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A town in Texas.

Is Casas a good place to live?

Casas’ July high is 99°F, where Texas’ towns sit at 95°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. We don’t grade Casas yet; the figures below are still real.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Casas.

Climate

Casas: mild winters and hot summers

100°summer high

In Casas, the January low is 48°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter50–73°

Spring65–88°

Summer76–99°

Fall65–87°

Dec 17

typical first frost

Jan 31

typical last frost

+1.4°

vs. the 20th-century average

100°

typical summer high

Full pageCasas’ climate pageOpen the full Climate page

A year of weatherJuly highs 99°, January lows 48°Rain & snow21″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingMostly a cooling bill Then and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Casas stands out in Texas and nationally, with more of its adults who say their health is fair or poor

For adults in Casas, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 41%. Among 642 Texas towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Casas. CDC measures, 31 in all: Casas beats Texas on 2 and trails on 23.

	Casas	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	45%	24%	19%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	24%	13%	12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	22%	15%	14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	51%	30%	25%

31 measures vs. Texas

2 better6 too close to call23 worse

What stands out	Casas	TX
Fewer binge drinkers	12.8%	17%
Fewer adults who have had cancer	4.8%	6.1%
More uninsured adults	44.8%	19.1%

Starr County Memorial Hospital

8.2 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby8.2 miles to an ER · Starr County Memorial Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than TX on 2 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Moderate risk in Casas, with cold waves at the top

50risk score of 100

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. 69% of Casas’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 23%.

FEMA risk score

Cold wavesInland flooding

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters19 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready2.5 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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