Moderately priced and affordable housing in Santa Fe, New Mexico

About Tierra Contenta

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Tierra Contenta Corp. is a 501(c)(3) corporation that provides builder-ready tracts of land in the Tierra Contenta subdivision designed for low and moderate priced housing for under-served families of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

  • Current Tierra Contenta population through May 2003: 1312 households with an estimated population of 3,280.
  • Estimated population at total build-out of Tierra Contenta: 3,800 households with a population of about 9,500.
  • Location of the Santa Fe Business Incubator.
  • Schools in Tierra Contenta: Capital High School, Ortiz Middle School, Cesar Chavez Elementary, and future unnamed elementary schools.
  • 324 acres of open space, parks, and trails dedicated to the City of Santa Fe.
  • Home of a new Santa Fe Public Library, Zona del Sol Youth Facility, and the Solace Crisis Treatment Center.