Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Del Rio is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 341st of 640 graded towns in Texas, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: a typical home costs about $205K, 3.1 years of the Del Rio area’s $66K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 80% of the country. 52% of working residents work locally in Del Rio, against 8.3% in Texas’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Del Rio's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 93% of U.S. towns. Del Rio has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Val Verde County Courthouse And Jail and Cassinelli Gin House.
Where Del Rio beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Del Rio is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 50 in 1880, 34,673 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1901 and 3 maps from 1943 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Del Rio, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Del Rio.
Del Rio has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has seen reported crime fall by a third or more, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
33% of Del Rio adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Del Rio beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 32% of Del Rio adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Del Rio | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Del Rio | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 32.9% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by San Felipe-Del Rio CISD. Three of its 18 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Rio MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,347 | B− |
| Del Rio H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,447 | C |
| Premier H S of del RioTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 60 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
7.3 miles of trail in 17 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Moore Park, at 20 acres.
| Del Rio | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Moore Park | 0.8 mi | 20 |
| 2. Buena Vista Del Rio Host Lions Park | 0.8 mi | 9 |
| 3. Agarita Walking Trail | 0.6 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
112 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 12 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 112 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Del Rio.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Del Rio’s median rent is $895 a month. The typical Del Rio home is worth about $205,000, down 4.3% in a year, 31% below the Texas typical home.
| Del Rio | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $895 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Del Rio 4nw weather station records that about 137 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 97.8°, hotter than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.7°.
Del Rio has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Del Rio is 98°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Del Rio | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 98°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 40°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 13,197 working residents takes 18.6 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
19% of residents live below the poverty line in Del Rio. Since 2013, Del Rio has added 769 jobs, to 13,354 in 2023. 5.8% of workers work from home in Del Rio.
| Del Rio | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 5.8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 600 to 390 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Del Rio; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Del Rio residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
19 notable people were born in Del Rio.
City in the United States
Del Rio (in Spanish, Del Río, "from the river") is a city in and the county seat of Val Verde County in southwestern Texas, United States. As of 2020, Del Rio had a population of 34,673. Del Rio is nicknamed the “Paris of the Rio Grande.”
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3 towns share a border with Del Rio.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Rio | #341 | C− | B | B− | C | C− |
| Laughlin AFB | — | — | D | — | C | A |
| Val Verde Park | #298 | C | A | — | C | D− |
| Cienegas Terrace | — | — | A+ | — | C | C |
Laughlin AFB and Cienegas Terrace have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Laughlin AFB, Val Verde Park and Cienegas Terrace report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Del Rio with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Del Rio grades C− overall, better than 25% of U.S. towns and #341 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health, B− for safety and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
19 notable people were born here, including Lance Blanks and Tara Cunningham.
