Rankings - Visit El Paso

City of El Paso’s WinterFest Earns a Top Spot in USA TODAY’s 2024 Best Holiday Market Ranking (USA TODAY, 2024)
Visit El Paso is Named a 2024 Smart Meetings Platinum Choice Award Winner (Smart Meetings, 2024)
The Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park Earns MICHELIN One Key Designation (MICHELIN Guide, 2024)
Visit El Paso Earns Gold Medal for Best Destination Marketing Organization in the Southwest Region (Northstar Stella Awards, 2024)
Visit El Paso Earns Bronze Medal for Best Convention Center in the Southwest Region (Northstar Stella Awards, 2024)
Visit El Paso Earns Best Destination Marketing Organization in Texas Award (Texas Association Convention & Visitors Bureaus, 2024)
Visit El Paso Receives Best Website Design & Effectiveness Award (Texas Association Convention & Visitors Bureaus, 2024)
Visit El Paso Website Earns ESTO Awards Finalist Title for Best Website (ESTO Awards, 2024)
El Paso Ranks as the Most Affordable City to Spend Retirement in Texas (The Travel, March 2024)
El Paso Ranks as Top Budget-Friendly Staycation City in Texas (SumUp, March 2024)

The Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park Earns Silver Title for Best Boutique Hotel in Southwest Region (Stella Awards 2023)
Hotel Paso Del Norte, Autograph Collection Earns Finalist Title for Best Hotel in Southwest Region (Stella Awards 2023)
El Paso Convention Center Earns Bronze Title for Best Convention Center in Southwest Region (Stella Awards 2023)
El Paso’s Hallelujah BBQ Earns Spot on 25 Best New and Improved BBQ Joints in Texas (Texas Monthly, September 2023)
El Paso’s Smokin’ Joe’s Pit BBQ Earns Spot on 25 Best New and Improved BBQ Joints in Texas (Texas Monthly, September 2023)
Visit El Paso Downtown Mural Guide Earns ESTO Awards Finalist Title for Best Printed Collateral Piece (ESTO July 2023)
El Paso Mission Trail Earns Best Historic Site in Texas Title (Texas Travel Awards June 2023)
El Paso Ranks 6th Most Unique Yet Romantic Destination to Propose (The Travel, May 2023)
El Paso Ranks 5th Most Instagrammable City in Texas (MSN, January 2023)
El Paso Ranks 8th Best Place To Get Married (WalletHub, January 2023)
El Paso Ranks 11th Best Metro Area in US for Retirement, Top City in Texas (Storage Cafe, January 2023)

El Paso Earns Title of 3rd Best Texas City to Reside In (Pods.com, October 2022)
El Paso Ranks 3rd Best Budget-Friendly City to Visit (Traveling Lifestyle, August 2022)
El Paso Ranks 3rd City Considered the Safest for Travel (Travel Off Path, August 2022)

El Paso Top 15 Under-the-Radar-Cities to Live in Texas (Orchard, May 2021)
El Paso Ranks #2 Zoomtown USA: America’s Best Cities for Remote Workers (Ownerly, March 2021)
El Paso Ranks #4 Best Place to Live When You Can Work From Anywhere (Bank Rate, January 2021)

El Paso Ranks Among the Top 20 Most Livable Cities in the Nation (Smart Asset, December 2020)
El Paso Ranks 5th Safest Large US City (Advisor Smith, June 2020)

El Paso Ranked #1 Most Affordable Major U.S. City (Move.org, June 2019)
El Paso Ranks #1 in Top 5 Best Places to Rock Climb in the Country (Livability.com, June 2019)
El Paso Ranks in the Top 15 of Best Small Cites for 3 Consecutive Years (Resonance Consultancy, June 2019)
Chihuahuita/El Segundo Top 28 Friendliest Neighborhoods (National Geographic, June 2019)
El Paso Ranks Top 20 (#18) for 2019’s Best Summer Travel Destinations (Wallethub, May 2019)
El Paso Ranked #6 in Top 10 Safest Metro Cities for 2019 with populations over 300,000(SafeWise, April 2019)
San Jacinto Plaza Named “Great Public Space of Texas” for 2019 (American Planning Association’s Great Places in Texas Program, April 2019)
El Paso Chihuahua’s Ranked as One of the Best Stop on a Minor League Baseball Tour (CarRentals.com, March 2019)
Golf Magazine lists Butterfield Trail Golf Club in Top 5 Courses in the US near Airports (Golf Magazine, February 2019)
Cattleman’s Steakhouse Ranked #7 for Small Town Steakhouses in Texas That Are Totally Worth the Trip (OnlyinyourState.com, February 2019)
UTEP Attains National Research Top Tier Ranking (Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, January 2019)

Meeting Source Names Top 25 Convention Cities in the USA for 2018- El Paso- #4 out of 8 for Small Cities (MeetingSource, January 2018)
El Paso ranked 4th Hottest Real Estate Market to Watch in 2018 (Trulia.com, January 2018)
El Paso Ranked #24 for Cities with the Best Work-Life Balance (SmartAsset, January 2018)
Ranked 46th for Happiest Cities in America (Wallethub, March 2018)
Finalist- 2018 All America City (National League of Cities, March 2018)
El Paso Ranked #1 in Lowest Cost of Living (Forbes, April 2018)
Ranked 16th Most Prosperous City in the U.S. (Rent Café, May 2018)
Ranked 5th for America’s Best Small Cities (Resonance, June 2018)
Top Retirement Destination for Downtown Living (Where to Retire, June 2018)
Ranked 7th Best Place to Live 2018- Top 10 Cities (AreaVibes, June 2018)
7th Safest Metro City in America of 2018 (Safewise, August 2018)
4th Top Winter Vacation Destination in Texas (TripSavvy.com, October 2018)
14th Best City for Veterans to Live in 2018 (Veteran’s United Home Loans, November 2018)