VintonTX
A town of 2,446, settled in 1892.
Is Vinton a good place to live?
Vinton’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 11% of residents are under 18 in Vinton, against 26% in Texas’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 7 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score higher on hazard risk. Vinton's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 100% of U.S. towns. Vinton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Vinton stand out
Where Vinton beats most towns.
Typical home value
Vinton has grown 82% since 2010
1,971 counted in 2010 and 2,684 in 2020; an estimated 2,446 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Vinton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Vinton 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 Vinton. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Stadium & arenaSun Bowl Stadium
8 mi State parkFranklin Mountains State Park
32 mi Ancient siteHueco Tanks
15 mi National MemorialChamizal National Memorial8K visitors a year
11 mi Theme parkWestern Playland
15 mi TheatrePlaza TheatrePhoto credits
Sun Bowl Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Franklin Mountains State Park: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Hueco Tanks: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Chamizal National Memorial: Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Western Playland: Dimples915, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Plaza Theatre: Donitza Marie, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Vinton: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Vinton, and how to reach them.
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 Vinton.
About two in three of Vinton’s working residents commute to El Paso
Most working residents leave Vinton for work: only 4% work in town. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Vinton, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Jobs based in Vinton grew to 1,392 in 2023, 195 more than in 2013.
| Vinton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools in Vinton beat 51% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Canutillo ISD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Childress ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 386 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
The FEMA risk score in Vinton is lower than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Vinton’s FEMA risk score is 3 of 100. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Vinton since 2014.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Vinton is less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns
Vinton beats the Texas average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 31% of Vinton adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Vinton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 20% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Vinton | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.1% | 6.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.3% | 12.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 30.8% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Vinton, expect mild winters and hot summers
Vinton has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Vinton is 96°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Vinton are worth about $261K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Vinton home is worth about $261,000, up 6.1% in a year, 12% below the Texas typical home. 86% of households own their home in Vinton.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Vinton has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dr. Howard Applegate Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Vinton
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Vinton
About 4 of every 100 Vinton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Every workday, about 1,354 people come to Vinton for work
Where Vinton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Vinton
Village in Texas, United States
Vinton is a village in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,684 at the 2020 census. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1961
- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,796 ft
- Area code
- 915
Vinton’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Vinton.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinton | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Westway | #236 | C+ | A− | — | B− | C |
| Canutillo | #373 | C− | B− | — | B− | C− |
| Anthony | #571 | D | C− | C+ | C | C− |
Vinton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Vinton, Westway and Canutillo report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Vinton with a neighbor →
Questions about Vinton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vinton, 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 A.