El Paso Named 2nd Best City In The USA

El Paso is the 6th largest city in Texas but Chuco Town's got the top 5 beat according to US News & World Report.

Sure, El Paso has its issues. What big city doesn't? We don't have near as many as other big cities do though and that was just validated by yet another accolade for the 915.

El Paso is the 2nd best big city in the USA to live in.

The US News & World Report "Best Big Cities" list included each of the top 6 biggest cities in Texas but not in order by size. 5 of the "6 Pack" cracked the top 10 and the 6th made the top 15.

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El Paso has been named safest city in the USA a few times and we have racked up quite a few other "bests" over the years from US News and others including:

• Best Hotel
• Best Steakhouse
• Best School District(s)
• Best City To Raise A Family

There's more, including the fact that we, (kinda), have legal marijuana. Here's how the Texas "6 Pack" stacked up by population and US News ranking:

Not too shabby, huh? We beat out all of our sister cities, big and small alike, as well as 99% of the rest of the biggest cities in the entire USA. El Paso's got game Bruh.

According to U.S. News and World Report, El Paso has an average commute time of 21 minutes, a median home value of $175,800, a median household income of $57,754, and a median monthly rent of $883.

The cost of living in El Paso is lower than the national average, and housing costs are significantly lower than those in other major metropolitan areas, including Houston and Austin, the report noted. - EP Times