El Paso: the vibe
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The verdict
Mixed · 58Mixed picture: locals praise affordability, dry climate, family feel and scenery, but high property taxes, low wages, bad driving and a thin job market drive many warnings.
- affordability
- dry climate
- friendly family community
- mountain views
- neighborhoods
- geographic quiet
- high property taxes
- low wages
- job market
- bad drivers
- road maintenance
- dust
- limited entertainment
- Affordable housing and a dry climate make it appealing for many.
- Property taxes and low salaries cancel out the cost advantage for some.
- Heat is milder than Phoenix, according to people who have lived in both.
- Knowing Spanish is seen as practically necessary for daily life.
- Driving and road conditions are a frequent, strongly worded complaint.
Read from 8 videos, 34 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-08; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
8 Best Places to live in El Paso | El Paso, Texas
US Historians · 93K views · 2023
What viewers said
“Sunset Heights is my old "hood". Close to the West Side, a quick walk to UTEP and the Franklins, and plenty of architecturally pleasing homes. Most of the apartments and homes also give you fascinating views of Juarez, Mexico too.”
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“Best Kept Secret. Let's KEEP IT THAT WAY! 😎”
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“I live in the northeast and it has grown with beautiful new homes and more restaurants are hear as well. I live very close to the Franklin mountains and enjoy the beautiful view. We are far from the I-10 so it's more quiet and less traffic.”
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“Cielo Vista is my area. Near everything, lol.”
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“Been there, done that. And we all called it El Trasho. It took a 300 hundred year flood to clean the place up.”
“00:00 - Intro 00:57 - North East 02:18 - Horizon City 04:00 - Far East 05:14 - West Side 06:38 - Downtown 07:48 - Manhattan Heights 09:12 - Kern 10:43 - Sunset Heights 12:02 - Outro”
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“Sunset Heights, Kern Place and .Manhattan Heights are my favorite neighborhoods.”
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“Born a raised in el paso!!! Miss my city will be retiring there in the next few years. Lived on sunset heights and on paisano and Canfield projects. They're mo longer there since they built that big x ray facility for the semi trucks. Went ”
♥ 1 likes
“My home ❤…. I love EP with all of my corazon!😊”
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“I was stationed at Fort Bliss in the early 1980s. Looks like things have changed a lot in the El Paso area, for the better.”
♥ 17 likes
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