Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.

What it’s like

The place. Anthony is a small city on the Texas border, and its residents are younger than in most of the country. Many households here are lived in by their owners, though a good number of residents live on incomes below the line that marks poverty. Few adults have a four-year degree, and homes sell for less than in many parts of the country. Winters are mild and brief, with little or no snow, while summers run hot and the year brings very little rain.

Work. Residents work mostly in schools, hospitals and social care, with manufacturing, the building trades, and restaurants, hotels and entertainment also employing many. Across Doña Ana County, the largest workplaces include New Mexico State University, the Las Cruces and Gadsden school districts, and Memorial Medical Center. Unemployment across the county is a little higher than a year ago, though the county has added jobs over the past year. Few people here work from home.

Things to do. Wet N' Wild Waterworld, an amusement park, is in or beside town and is the easiest outing close to home. A longer drive away are Franklin Mountains State Park, a protected area for hiking and open desert scenery, and the El Paso Zoo. The El Paso Museum of Art is also a longer drive away for a day of galleries.