Best PlacesEast Side, El Paso, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Side, El Paso, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
East Side, El Paso ranks 3,010th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It does not top any single list, but it lands above the national middle on affordable childcare and state finances. The weaker spots are tree cover, property taxes, and air quality.
The best neighborhoods in East Side, El Paso
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
East Side, El Paso's strengths and weaknesses
East Side, El Paso lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. Affordable childcare is the standout, in the top 1% of neighborhoods. State finances and low taxes follow.
The one real hole is tree cover, near the bottom of the country. Property taxes and air quality also cost it ground. That varies block to block rather than evenly, and the map below shows where.
Where East Side, El Paso ranks high
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 174 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where East Side, El Paso ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Side, El Paso
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Side, El Paso home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,267, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses East Side, El Paso's effective rate of 1.86%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Side, El Paso
East Side, El Paso runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Side, El Paso.
Who works in East Side, El Paso, and how
Work in East Side, El Paso centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in East Side, El Paso
East Side, El Paso has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 66% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of East Side, El Paso and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Side, El Paso, month by month
East Side, El Paso sees roughly 174 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 47° | 32° |
| April | 84° | 69° | 52° |
| July | 100° | 87° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 69° | 55° |
Flying in and out of East Side, El Paso
The nearest airport, El Paso International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 227 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Side, El Paso
Schools across East Side, El Paso average a C+, better than 58% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Vista Hills ElB− · 43% proficient
- Eastwood Heights ElB− · 41% proficient
- Eastwood Knolls InternationalC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Col John O Ensor MiddleC · 34% proficient
- Sun Ridge MiddleC · 34% proficient
- Eastwood MiddleC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Valle Verde Early College H SA− · 65% proficient
- Mission Early College H SA− · 65% proficient
- Eastwood H SB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Side, El Paso school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Side, El Paso measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare East Side, El Paso against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who East Side, El Paso suits
Retirees
The weather beats 83% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 69%.
Common questions about living in East Side, El Paso
Is East Side, El Paso a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Side, El Paso ranks 3,010th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state finances, and low taxes, and lowest on tree cover and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Side, El Paso expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $199,375. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $74,267 median income, cost of living beats 60% of neighborhoods.
Is East Side, El Paso safe?
Yes, East Side, El Paso is safer than 69% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $429 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in East Side, El Paso?
July highs average about 100 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 32. That works out to about 174 pleasant days a year, more than 83% of neighborhoods.
Is East Side, El Paso good for families?
Schools beat 58% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 69%, and childcare runs $564 a month.
Is East Side, El Paso good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 60% of neighborhoods, though advertised internet speeds beat only 45% of neighborhoods. About 8% of workers already work from home.
Compare East Side, El Paso with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Side, El Paso. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Side, El Paso represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
East Side, El Paso detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Side, El Paso: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Side, El Paso: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Side, El Paso: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Side, El Paso: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Side, El Paso detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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