Fort Bliss, TX vs Sunland Park, NM

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

MetricFort Bliss, TXSunland Park, NM
Population11,46017,463
Median Household Income$57,111$62,814
Median Rent$1,654/mo$920/mo
Median Home Value—$215,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)9090
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.4%43.5%
Poverty Rate13%22.4%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)4.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k274*280
Property Crime Rate /100k813*604
Median AQI70—
Good AQI Days /yr66—
Summer Highs96°F95°F
Winter Lows36°F31°F
Snowfall3 in/yr2 in/yr
Avg Commute14.2 min31.9 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.814.7
College Degree Rate33.4%21.8%
Foreign-Born %6.2%24%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+5.1%+9.3%

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