Socorro, TX: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Socorro is a city in El Paso County, Texas, United States. It is located on the north bank of the Rio Grande southeast of El Paso, and on the border of Mexico. El Paso adjoins it on the west and the smaller city of San Elizario on the southeast; small unincorporated areas of El Paso County separate it from the nearby municipalities of Horizon City to the north and Clint to the east. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 34,306. By the 2010 census, the number had grown to 32,013. As of July 1, 2019, the population estimate for the city from the U.S. Census was 34,370. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is El Paso County's second-largest municipality, a…

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How Socorro ranks

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#69Lowest depression in TX #158Most affordable in TX #142Safest in TX All TX rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code79927–79929

Area code915

Living in Socorro

Housing in Socorro

$212K▲ 1.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Socorro home is worth about $212,000, up 1.8% in a year, 29% below the Texas typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market32

Sale-to-list99.7%

Sold in May22

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Safety in Socorro

B

Safety Grade B

Socorro reports less crime per resident than 59% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Socorro 2.6

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Socorro 6.9

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Socorro

C⁻

Health Grade C−

Healthier than 20% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 38% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Texas

1better than TX·10worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 4▼ 7 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 3▼ 4 close Mind 2▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

4.4%Fewer adults who have had cancerTX 6.1% · better 36.2%More uninsured adultsTX 19.1% · worse

Care nearby

The Hospitals of Providence Horizon City CampusHorizon City · 4.2 mi · ER

San Elizario Satellite ClinicSan Elizario · 3 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · part of Socorro

DentalShortage · part of Socorro

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Socorro

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C

School Grade C

The public schools Socorro’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictSOCORRO ISDSchools11

Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy C+Elementary · Grades K–8 · 831 students Escontrias STEAM Academy DElementary · Grades PK–5 · 824 students Idea Rio Vista Academy C-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 696 students Hueco El DElementary · Grades PK–5 · 573 students Robert R Rojas El DElementary · Grades PK–5 · 490 students Campestre El C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 488 students

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 TX. Ratings are from neighbors.

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