Area data
El Paso, TX — ZIP 79906
Population: 5,917 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $343,980
- Median days on market
- 151 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 100.0%
- New listings (monthly)
- 6
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- hail, lightning, winterWeather, drought, heatWave
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 67.0°F
- Average high
- 79.0°F
- Average low
- 54.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 9.4 in
- Annual snowfall
- 3.0 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 67
- Days with Good air quality
- 81
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 7
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Chamizal National Memorial (3 mi)
- Nearest airport
- El Paso International Airport (ELP) (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- El Paso International Airport (ELP) (3 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 16
- Avg hospital rating
- 1.6 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 84
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.8 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,001
- Households with broadband internet
- 88.8%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 258,494
- Average weekly wage
- $857
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 265
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