El Paso cost of living
Cost of living in the city of El Paso
El Paso, TX had 879,392 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 89.9, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,146
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$1,081
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
93.8
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
82.6
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
24.3 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$59,834
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 1.73%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in Texas
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Related comparisons
From El Paso
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from El Paso.
- El Paso and San Francisco · rent gap $2,551
- El Paso and San Jose · rent gap $2,126
- El Paso and Boston · rent gap $1,862
- El Paso and New York · rent gap $1,825
- El Paso and Los Angeles · rent gap $1,818
- El Paso and San Diego · rent gap $1,677
- El Paso and Miami · rent gap $1,418
- El Paso and Seattle · rent gap $1,403
Nearby metros
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