El Paso, TX · the CityFunIndex
Affordability in El Paso
El Paso ranks T#87 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 35 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 36th percentile nationally and #9 of 13 in Texas.
- affordability score
- 35
- Some Fun
- National rank
- T#87 of 134
- In Texas
- #9 of 13
- Percentile
- 36th
The typical city scores 50 for affordability; El Paso sits 15 points below the median.
How affordability is measured
Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.
The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.
Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →
Ranked around El Paso
- #85 Savannah, GA 37
- #86 Jersey City, NJ 36
- T#87 El Paso, TX — this page 35
- #89 Boulder, CO 34
- #90 Birmingham, AL 33
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More about El Paso
El Paso scores 21 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: