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El Paso, Texas, is a culturally diverse, affordable city nestled in the Franklin Mountains where the sun shines 302 days a year. Low humidity and moderate rainfall combine to create a year-round climate exclusive to the region. El Pasoans enjoy a cost of living below the national average. The ACCRA Cost of Living Index for 4th quarter, 2004, places El Paso at 92 (100 being the average).
El Paso's crime rate has dropped to the lowest it has been in more than 20 years. Overall crime rates were down by 16 percent in 2001. In the year 2000, the National Crime Prevention Council in Washington, D.C., named El Paso one of the “Six Safer Cities in the United States.” El Paso was also selected as the second safest city with a population exceeding 500,000 by the Morgan Quinto Research Company for the second year in a row.
El Paso’s mild climate accommodates outdoor sports enthusiasts year round. The city provides plenty of parks and gardens as well as mountain and desert trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. El Paso has four private golf courses, two military courses, and seven public courses, including Painted Dunes Golf Course which Golf Digest ranked No. 2 in the country. Tennis players can choose from over 25 public and private facilities in the city.
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El Paso Moves Up The Ranks In Latest Best Performing Cities Study
City of El Paso, Communications & Public Affairs
November 17, 2004 - This year's Best Performing Cities ranking by the Milken Institute shows the City of El Paso has moved up 56 spots as compared to last year's study that was just released today. El Paso has an overall rank of 118 and shows El Paso ranked above many major metropolitan cities across the nation to include San Francisco, California, San Jose, California, Chicago, Illinois, Denver, Colorado, New York, New York and New Orleans, Louisiana. Read More...
El Paso Remains 2nd Safest City in the United States
City of El Paso, Police Department
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