Chula VistaTX
284 residents make their home in this town in Texas.
Is Chula Vista a good place to live?
87% of residents live below the poverty line in Chula Vista, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Of the 643 Texas towns we compare, none has a lower typical household income than Chula Vista. Chula Vista has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
284 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Chula Vista: who provides what
Chula Vista 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Chula Vista.
Most of Chula Vista’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Brownsville (25%), South Padre Island (14%) and Harlingen (10%). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Chula Vista dropped by 24, to 24. Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Chula Vista is hurricanes, at a high overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Chula Vista, 57% come from hurricanes and 15% from inland flooding. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in the town than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Chula Vista’s year
For Chula Vista, the midsummer high is 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, more of Chula Vista’s adults have diabetes
18% of Chula Vista adults report frequent mental distress. This Texas town does better than the Texas average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 15.
| Chula Vista | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Chula Vista | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 6.1% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.9% | 17% |
| More uninsured adults | 40.3% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Starbase and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chula Vista. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Park & preserveStarbase
13 mi LandmarkFort Brown
12 mi Zoo & aquariumGladys Porter Zoo
2 mi National Historical ParkPalo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park169K visitors a year
35 mi National SeashorePadre Island National Seashore573K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Starbase: Jared Krahn, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Brown: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gladys Porter Zoo: Jc161991, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park: Schmorleitz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Padre Island National Seashore: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Everything we know about Chula Vista
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Chula Vista
About 0 of every 100 Chula Vista residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Chula Vista for work
Where Chula Vista’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Chula Vista
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Chula Vista, TX a good place to live?
Chula Vista has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.