quality of life
The Borderplex region offers a safe, affordable, and dynamic environment anchored by strong schools, connected neighborhoods, and year-round outdoor and cultural amenities. It’s a community built for stability, opportunity, and a high standard of living.
Explore the region’s natural assets—from iconic mountains to protected national parks—offering year-round adventure and unmatched access to the outdoors.
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Experience the Borderplex’s elevated lifestyle through its top-tier culinary scene and curated retail destinations, blending luxury, authenticity, and regional flair.
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Discover a wide range of family-centered attractions that create meaningful experiences and highlight the region’s safe, welcoming, community-driven environment.
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Engage with the Borderplex’s vibrant cultural ecosystem, shaped by binational heritage, world-class institutions, and a creative community that drives innovation and identity.
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k-12 education
The Borderplex region offers strong K–12 and higher education institutions that support student achievement, workforce readiness, and long-term economic competitiveness.
60+
private schools
across the region
including 20 high schools.
36
"A" Rated schools
including 27 public schools.
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experience advantage
15%
among K-12 teachers compared to state average.
safety
The region consistently ranks among the safest large metropolitan areas in the United States, offering a secure, family-friendly environment. Low violent crime rates and strong community stability support quality of life, workforce retention, and long-term investment confidence.
El Paso is #1 safest in its population range.
Based on 2024 homicide and aggravated assault data for U.S. communities with populations between 500,000 and 700,000.
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024)
el paso is #1 safest
in its population range
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024)
Based on 2024 homicide and aggravated assault data for U.S. communities with populations between 500,000 and 700,000.