Best PlacesLower Valley, El Paso, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lower Valley, El Paso, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lower Valley, El Paso ranks 5,176th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lower Valley, 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.
Lower Valley, El Paso's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lower Valley, El Paso ranks high
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 176 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Lower Valley, El Paso ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Household income$42,087 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lower Valley, El Paso
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lower Valley, El Paso home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,087, 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 Lower Valley, El Paso's effective rate of 1.58%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lower Valley, El Paso
Lower Valley, El Paso's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lower Valley, El Paso.
Who works in Lower Valley, El Paso, and how
Work in Lower Valley, El Paso centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Lower Valley, El Paso
Lower Valley, El Paso has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Lower Valley, El Paso and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lower Valley, El Paso, month by month
Lower Valley, El Paso sees roughly 176 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 Lower Valley, 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 229 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lower Valley, El Paso
Schools across Lower Valley, El Paso average a C+, better than 53% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Alicia R Chacon InternationalB · 50% proficient
- Hawkins ElB− · 44% proficient
- Eastwood Knolls InternationalC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ross MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Riverside MiddleC− · 31% proficient
- Bel Air MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Transmountain Early College H SA · 73% proficient
- Valle Verde Early College H SA− · 65% proficient
- Mission Early College H SA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lower Valley, El Paso school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lower Valley, 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 Lower Valley, El Paso against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Lower Valley, El Paso suits
Families
Schools land around the 53rd percentile and crime safety beats 62%.
Common questions about living in Lower Valley, El Paso
Is Lower Valley, El Paso a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lower Valley, El Paso ranks 5,176th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, cell coverage, and state finances, and lowest on tree cover and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lower Valley, El Paso expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $130,255. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $42,087 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is Lower Valley, El Paso safe?
Yes, Lower Valley, El Paso is safer than 62% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $488 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Lower Valley, El Paso?
July highs average about 100 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 32. That works out to about 176 pleasant days a year, more than 84% of neighborhoods.
Is Lower Valley, El Paso good for families?
Schools beat 53% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 62%, and childcare runs $564 a month.
Compare Lower Valley, El Paso with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lower Valley, El Paso. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lower Valley, 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.
Lower Valley, El Paso detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lower Valley, El Paso: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lower Valley, El Paso: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lower Valley, El Paso: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lower Valley, El Paso: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lower Valley, 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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