DoffingTX
A town of 5,004.
Is Doffing a good place to live?
Doffing grades D overall, ranked 482nd of 640 in Texas, mostly because of health. On CDC health estimates it is near the bottom nationally. What it does well: homes are within reach, about $147K for a typical one, or 2.7 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income. 30% of residents live below the poverty line in Doffing, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 9 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse.
What makes Doffing stand out
Where Doffing beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Typical home value
| Widest gap | Doffing | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 33.1% | 12.5% |
Doffing has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020
5,091 counted in 2010 and 5,618 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Doffing grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Doffing is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Doffing: who provides what
Doffing is unincorporated, so Hidalgo 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 Doffing.
Doffing has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has poverty well above the Texas rate.
A larger share of adults say their health is fair or poor in Doffing than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
46% of Doffing adults say their health is fair or poor. Doffing beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 23. 21% of Doffing adults report frequent physical distress.
| Doffing | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 24% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Doffing | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.2% | 6.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 33.1% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Doffing’s schools trail 65% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by La Joya ISD. One of its 4 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narciso CavazosLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 471 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Doffing’s grade for cost of living is an A−
At 2.7 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income, the typical home (about $147K) costs less against local pay than in 78% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living. Home values rose 39% in five years, to about $147K, against 10% across Texas.
Doffing’s median rent is $785 a month. The typical Doffing home is worth about $147,000, down 1.3% in a year, 51% below the Texas typical home. 83% of households own their home in Doffing.
| Doffing | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $785 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 69% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Doffing’s workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 315 in 2013 to 557.
Most working residents leave Doffing for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Doffing has added 242 jobs, to 557 in 2023. The average trip to work in Doffing is 21 minutes.
| Doffing | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Doffing has mild winters and hot summers
The Mcallen weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 170 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.6°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 98°.
Doffing has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Doffing | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 98°F | 95°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hurricanes leads a high hazard risk in Doffing
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 2018, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Doffing.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bert Ogden Arena and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Doffing. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Stadium & arenaBert Ogden Arena16 mi Stadium & arenaRobert and Janet Vackar Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena14 mi MuseumMuseum of South Texas History
6 mi TheatreBorder Theater
10 mi GardenMcAllen Botanical GardensPhoto credits
Bert Ogden Arena: Wikidude10000, CC0 · Payne Arena: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Border Theater: Andres Gonzalez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McAllen Botanical Gardens: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, United States, CC BY 3.0 us
Everything we know about Doffing
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Doffing
About 4 of every 100 Doffing residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
98% of working residents leave Doffing for work
Where Doffing’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Doffing
Census-designated place in Texas
Doffing is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Doffing had a population of 5,618. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 4.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 194 ft
Doffing’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Doffing.
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Questions about Doffing
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Doffing, TX a good place to live?
Doffing grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #482 of 640 in Texas. It grades D− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Doffing, TX expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.