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Moving to El Paso, TX
Border city, Mexican-American culture, low cost.
Pop. 679kCost index 89.0 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,100/moMedian home $180kWalk score 41
El Paso (metro area) has an overall price level 89.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
89.0Housing index
96.5Groceries index (modeled)
97.3Utilities index (modeled)
98.3Electricity rate
16.4 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
97.8Median home value (est.)
$180,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,100/moTexas unemployment is 4.3% with median household income $80k.
Unemployment rate
4.3%Median household income
$79,721Per-capita income
$41,614Labor-force participation
65.7%Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberEl Paso: median home value $180,000.
Home value
$180,000Rent
$1,100/moHomeownership rate
62.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
49/100Hurricane exposure
HighWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
HighEarthquake risk
LowTexas 4th-grade math proficiency: 42.7% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
42.7%Per-pupil spending
$10,931Student–teacher ratio (est.)
21Public 4-yr grad rate
49.0%Notable universities
UT Austin, Rice, A&MCompare El Paso to where you live now
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