housing & Economic Development
Strategy
About the Strategy
We are in the process of developing a Housing Strategy to help increase the production of both market rate and affordable housing in El Paso while addressing the risk of displacement and housing security.
Housing Needs Assessment
In our process to develop a strategy, our consultant team conducted a needs assessment to understand our current and future housing gaps. This will help inform our strategy items to enable and increase housing affordability in El Paso.
You can read the full report here:
Housing Needs presentation begins at 52:25
Housing Working Group
As part of the City’s Comprehensive Plan update, Envision El Paso is advancing the Housing Strategy by bringing together key stakeholders, community leaders and residents through a Housing Working Group. The insights and lived experiences of the Housing Working Group help shape housing solutions that meet the needs of our growing and diverse community. Over several sessions, the Housing Working Group partners have provided input on housing inventory, affordability, draft policies, survey results, and future planning tools.
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Working Group Meeting #1
May 19, 2025: 11am-12pm
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Working Group Meeting #2
July 10, 2025: 10:30am-12pm
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Working Group Meeting #3
August 21, 2025: 10:30am-12pm
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Working Group Meeting #4
September 30, 2025: 10:30am-12pm
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Working Group Meeting #5
December 10, 2025: 10am-11:30am
Focus Groups
Focus group meetings bring varying stakeholders to gather deeper insights and valuable perspectives on housing and economic strategies, helping to shape well-informed and effective solutions.
Click on any of the titles below to see the list of organizations and individuals we have met with for focus group sessions.
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Focus Groups Round 1
Jun 17-18, 2025
The intent of these meetings was to gain an understanding in the challenges and opportunities for developing a diversity of housing in El Paso and to better define housing affordability for El Paso. In addition to researching local demographics, employment trends and housing patterns, project consultants met with various stakeholders to gather local data influencing housing development in the city.
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Focus Groups Round 2
August 25, 2025: 1:30pm-5:30pm
As a follow up to the prior focus group meetings, the initial housing needs assessment was shared, alongside input from our housing working group. Discussion was facilitated to review and confirm key housing concerns, as well as an outline of initial strategies. Participants voiced their ideas for which strategies would be most impactful and any additional ideas to consider.
Have Questions?
Email us at:
EnvisionEP@elpasotexas.gov
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