Best PlacesMission Hills, El Paso, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mission Hills, 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.
Mission Hills, El Paso ranks 2,812th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mission 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.
Mission Hills, El Paso's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mission Hills, El Paso ranks high
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Mission Hills, El Paso ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mission Hills, El Paso
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mission 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 $68,080; 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 Mission Hills, El Paso's effective rate of 1.88%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mission Hills, El Paso
Mission Hills, El Paso's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Mission Hills, El Paso.
Who works in Mission Hills, El Paso, and how
Work in Mission Hills, El Paso centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Mission Hills, El Paso
Mission Hills, El Paso has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Mission Hills, El Paso and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mission Hills, El Paso, month by month
Mission 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 Mission Hills, El Paso
The nearest airport, El Paso International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 224 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mission Hills, El Paso
Schools across Mission Hills, El Paso average a B, better than 76% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Wiggs MiddleB · 44% 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 Mission Hills, El Paso school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mission 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 Mission Hills, El Paso against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mission Hills, El Paso
Is Mission Hills, El Paso a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mission Hills, El Paso ranks 2,812th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and cell coverage, and lowest on property taxes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mission Hills, El Paso expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,829. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $68,080 median income, cost of living beats 54% of neighborhoods.
Is Mission Hills, El Paso safe?
Mission Hills, El Paso is safer than 25% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $732 per resident a year.
Compare Mission Hills, El Paso with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mission Hills, El Paso. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mission 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.
Mission Hills, El Paso detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mission Hills, El Paso: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mission Hills, El Paso: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mission Hills, El Paso: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mission Hills, El Paso: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mission 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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