Neighborhoods
How El Paso breaks down
Twenty-five miles of city along the base of a mountain range, with a second country across the river and a third state fifteen minutes west. Here is what is where, and why it matters.
Downtown & Union Plaza
The oldest core of the city, in the middle of a long, uneven comeback — and increasingly winning it.
Segundo Barrio
The Ellis Island of the border — generations of families entered the United States through these blocks.
Sunset Heights
Victorian and Craftsman houses on the hill above downtown, with a revolution’s worth of history in them.
Kern Place & Cincinnati Entertainment District
The UTEP-adjacent neighborhood where the city goes out — a walkable strip of bars and patios under the mountain.
Five Points & Manhattan Heights
Central El Paso’s slow-burn revival — old bungalows, new small businesses, no pretense.
West Side & Upper Valley
Mesa Street commerce on the bench, pecan groves and horse property down in the valley.
Northeast El Paso
Fort Bliss, the far side of the mountain, and the trailheads most visitors never find.
Lower Valley & Mission Valley
The oldest continuously settled ground in the region, strung along the river and the Mission Trail.
East Side & Far East
Where most of the city actually lives now — new subdivisions, big-box retail, and a fast-growing restaurant scene.
Across the Line: Juárez & Sunland Park
El Paso does not make sense as a single-city story. Two national borders are inside the metro view.