Hot desert

Horizon City, Texas

El Paso County, Texas · Population 23k · 4,029 ft elevation

Living in Horizon City

Horizon City has a hot desert climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and mild winters (January lows around 34°F).

Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).

Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 70, with about 63 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Horizon City at a glance

Population
23k
Elevation
4,029 ft
Average daily high
78°F84th percentile
Average daily low
53°F79th percentile
Annual precipitation
9″2th percentile
Annual snowfall
3″34th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,804 hrs98th percentile
Median AQI
7097th percentile
Median home value
$154k20th percentile
Median rent
$1,239/mo54th percentile
Median household income
$66k38th percentile
Property tax rate
2.65%97th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
0.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.2%
Unemployment rate
10.1%
Homes with broadband
92%55th percentile
Walkability index
8.346th percentile
Average commute
28 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
58%70th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
47%
Violent crime rate
99 per 100k31th percentile
Property crime rate
520 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9564th percentile
Outdoor access
6564th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
7%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,608 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Horizon City, Texas
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan58°F34°F0.4″0.8″260 hrs
Feb64°F39°F0.4″0.2″254 hrs
Mar72°F45°F0.2″—316 hrs
Apr80°F53°F0.2″—345 hrs
May88°F62°F0.4″—389 hrs
Jun97°F70°F0.7″—389 hrs
Jul95°F73°F1.6″—364 hrs
Aug94°F71°F1.7″—348 hrs
Sep88°F65°F1.5″—315 hrs
Oct79°F54°F0.6″—307 hrs
Nov67°F42°F0.4″0.5″266 hrs
Dec57°F34°F0.6″1.3″252 hrs

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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology