Chaparral, NM vs Horizon City, TX

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

MetricChaparral, NMHorizon City, TX
Population18,18623,668
Median Household Income$46,017$65,737
Median Rent$853/mo$1,280/mo
Median Home Value$109,300$170,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)9090
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income30.1%64.2%
Poverty Rate27.4%22%
Unemployment Rate4.9% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*99
Property Crime Rate /100k—*520
Median AQI—70
Good AQI Days /yr—66
Summer Highs94°F96°F
Winter Lows36°F36°F
Snowfall0 in/yr3 in/yr
Avg Commute29.9 min29.4 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.217.2
College Degree Rate10.5%21%
Foreign-Born %30.6%23.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+11.8%

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 Chaparral (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.