Agua DulceTX
In Texas, this town has 2,697 residents.
Is Agua Dulce a good place to live?
More weak spots than strong ones. Where it falls short is health (C−): residents are less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Agua Dulce ranks 454th of 640 in Texas, with a D overall. It comes out better than 14% of U.S. towns. Cost of living is its strong suit — a typical home costs about $223K, 3.7 years of the El Paso metro’s $60K median household income. Its concentration of trails 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. Agua Dulce's schools rank behind 77% of the state's.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · OpenStreetMap · National Register of Historic Places.
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.
Open space protected for good: 0.2% of Agua Dulce
At 3.9 miles of trail per square mile, it ranks #3 of 406 Texas towns.
Only 2 of the 579 Texas towns we compare have a higher concentration of trails than Agua Dulce. 31 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. The town has one park or preserve, 5 acres in all.
| Agua Dulce | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 4.0 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| 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 that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
In Agua Dulce, a fifth of adults report frequent mental distress. Nearly a third of adults in Agua Dulce say their health is fair or poor; 39% get no exercise outside work.
| 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.
The median commute is under 13 miles. Agua Dulce had 142 jobs in 2023, up 125 from 2013. Only 1% of working residents stay in Agua Dulce for work; the rest commute out. For Agua Dulce, the mean commuting time is 30 minutes.
| 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+
For households in Agua Dulce, the share who live in a home they own is 86%. The typical home value in the town is about $223,000, up 0.7% in a year, 25% below the Texas typical home. Its midpoint rent stands at $1,084 a month.
| 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
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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°.
About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter. In Agua Dulce, the peak summer temperature is 96°F.
| 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
The biggest natural risk in Agua Dulce is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Expected losses in Agua Dulce break down as 64% from inland flooding and 10% from heat waves. Compared with 58% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower.
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+.