Best PlacesYsleta Mission Valley, El Paso, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ysleta Mission 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.
Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso ranks 5,035th 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 Ysleta Mission 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.
Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso ranks high
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 175 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,262, 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 Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso's effective rate of 1.45%, 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 Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso
Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso.
Who works in Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso, and how
Work in Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso
Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 95% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso, month by month
Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso sees roughly 175 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 Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso
The nearest airport, El Paso International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 233 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso
Schools across Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso average a C, better than 40% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ysleta ElD+ · 25% proficient
- Lancaster ElD+ · 23% proficient
- Presa ElD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Del Valle MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Socorro MiddleD · 20% proficient
- Ysleta MiddleD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- 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 Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ysleta Mission 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 Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso
Is Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso ranks 5,035th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and state finances, and lowest on tree cover and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $111,252. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $50,262 median income, cost of living beats 26% of neighborhoods.
Is Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso safe?
Yes, Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso is safer than 55% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $541 per resident a year.
Compare Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ysleta Mission 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.
Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ysleta Mission 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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