What is the cost of living in Eagle Pass?

Eagle Pass has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 83.8, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 53.7, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $973/month.

What is the median salary in Eagle Pass?

The median salary in Eagle Pass is $45,947 annually (mean: $48,212). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, Cashiers, Detectives and Criminal Investigators.

How safe is Eagle Pass?

The violent crime rate in the Eagle Pass area is 395 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 2058 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Eagle Pass?

The state of TX has 9,061 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Charter schools make up 11.4% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Eagle Pass?

Infant center-based childcare in the Eagle Pass area averages $7,566 per year. Preschool averages $6,926/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Eagle Pass a good place to relocate?

Eagle Pass has a Life Score of 59.4/100 (C-), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is an above-average score, Eagle Pass outperforms most scored metros on the combined measure.

Where does Eagle Pass sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Eagle Pass ranks #47 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Eagle Pass, TX

BEA RPP 83.8 ranks #2 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

83.8
Cost index (US=100): $973
2BR rent / mo: $45,947
Median salary: 60.7
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Eagle Pass ranks #47 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (60.7/100), with its strongest marks in cost of living and climate.

#47
of 387 US metros · Excellent: 31,290,831
metro-area population: 395
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 9,061
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: job market (0/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Eagle Pass ranks #47 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 83.8 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $973/mo, median salary $45,947; LiveAbility Score 60.7/100, strongest in cost of living and climate.

Signature: BEA RPP 83.8 ranks #2 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP 83.8 lands in the cheaper third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $973/mo.

LiveAbility 60.7/100 puts Eagle Pass in the top third (#47 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Eagle Pass area is 10,930.

Eagle Pass vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

61 Top 13% higher than 87% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US metros. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Eagle Pass housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Eagle Pass MSA; housing RPP 53.7 (100 = national average); 2BR $973/mo.

Studio

$814

/month

1 Bedroom

$888

/month

2 Bedroom

$973

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,337

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,499

/month

Eagle Pass wages and employment

Eagle Pass posts 10,930 total employment with median salary $45,947 against a cheaper-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$45,947

Mean Salary

$48,212

Total Employment

10,930

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$24,570
Cashiers	$27,950
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$91,560
Retail Salespersons	$27,720
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,700

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Eagle Pass area from NCES.

Schools

9,061

Enrollment

5,491,723

Student:Teacher

14.7:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Eagle Pass area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$7,566

per year

Toddler (Center)

$7,109

per year

Preschool (Center)

$6,926

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Eagle Pass's composite Life Score is 59.4/100 (C-), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

100/100

Elite

Wages

0/100

Bottom decile

Rent

96/100

Elite

Crime

34/100

Weak

Schools

38/100

Below average

Childcare

76/100

Strong

Environment

85/100

Elite

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Eagle Pass ranks #47 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 60.7/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Cost of living (100/100)

Cost of living

100
Climate

98
Housing

96
Air quality

87
Schools

62
Safety

34
Low hazard

4
Job market

0

What this shows Eagle Pass's strongest dimensions are cost of living and climate; its weakest among scored dims is job market at 0/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Eagle Pass on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Eagle Pass on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Eagle Pass cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Eagle Pass wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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