Sunland Park, NM vs Fort Bliss, TX

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

MetricSunland Park, NMFort Bliss, TX
Population17,46311,460
Median Household Income$62,814$57,111
Median Rent$920/mo$1,654/mo
Median Home Value$215,200—
Cost of Living (US = 100)9090
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.5%53.4%
Poverty Rate22.4%13%
Unemployment Rate4.9% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k280274*
Property Crime Rate /100k604813*
Median AQI—70
Good AQI Days /yr—66
Summer Highs95°F96°F
Winter Lows31°F36°F
Snowfall2 in/yr3 in/yr
Avg Commute31.9 min14.2 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.717.8
College Degree Rate21.8%33.4%
Foreign-Born %24%6.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.3%+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 Fort Bliss (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.