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Canutillo vs Vinton

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (6× in Canutillo) and growth since 2010 (+37.9 pts in Vinton).

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Canutillo, TXHomes around $237KTexas · 5,962 people
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Vinton, TXHomes around $261KTexas · 2,585 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.

CanutilloHomes around $237K
Housing$237K typical home21% below the TX typical home Health77% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#140 most trails in TX1.8 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Canutillo →
VintonHomes around $261K
Housing$261K typical home13% below the TX typical home Health70% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Work1,392 jobsbased in Vinton, a regional job hub All about Vinton →
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.

Trails6×
Canutillo has more miles of trail
Canutillo 1.8 miVinton 0.3 mi
Growth since 2010+37.9 pts
Vinton has grown faster since 2010
Vinton +36.2%Canutillo -1.7%
Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Canutillo
Canutillo $2,598Vinton $1,300
Kids under 18+23.2 pts
Canutillo has more kids
Canutillo 34.2%Vinton 11%
Jobs per worker3.4×
Vinton is more of a job hub
Vinton 1.55Canutillo 0.46
Street grid2.6×
Canutillo has the more walkable street grid
Canutillo 65.8Vinton 25.6
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Canutillo$1,720/mo
Typical home $237K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.44% · or rent about $838/mo · Housing →
Vinton$1,630/mo
Typical home $261K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $918/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Canutillo and Vinton.

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.

Where they are

Canutillo and Vinton share a border

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

CanutilloVintonCanutilloVinton
Canutillo ↔ Vinton2.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
41 Canutillo residents work in Vinton (1.7% of its workers)
21 Vinton residents work in Canutillo (2.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Canutillo →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools
C+CanutilloBetter than 38% of districts in the state C+VintonBetter than 38% of districts in the state
Health
C−CanutilloHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns CVintonHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns
8Canutillo
8Vinton

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #495#105 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #294#584 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #614#354 Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #261#58 Most educatedPeople · 653 towns #427#614 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #217#381 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #395#527 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #210#335

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

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
CanutilloVinton
Snow a year0″0″
January low34°F34°F
July high94°F94°F
Growing season (days)264d264d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)6th3rd
Outdoors & history
CanutilloVinton
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land3%0%
Settled—1961
Community
CanutilloVinton
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.

CanutilloVinton
People
Population 5,962Highest 2,585Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.7%Lowest TX: +15.9% +36.2%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 30.9±3.1Lowest 13% below TX 44.5±2.7Highest 25% above TX
Kids under 18 34.2%±6.4Highest TX: 25% 11%±2.8Lowest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 10.9%±2.8Lowest TX: 13.4% 13.7%±3.3Highest TX: 13.4%
Vinton and Canutillo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 8.1%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±2.1Highest TX: 6.2% 3.9%±1.9Lowest TX: 6.2%
Canutillo and Vinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $40,682±$15kLowest 48% below TX $65,991±$13kHighest 16% below TX
Vinton and Canutillo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $106,600±$46kLowest 62% below TX $109,100±$9kHighest 62% below TX
Vinton and Canutillo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $838±$286Lowest 40% below TX $918±$483Highest 35% below TX
Vinton and Canutillo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,598Highest 39% below TX $1,300Lowest 69% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.5%±23.3Highest TX: 51.7% 47%±23.7Lowest TX: 51.7%
Canutillo and Vinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 34%Highest TX: 13.8% 18.3%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.1%Lowest TX: 62.6% 85.6%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest same as TX 1991Lowest 1 yr older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 18% below TX 25 minHighest 5% below TX
Work from home 6.2%±3.1Highest TX: 14.4% 3.3%±2.4Lowest TX: 14.4%
Canutillo and Vinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 4.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Lowest 1.55Highest
Top workplaceoutside town El Paso (74%)El Paso (66%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Vinton2% work in Canutillo
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 65.8Highest 25.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #462 of 583 in TX#489 of 583 in TX
School district CANUTILLO ISDCANUTILLO ISD
High school in town None in townNone in town
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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