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Tornillo is a small town of 1,341 people in El Paso County, Texas. It's about 34 miles from El Paso, TX and 284 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 61°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,341people
$77kTypical home
$1,079/moRent
95° / 61°Summer / winter
2"Snow
317Sunny days
42Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,341
- Part of a metro area
- About 387 people per sq mi
- 284 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 34 mi to El Paso, TX
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$487/mo)
- Median rent $1,079/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 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 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to ELP airport
- 30 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,566 ft
- 362 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 73 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 258 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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.