53,889
  • Street-Level Geocodes: 244
  • Other Geocodes: 1,461
  • FIPS Code: 35035

Foreclosure

  • State FIPs: 35
  • County FIPs: 035
  • Judicial/Non-Judicial: Judicial
  • Min Recording Date: 2005-05-05
  • NOD Document Count: 0
  • NOD Max Recording Date: N/A
  • NTS Document Count: 6
  • NTS Max Recording Date: 2015-06-24
  • LP Document Count: 1404
  • LP MaxRecording Date: 2023-03-27
  • NOS Document Count: 2535
  • NOS Max Recording Date: 2023-04-07

Assignment and Release

  • FIPs: 35035
  • Total Records: 37556
  • Assignment Min Recording Date: 1899-12-31
  • Assignment Max Recording Date: 2023-03-31
  • Assignment Doc Count: 6096
  • Release Min Recording Date: 1899-12-31
  • Release Max Recording Date: 2023-03-31
  • Release Doc Count: 31064
  • Other Min Recording Date: 2006-06-09
  • Other Max Recording Date: 2022-12-28
  • Other Doc Count: 396

Otero County Property Records Search