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Colorado AcresTX

The town has 51 residents and lies in Texas.

Is Colorado Acres a good place to live?

Colorado Acres’ midsummer high is 99°F, where Texas’ towns sit at 95°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Only 4 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher home-ownership rate than Colorado Acres. Colorado Acres’ concentration of trails is 0.9 miles per square mile, above both the Texas town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Colorado Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

51 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Los Veteranos IRanchitos Las LomasLas HaciendasLos Veteranos IRanchitos Las LomasLas HaciendasColorado Acres
Getting set up

Moving to Colorado Acres: who provides what

Colorado Acres is unincorporated, so Webb County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMedina Electric Coop12.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWebb County Water Utilities14 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesWebb CountyWebb County provides services here
SchoolsUnited Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereWebb County Early Voting ClerkWebb County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes78043, 7804478043 80% · 78044 20%Census 2020

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 Colorado Acres.

Natural hazards

The FEMA risk score in Colorado Acres is lower than in the typical Texas or U.S. town

Of the losses FEMA expects in Colorado Acres, 70% come from inland flooding and 12% from hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities.

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FEMA risk score
3Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Expect mild winters and hot summers in Colorado Acres

July afternoons reach 99°, January nights drop to 45° and snow is almost unheard of.

99°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter47–70°
Spring63–86°
Summer74–98°
Fall63–85°
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
99°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Colorado Acres stands out in Texas and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have been diagnosed with depression

Just over a third of adults sleep under 7 hours in Colorado Acres. The town does better than the Texas average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 10.

Colorado AcresTexas townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)21%13%12%
Depression (CDC PLACES)15%22%23%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)34%18%8.1%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%18%17%
31 measures vs. Texas
6 better15 too close to call10 worse
What stands outColorado AcresTX
Fewer adults with depression14.7%21.2%
Fewer adults with asthma7.3%9.5%
More uninsured adults34.1%19.1%
Laredo Medical Center
9.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

0% of Colorado Acres is conserved land

2.7 miles of trail.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,873 acres
2.7 mi
of trails · 0.9 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

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After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Colorado Acres

About Colorado Acres

Census-designated place in Texas, United States

Colorado Acres is a census-designated place in Webb County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Colorado Acres had a population of 127. This was a new CDP, formed from parts of the Ranchitos Las Lomas CDP prior to the 2010 census. It is one of several colonias in the county.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
2.9 sq mi
Elevation
561 ft

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Is Colorado Acres, TX a good place to live?

Colorado Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.