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Anthony vs El Paso

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (148.5× in El Paso) and trails (71.5× in El Paso).

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Anthony, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 4,580 people
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El Paso, TXA colonial town, settled 1680Texas · 680,130 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AnthonyOne of the healthiest towns
Health81% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 7%of TX districts Housing$215K typical home28% below the TX typical home All about Anthony →
El PasoA colonial town, settled 1680
HistorySettled in 168045 places on the National Register College town6 collegesThe University of Texas at El Paso Outdoors#30 most conserved land in TX265 miles of trails across 205 parks and preserves All about El Paso →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Size148.5×
El Paso is the bigger place
El Paso 680,130Anthony 4,580
Trails71.5×
El Paso has more miles of trail
El Paso 264.6 miAnthony 3.7 mi
Work in town+74.4 pts
More of El Paso’s workers stay in town
El Paso 79%Anthony 4.6%
Growth since 2010+31.3 pts
El Paso has grown faster since 2010
El Paso +4.6%Anthony -26.7%
Street grid2.7×
El Paso has the more walkable street grid
El Paso 72.7Anthony 26.7
Conserved land+19.7 pts
El Paso has more conserved land
El Paso 19.9%Anthony 0.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in El Paso

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Anthony$1,500/mo
Typical home $215K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.06% · or rent about $1,066/mo · Housing →
El Paso$1,660/mo
Typical home $239K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.04% · or rent about $1,073/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between El Paso and Anthony.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

El Paso places higher on 15 of 20 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
C+AnthonySafer than 40% of U.S. towns CEl PasoSafer than 34% of U.S. towns
Schools
DAnthonyBetter than 7% of districts in the state CEl PasoBetter than 26% of districts in the state
Health
C−AnthonyHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns CEl PasoHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns
5Anthony
15El Paso

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #544#30 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #578#245 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #639#382 Most educatedPeople · 653 towns #487#247 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #506#325 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #530#367 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #154#68 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #309#171

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Anthony’s rankings →

Where they are

Anthony and El Paso share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

AnthonyEl PasoAnthonyEl Paso
Anthony ↔ El Paso14 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
889 Anthony residents work in El Paso (66.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Anthony →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AnthonyEl Paso
Snow a year0″3″
January low34°F35°F
July high94°F96°F
Growing season (days)264d261d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)3rd23rd
Outdoors & history
AnthonyEl Paso
Trails4 mi265 mi
Conserved land0.2%19.9%
Settled18811680
National Register places—45
Archive photos56
Famous people born here—39
Community
AnthonyEl Paso
Library hours a week—52 hrs
Colleges in town—6
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AnthonyEl Paso
People
Population 4,580Lowest 680,130Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -26.7%Lowest TX: +15.9% +4.6%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 32.4±2.1Lowest 9% below TX 34.5±0.2Highest 3% below TX
El Paso and Anthony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.6%±5.8Highest TX: 25% 24.9%±0.4Lowest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 11.8%±3.6Lowest TX: 13.4% 14.3%±0.3Highest TX: 13.4%
El Paso and Anthony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15%Lowest TX: 33.8% 28.1%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±2.6Lowest TX: 6.2% 8.1%±0.3Highest TX: 6.2%
El Paso and Anthony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,588±$9kLowest 30% below TX $59,745±$1kHighest 24% below TX
El Paso and Anthony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,200±$13kLowest 41% below TX $184,500±$3kHighest 35% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,066±$202Lowest 24% below TX $1,073±$16Highest 24% below TX
El Paso and Anthony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,472Lowest 18% below TX $3,760Highest 11% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.2%±17.6Lowest TX: 51.7% 53.4%±2.1Highest TX: 51.7%
El Paso and Anthony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.7%Highest TX: 13.8% 18.4%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 60.8%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 9 yrs newer than TX 1984Lowest 8 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 16% below TX 23 minHighest 12% below TX
Work from home 7.6%±4.6Lowest TX: 14.4% 8.9%±0.6Highest TX: 14.4%
El Paso and Anthony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.6%Lowest 79%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.92Lowest 1.09Highest
Top workplaceoutside town El Paso (66%)Fort Bliss (1%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 66% work in El PasoFew work in Anthony
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 19.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miLowest 264.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 205Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 26.7Lowest 72.7Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #530 of 583 in TX#367 of 583 in TX
School district ANTHONY ISDTRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-WEST TEXAS · EL PASO ACADEMY
High school in town Anthony H SPebble Hills H S
Students per teacherat that high school 12.3Lowest 18.2Highest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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