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Located in far West Texas, Culberson County is the gateway to the Guadalupe Mountains, with Van Horn as its county seat. Established in 1911, it remains sparsely populated, with its history tied to ranching, railroads, and later highway travel along I-10. Today, tourism around Guadalupe Mountains National Park mixes with trucking and service industries. The county is overwhelmingly rural, with rugged desert and mountain landscapes dominating. Housing options are limited—older frame houses, adobe-style homes, manufactured housing, and scattered ranch properties. The nearest larger city is El Paso, about 120 miles west. Prices are low: existing homes often $100,000–$180,000, while vast desert tracts can sell for $500–$2,000 per acre, depending on access and water. Buyers are often drawn by recreational land, starry skies, or investment in raw acreage.