Chaparral, NM vs Fort Bliss, TX

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricChaparral, NMFort Bliss, TX
Population18,18611,460
Median Household Income$46,017$57,111
Median Rent$853/mo$1,654/mo
Median Home Value$109,300—
Cost of Living (US = 100)9090
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income30.1%53.4%
Poverty Rate27.4%13%
Unemployment Rate4.9% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*274*
Property Crime Rate /100k—*813*
Median AQI—70
Good AQI Days /yr—66
Summer Highs94°F96°F
Winter Lows36°F36°F
Snowfall0 in/yr3 in/yr
Avg Commute29.9 min14.2 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.217.8
College Degree Rate10.5%33.4%
Foreign-Born %30.6%6.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+5.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices both cities (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.