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What's Good
- El Paso's violent crime rate is 56 percent lower than average, the 4th lowest in our survey, in fact.
- El Paso has a 41 percent lower property crime rate than average, the 6th lowest in our survey.
- Women in El Paso are 77 percent less likely than average to smoke during pregnancy. That's the 2nd lowest rate in our survey. Nationwide, about 1 out of every 12 pregnant women smokes.
- Air quality here is better here than most cities in our survey. Air quality has been linked to childhood asthma and fertility rates, among other health effects.
- State laws require health insurance companies to provide or offer at least some coverage for fertility-related services.
- El Paso lacks access to fertility clinics that offer advanced reproductive technology, as reported to the CDC.
- Housing in El Paso is more affordable than most places: When comparing household incomes to home values, a key measure of affordability, El Paso has the 8th highest ratio in our survey.
- According to the Urban Mobility Report from Texas A&M University, El Paso has one of the best commutes of any city in our survey. It takes only 17 percent longer to drive the same route during rush hour than in free-flowing traffic. That takes a lot of pressure off parents rushing to day care at the end of the day.
- Pedestrians have a 43 percent lower than average risk of being killed by a motor vehicle--among the safest in our survey.
- El Paso has lots of NICU beds, 35 percent more than average, 10th highest in our survey.
Needs Improvement
- 30 percent of babies in Texas are born via Cesarean section. That rate is 12 percent more than average, and among the highest in our survey.
- There's 76 percent less public park space than average here, relative to population.
- Once El Paso mothers begin breastfeeding, they are 14 percent less likely than average to continue through 6 months. That's the 6th lowest level of follow-through of any city in our report.
- 8.4 percent of El Paso mothers breastfeed their babies exclusively (meaning no solids, formula or other liquids) for 6 months or longer as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. That's among the bottom 38 percent of cities in our survey.
- 14 percent of pregnant women here receive late or inadequate prenatal care. That's the worst score in our survey.
- Relative to the number of live births per year, El Paso has 94 percent fewer doulas than average--that figure is the lowest in our survey.
