Living in Agua Dulce, TX
Agua Dulce is a small town of 2,697 people in El Paso County, Texas. It's about 22 miles from El Paso, TX and 280 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,697people
$151kTypical home
$1,084/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
4"Snow
317Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,697
- Part of a metro area
- About 346 people per sq mi
- 280 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 22 mi to El Paso, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$949/mo)
- Median rent $1,084/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (166 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (275 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 36% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to ELP airport
- 18 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,013 ft
- 370 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 493 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 110 bars within 25 mi
- 134 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 243 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- El Paso County: D+15 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.