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About Sunland Park
City in New Mexico, United StatesSunland Park is a city in southeastern Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States, on the borders of Texas and the Mexican state of Chihuahua, with Ciudad Juárez adjoining it on the south and El Paso, Texas, on the east. The community of Santa Teresa adjoins it on the northwest. As of the 2020 census, Sunland Park had a population of 16,702. It was estimated at 17,978 by the United States Census Bureau in 2019. Though it lies adjacent to El Paso, being in Doña Ana County makes it a part of the Las Cruces metropolitan statistical area. Las Cruces is 42 miles (68 km) to the north. The city is at the foot of Mount Cristo Rey, next to the Rio Grande, and is named for Sunland Park Racetrack & Ca…
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Housing in Sunland Park
The typical Sunland Park home is worth about $227,000, up 1.1% in a year, 29% below the New Mexico typical home.
A buyer's market
Safety in Sunland Park
Safety Grade B-
Sunland Park reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 52% report less. Within New Mexico, it does better than 83% of towns.
Schools in Sunland Park
In the guide →School Grade C-
The public schools Sunland Park’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NM. Ratings are from neighbors.
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