Population
El Paso
678,147
Montgomery
198,440
Median Income
El Paso
$58,734
Montgomery
$55,687
Home Value
El Paso
$171,700
Montgomery
$148,500
Rent
El Paso
$1,041
Montgomery
$1,059
Crime Rate
El Paso
2.79
Montgomery
5.95
Cost of Living
El Paso
100.4
Montgomery
91.2
Avg Temp
El Paso
66°F
Montgomery
N/A
Unemployment
El Paso
6.2%
Montgomery
6.5%
How Similar Are El Paso & Montgomery?
Montgomery is El Paso's #17 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
El Paso
678,147
Montgomery
198,440
El Paso (678,147) is about 3.4x larger than Montgomery (198,440).
Violent Crime
El Paso
2.79
Montgomery
5.95
Montgomery's violent crime is significantly higher than El Paso's — 53% difference.
Property Crime
El Paso
14.94
Montgomery
22.35
Montgomery has a 33% higher property crime than El Paso.
Political Leaning
El Paso
41.8%
Montgomery
34.1%
Both cities lean Democratic, but El Paso has a stronger Democratic lean (18% difference).
Unemployment
El Paso
6.2%
Montgomery
6.5%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 4% difference.
Median Income
El Paso
$58,734
Montgomery
$55,687
Both cities have similar median income — just a 5% difference.
Home Values
El Paso
$171,700
Montgomery
$148,500
El Paso has a 14% higher home values than Montgomery.
Education
El Paso
17.6%
Montgomery
22.1%
Montgomery has a 20% higher education than El Paso.
Demographics
El Paso
39.3%
Montgomery
27.7%
El Paso has a 29% higher demographics than Montgomery.
Cost of Living
El Paso
100.4
Montgomery
91.2
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 9% difference.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. El Paso and Montgomery differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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El Paso leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Montgomery leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDMontgomery scores 94.1 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 113.4 in El Paso. Montgomery has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,016 vs $1,191 in El Paso (17% lower). Montgomery has a fair market rent (1br) of $870 vs $1,013 in El Paso (16% lower).
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Housing Market — El Paso leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMontgomery has a median property tax of $558 vs $3,652 in El Paso (554% lower). El Paso has a vacancy rate of 7.8% compared to 14.5% in Montgomery. El Paso has a median home value of $171,700 vs $148,500 in Montgomery (16% higher).
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Jobs & Economy — El Paso leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEl Paso: 328,743 vs Montgomery: 93,419 for labor force. El Paso has a poverty rate of 18.4% compared to 20.9% in Montgomery. El Paso has a private sector of 91.4% compared to 81.8% in Montgomery.
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Crime & Safety — El Paso leads
Source: FBI UCREl Paso has a violent crime clearance of 40.3% compared to 4.7% in Montgomery. El Paso has a property crime clearance of 11.7% compared to 1.7% in Montgomery. El Paso has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.03 compared to 0.18 in Montgomery.
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Schools & Education — Montgomery leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauMontgomery has a bachelor's degree or higher of 22.1% compared to 17.6% in El Paso. Montgomery has a high school diploma or higher of 39.4% compared to 33.2% in El Paso.
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High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEl Paso has a population of 678,147, about 3.4x the size of Montgomery (198,440). El Paso skews younger with a median age of 34.1 vs 36.2.
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El Paso
Montgomery
Healthcare — Montgomery leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareMontgomery: 3.0 vs El Paso: 1.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — El Paso leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSEl Paso has a public transit of 1.1% compared to 0.4% in Montgomery. El Paso has a bicycle of 0.1% compared to 0.1% in Montgomery. El Paso has a work from home of 7.8% compared to 7.2% in Montgomery.
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