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Morning Glory is a tiny town of 431 people in El Paso County, Texas. It's about 24 miles from El Paso, TX and 277 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $1k a month.
431people
$170kTypical home
$1,079/moRent
96° / 60°Summer / winter
3"Snow
317Sunny days
42Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 431
- Part of a metro area
- About 402 people per sq mi
- 277 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 24 mi to El Paso, TX
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,073/mo)
- Median rent $1,079/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 42 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 17 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 40
- 46% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to ELP airport
- 20 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,616 ft
- 363 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 462 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 124 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 249 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.