Agua DulceTX
A town of 2,697.
Is Agua Dulce a good place to live?
Agua Dulce grades D overall, 454th of 640 graded towns in Texas, mostly because of health and schools. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 84% of the country. Its schools rank behind 77% of the state's. In its favor, homes are within reach, about $223K for a typical one, or 3.7 years of the El Paso metro’s $60K median household income. Agua Dulce’s trail density is 4.0 miles per square mile, where Texas’ towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. On history, just 91 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse.
99% of working residents leave Agua Dulce for work
Where Agua Dulce’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Agua Dulce grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Agua Dulce is from typical.
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Moving to Agua Dulce: who provides what
Agua Dulce is unincorporated, so El Paso County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Agua Dulce.
Agua Dulce has more trail for its size than nearly any town in Texas, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
Agua Dulce has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation
At 3.9 miles of trail per square mile, it ranks #3 of 406 Texas towns.
For Agua Dulce, that is against 1.9% in Texas’ towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. 31 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Agua Dulce Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For health, Agua Dulce earns a C−
Against the 4,729 U.S. towns with household incomes like Agua Dulce’s, it is less healthy than 53%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
41% of Agua Dulce adults worry about having enough food.
| Agua Dulce | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 20% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Agua Dulce | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.5% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 18.8% | 21.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 40.5% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More than half of Agua Dulce’s working residents commute to El Paso
Agua Dulce has 142 jobs for its 1,166 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Agua Dulce for work: only 1% work in town. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Agua Dulce. Jobs based in Agua Dulce grew to 142 in 2023, 125 more than in 2013.
| Agua Dulce | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For cost of living, Agua Dulce earns a B+
The typical Agua Dulce home is worth about $223,000, up 0.7% in a year, 25% below the Texas typical home.
| Agua Dulce | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,084 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mild winters and hot summers in Agua Dulce
The El Paso Intl Ap weather station, 18 miles away, records that about 117 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 95.8°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 30.9°.
Agua Dulce has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Agua Dulce is 96°F. About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Agua Dulce | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 31°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Agua Dulce faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sun Bowl Stadium and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Agua Dulce. Close and well known come first.
23 mi Stadium & arenaSun Bowl Stadium
19 mi Ancient siteHueco Tanks
27 mi State parkFranklin Mountains State Park
20 mi National MemorialChamizal National Memorial8K visitors a year
22 mi TheatrePlaza Theatre
27 mi Theme parkWestern PlaylandPhoto credits
Sun Bowl Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Hueco Tanks: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Franklin Mountains State Park: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Chamizal National Memorial: Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Plaza Theatre: Donitza Marie, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Western Playland: Dimples915, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Agua Dulce
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Agua Dulce
About 12 of every 100 Agua Dulce residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Agua Dulce
Place in Texas, United States
Agua Dulce (Spanish: "sweet water", i.e. fresh water, ah-wə-DOOL-sih) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,218 at the 2020 census. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Code encompassing the CDP area is 79928.
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- Area
- 7.8 sq mi
Agua Dulce’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Agua Dulce.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agua Dulce | #454 | D | B+ | — | C− | C− |
| Horizon City | #437 | C− | D | B+ | C+ | C |
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Questions about Agua Dulce
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Agua Dulce, TX a good place to live?
Agua Dulce grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #454 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Agua Dulce, TX expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.