NAICS 53

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in El Paso, TX

Metro Market Score 48.6 (Challenging), ranked #207 of 330 metros. 898 establishments, 4,970 jobs.

Metro Market Score 48.6

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national real estate and rental and leasing average.

El Paso's real estate and rental and leasing market sits near the national metro median, ranking #207 of 330 with a market score of 48.6. No single metric stands out as an outlier, which means entry conditions depend more on your specific business model than on broad market forces.

Industry Concentration

72.1

LQ: 0.96

Rank #238 of 330 metros

Wage Competitiveness

48.2

$54,790 avg wage

Growth Trend

48.8

Employment growth index

Rank #170 of 330 metros

Wage Pressure

15.9

YoY wage change index

898 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Firms in El Paso

898

Establishments

+3.3% YoY

4,970

Total Employment

+0.4% YoY

$54,790

Average Annual Wage

+2.7% YoY

0.96

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Texas

#12 of 21

real estate and rental and leasing metros in state

Texas state rank

#28 of 51

for real estate and rental and leasing entry risk

vs State Median

+5.6

worse than median (43.0)

El Paso vs Texas Statewide

How this metro's real estate and rental and leasing market compares to Texas overall. The state ranks #28/51 for entry risk.

Measure	El Paso	TX Statewide
Overall Score	48.6 Challenging	41.4 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#207 of 330 metros	#28 of 51 states

Metro and state scores use different methodologies (metro has 4 QCEW-based metrics; state adds BDS survival and momentum data). Direct score comparisons are approximate.

Other Industries in El Paso

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 23.8 Healthcare and Social Assistance 30.7 Retail Trade 53.7

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Other Texas Metros

Brownsville-Harlingen 17.3 #15/330 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 18.6 #20/330 Eagle Pass 21.1 #28/330 Sherman-Denison 26.0 #46/330 Wichita Falls 26.0 #47/330 Texarkana 29.5 #64/330 Laredo 31.8 #78/330 Tyler 32.8 #83/330 Longview 42.6 #165/330 Abilene 42.9 #167/330

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Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of El Paso's 48.6 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Medford, OR 48.6 #208/330 Billings, MT 48.7 #209/330 Rapid City, SD 48.5 #206/330 Toledo, OH 48.8 #210/330 Augusta-Richmond County, GA 49.0 #211/330 Gettysburg, PA 48.2 #205/330 Pittsfield, MA 48.2 #204/330 Dover, DE 48.0 #203/330 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD 49.2 #212/330 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ 48.0 #202/330

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in States Bordering Texas

State-level entry risk for real estate and rental and leasing in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

Arkansas 30.5 #12/51 Oklahoma 42.0 #30/51 Louisiana 44.5 #34/51 New Mexico 52.3 #45/51

Browse Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for real estate and rental and leasing across all 51 markets, sorted by rank.

About Metro Market Score: A weighted composite of industry concentration (25%), wage competitiveness (25%), wage pressure (20%), and employment growth trend (30%). Lower scores indicate more favorable conditions. For El Paso's real estate and rental and leasing sector, the industry concentration component (72.1) has the strongest pull on the composite. Metro scores use QCEW data only (no BDS survival data at metro level). Read full methodology →

Data Sources

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Bureau of Labor Statistics. MSA-level establishment counts, employment, wages, and location quotients for the El Paso, TX MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment