Best PlacesMesa Hills, El Paso, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mesa Hills, 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.
Mesa Hills, El Paso ranks 4,913th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mesa Hills, 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.
Mesa Hills, El Paso's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mesa Hills, 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
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Mesa Hills, El Paso ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Household income$40,944 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mesa Hills, El Paso
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mesa Hills, El Paso home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $40,944; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Mesa Hills, El Paso's effective rate of 1.69%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mesa Hills, El Paso
Mesa Hills, El Paso runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mesa Hills, El Paso.
Who works in Mesa Hills, El Paso, and how
Work in Mesa Hills, El Paso centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mesa Hills, El Paso
Mesa Hills, El Paso has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Mesa Hills, El Paso and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mesa Hills, El Paso, month by month
Mesa Hills, 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 Mesa Hills, El Paso
The nearest airport, El Paso International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 223 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mesa Hills, El Paso
Schools across Mesa Hills, El Paso average a C+, better than 62% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Zach White ElC+ · 37% proficient
- Green ElC · 30% proficient
- Mesita ElC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wiggs MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Idea Mesa Hills College PreparatoryC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Transmountain Early College H SA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mesa Hills, El Paso school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mesa Hills, 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 Mesa Hills, El Paso against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mesa Hills, El Paso
Is Mesa Hills, El Paso a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mesa Hills, El Paso ranks 4,913th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state finances, and low taxes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mesa Hills, El Paso expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $152,196. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $40,944 median income, cost of living beats 15% of neighborhoods.
Is Mesa Hills, El Paso safe?
Mesa Hills, El Paso is safer than 40% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $717 per resident a year.
Compare Mesa Hills, El Paso with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mesa Hills, El Paso. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mesa Hills, 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.
Mesa Hills, El Paso detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mesa Hills, El Paso: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mesa Hills, El Paso: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mesa Hills, El Paso: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mesa Hills, El Paso: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mesa Hills, 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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