BarreraTX
49 people call this town in Texas home.
Is Barrera a good place to live?
74% of residents live below the poverty line in Barrera, against 12% in Texas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 643 Texas towns, just 3 have a lower home-ownership rate than Barrera. Barrera 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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Barrera has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Barrera is hotter
Barrera has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 99°, January nights drop to 48° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Barrera report frequent physical distress than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
The share of adults in Barrera who worry about having enough food: 38%. Of 31 CDC measures, Barrera beats the Texas average on 2 and trails it on 20. Only 7 of the 642 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Barrera.
| Barrera | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Barrera | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.4% | 17% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.1% | 74.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 42.3% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Barrera
Moving to Barrera: who provides what
Barrera is unincorporated, so Starr 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.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Barrera; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Barrera residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Questions about Barrera
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Is Barrera, TX a good place to live?
Barrera has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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