Living in Westway, TX
Westway is a small town of 3,484 people in El Paso County, Texas. It's about 12 miles from El Paso, TX and 252 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,484people
$106kTypical home
$1,152/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
317Sunny days
30Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,484
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,032 people per sq mi
- 252 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 12 mi to El Paso, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$668/mo)
- Median rent $1,152/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (166 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 30 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 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
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ELP airport
- 16 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,970 ft
- 368 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 577 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 119 bars within 25 mi
- 146 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 221 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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.