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What Is It Like to Live in El Paso?

What it costs to live in El Paso, and how it compares with other Texas cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

38

153rd best value in Texas

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Texas cities.

Overall livability

40

141st overall in Texas

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

El Paso is home to about 676,395 people. A typical home runs $137,600 and a household earns around $51,300, a price-to-income ratio of 2.7. Among Texas's largest cities, it ranks 153rd for value and 141st overall.

El Paso at a glance

Median home price

$137,600

101st in TX of 198

Median rent

$910/mo

Median household income

$51,300

Home price to income

2.7x

Unemployment

6.7%

161st in TX of 198

School rating

3/10

149th in TX of 198

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in TX of 198

Walk score

84/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Texas only. Updated 2026.