CanutilloTX
The town was settled in 1911 and has 5,962 residents today.
Is Canutillo a good place to live?
The picture is mixed. Its lowest grade is for health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 78% of the country. Canutillo’s overall grade of C− puts it better than 22% of U.S. towns, 373rd of 640 in Texas. Incomes are weaker too: the median household income is $41K, and 34% of residents live below the poverty line. Homes run about $235K for a typical one, 3.9 times the El Paso metro’s $60K median household income. Hazard risk is its strong suit (A). The biggest park or preserve is Gallegos Park, at 62 acres.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Canutillo stand out
Where Canutillo beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Canutillo for work
Where Canutillo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Canutillo grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Canutillo is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Sun Bowl Stadium and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Canutillo. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Stadium & arenaSun Bowl Stadium
6 mi State parkFranklin Mountains State Park
13 mi National MemorialChamizal National Memorial8K visitors a year
33 mi Ancient siteHueco Tanks
8 mi Theme parkWestern Playland
13 mi TheatrePlaza TheatrePhoto credits
Sun Bowl Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Franklin Mountains State Park: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Chamizal National Memorial: Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Hueco Tanks: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Western Playland: Dimples915, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Plaza Theatre: Donitza Marie, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Canutillo: who provides what
Canutillo 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 Canutillo.
Canutillo carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Texas (mostly inland flooding), has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
Protected land: 3% of Canutillo
Canutillo’s density of trails stands at 0.6 miles per square mile. Across 1 park or preserve: 1.8 miles of trail.
| Canutillo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gallegos Park | — | 62 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Canutillo’s schools beat 51% of Texas districts
Canutillo ISD runs its public schools. One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 3 public schools serve Canutillo, with 1,768 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canutillo MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 717 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
The FEMA risk score in Canutillo is lower than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 98% of Texas towns, with expected losses of about $82 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
Households in Canutillo have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2006. Half of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hail at 17%. Since 2006, one flood insurance claim has been paid here.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Canutillo’s grade for health is a C−
Against the 2,567 U.S. towns with household incomes like Canutillo’s, it is healthier than 75%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
The share of adults in Canutillo who get no exercise outside work: 37%. 29% of Canutillo adults worry about having enough food, against 20% in Texas’ towns and 14% across U.S. towns. Against the Texas average, Canutillo comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 14.
| Canutillo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 20% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Canutillo | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 32.3% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
About three in four of Canutillo’s working residents commute to El Paso
Jobs based here grew from 608 in 2013 to 1,085.
Only 2% of working residents stay in Canutillo for work; the rest commute out. The average commute for Canutillo comes to 22 minutes, where Texas’ towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Canutillo has added 477 jobs, to 1,085 in 2023. The top destinations are El Paso (74%), Santa Teresa (2%) and Anthony (2%).
| Canutillo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 34% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Canutillo
The La Tuna 1 S weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 114 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 96°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 31.6°.
Its peak summer temperature stands at 96°F. Snow almost never falls.
| Canutillo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 32°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Canutillo’s grade for cost of living is a B−
Values rose 5.1% in the past year while the Texas typical home fell 1.5%. Home values rose 32% in five years, to about $235K, against 10% across Texas.
In Canutillo, the going rate for rent is $838 a month. Values rose 5.1% in the 12 months to September 2026. 82% of households are owner-occupiers here.
| Canutillo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $838 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Canutillo
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Canutillo
About 6 of every 100 Canutillo residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About Canutillo
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Canutillo is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Canutillo had a population of 6,212. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Codes encompassing the CDP area are 79835 and 79932.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,773 ft
- ZIP code
- 79835
- Area code
- 915
Canutillo’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Canutillo.
Vinton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Canutillo and Vinton report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Canutillo with a neighbor →
Questions about Canutillo
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Canutillo, TX a good place to live?
Canutillo grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #373 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Canutillo, TX expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.