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El Paso vs Anthony

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

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

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 →
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 →
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.

El Paso$1,660/mo
Typical home $239K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.04% · or rent about $1,073/mo · Housing →
Anthony$1,500/mo
Typical home $215K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.06% · or rent about $1,066/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
CEl PasoSafer than 34% of U.S. towns C+AnthonySafer than 40% of U.S. towns
Schools
CEl PasoBetter than 26% of districts in the state DAnthonyBetter than 7% of districts in the state
Health
CEl PasoHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns C−AnthonyHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns
15El Paso
5Anthony

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

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

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

Where they are

El Paso and Anthony share a border

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

El PasoAnthonyEl PasoAnthony
El Paso ↔ Anthony14 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
El PasoAnthony
Snow a year3″0″
January low35°F34°F
July high96°F94°F
Growing season (days)261d264d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd3rd
Outdoors & history
El PasoAnthony
Trails265 mi4 mi
Conserved land19.9%0.2%
Settled16801881
National Register places45—
Archive photos65
Famous people born here39—
Community
El PasoAnthony
Library hours a week52 hrs—
Colleges in town6—
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.

El PasoAnthony
People
Population 680,130Highest 4,580Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.6%Highest TX: +15.9% -26.7%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 34.5±0.2Highest 3% below TX 32.4±2.1Lowest 9% 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 24.9%±0.4Lowest TX: 25% 31.6%±5.8Highest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 14.3%±0.3Highest TX: 13.4% 11.8%±3.6Lowest 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+ 28.1%Highest TX: 33.8% 15%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.1%±0.3Highest TX: 6.2% 6.4%±2.6Lowest 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 $59,745±$1kHighest 24% below TX $54,588±$9kLowest 30% 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 $184,500±$3kHighest 35% below TX $168,200±$13kLowest 41% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,073±$16Highest 24% below TX $1,066±$202Lowest 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 $3,760Highest 11% below TX $3,472Lowest 18% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.4%±2.1Highest TX: 51.7% 42.2%±17.6Lowest 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 18.4%Lowest TX: 13.8% 19.7%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.8%Lowest TX: 62.6% 73.9%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Lowest 8 yrs older than TX 2001Highest 9 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 12% below TX 23 minLowest 16% below TX
Work from home 8.9%±0.6Highest TX: 14.4% 7.6%±4.6Lowest 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 79%Highest 4.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.09Highest 0.92Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Bliss (1%)El Paso (66%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Anthony66% work in El Paso
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.9%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 264.6 miHighest 3.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 205Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 72.7Highest 26.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #367 of 583 in TX#530 of 583 in TX
School district TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-WEST TEXAS · EL PASO ACADEMYANTHONY ISD
High school in town Pebble Hills H SAnthony H S
Students per teacherat that high school 18.2Highest 12.3Lowest
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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