Arroyo Colorado EstatesTX
856 residents make their home in this town in Texas.
Is Arroyo Colorado Estates a good place to live?
49% of residents live below the poverty line in Arroyo Colorado Estates, above both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 7 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Arroyo Colorado Estates. Arroyo Colorado Estates has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
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About one in three of Arroyo Colorado Estates’ working residents commute to Harlingen
Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles. The top destinations are Harlingen (31%), San Benito (16%) and Brownsville (12%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Arroyo Colorado Estates is hurricanes, at a high overall level
Arroyo Colorado Estates’ FEMA hazard score is 74 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 51% come from hurricanes and 23% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Arroyo Colorado Estates, expect mild winters and hot summers
The July high for Arroyo Colorado Estates comes to 95°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Arroyo Colorado Estates is
In Arroyo Colorado Estates, 33% of adults say their health is fair or poor. Arroyo Colorado Estates beats the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 19% of adults here have diabetes; 33% worry about having enough food.
| Arroyo Colorado Estates | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 20% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 18% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Arroyo Colorado Estates | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.2% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 18.9% | 21.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 37.9% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Arroyo Colorado Estates sells for about $200K at the median
Among households in Arroyo Colorado Estates, 79% are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Arroyo Colorado Estates
Moving to Arroyo Colorado Estates: who provides what
Arroyo Colorado Estates is unincorporated, so Cameron County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Arroyo Colorado Estates for work
Where Arroyo Colorado Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Arroyo Colorado Estates; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Arroyo Colorado Estates residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
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