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    Moving to El Paso, TX

    Is El Paso a good place to live?

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    El Paso ranks #93 of 132 Texas cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (41/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 0.1% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $171,700
    +7.8% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,041
    per month
    Household income
    $58,734
    median
    Unemployment
    6.2%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in El Paso

    The median home value in El Paso is $171,700 and median rent is $1,041 a month, against a median household income of $58,734. Homes cost about 2.9× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    El Paso crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Texas the 2025 rate was 349 violent and 1,813 property crimes per 100,000 people — #13 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to El Paso, TX

    El Paso has about 678,147 residents, 6.2% unemployment and 18% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare El Paso with

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    More: Where to move in Texas · Best counties in Texas

    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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