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San Elizario is a big small town of 10,116 people in El Paso County, Texas. It's about 21 miles from El Paso, TX and 273 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $917 a month.
10,116people
$110kTypical home
$917/moRent
97° / 60°Summer / winter
3"Snow
317Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,116
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,466 people per sq mi
- 273 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 21 mi to El Paso, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$696/mo)
- Median rent $917/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°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
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 19 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
- 55% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to ELP airport
- 17 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,626 ft
- 361 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 616 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 119 bars within 25 mi
- 165 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 248 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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