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Falcon Lake EstatesTX

A town of 1,075.

Population
1,075
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$142K
Census ACS
Household income
$66K
median
Median age
33.7
years
Jobs based here
466
A job hub

Is Falcon Lake Estates a good place to live?

The best of Falcon Lake Estates’ subject grades is an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a D− for health. 33% of residents live below the poverty line in Falcon Lake Estates, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 4 of Texas’ 998 towns score lower on health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 70 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do better. Falcon Lake Estates has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA−OutdoorsWeakestD−HealthD−WalkabilityDJobs & incomeC−Cost of livingC−Schools
Small town

1,075 people, and everyone knows the way

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

ZapataSiesta ShoresFalcon MesaZapataSiesta ShoresFalcon MesaFalcon Lake Estates

How Falcon Lake Estates grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Falcon Lake Estates is from typical.

How grading works

HealthNear the bottom of U.S. towns on CDC estimates; Starr County Memorial Hospital 42.2 miles awayD−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.5 of 20; 7.1% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Jobs & income$66K median household incomeDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $142K, 3.6 years of the Zapata area’s $39K median household incomeC−Open →SchoolsBehind 76% of Texas districts on tests and graduationC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 31% of U.S. communities; cold waves tops the listB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksA−Open →HistoryDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 100° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 33.7; 10% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Falcon Lake Estates: who provides what

Falcon Lake Estates is unincorporated, so Zapata County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMedina Electric Coop12.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterZapata County Waterworks Swtp1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesZapata CountyZapata County provides services here
SchoolsZapata County 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 hereZapata County Early Voting ClerkZapata County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code7807678076 100%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 Falcon Lake Estates.

HealthD−

Falcon Lake Estates stands out in Texas and nationally: a larger share of its adults say their health is fair or poor

47% of Falcon Lake Estates adults say their health is fair or poor, above both the Texas town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (19%). 23% of adults report frequent physical distress in Falcon Lake Estates. Falcon Lake Estates beats the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 24.

1%healthier than U.S. townsD−Health Grade
Falcon Lake EstatesTexas townsU.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)47%24%19%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)22%14%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)24%13%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)23%15%14%
31 measures vs. Texas
2 better5 too close to call24 worse
What stands outFalcon Lake EstatesTX
Fewer binge drinkers13.2%17%
Fewer adults who have had cancer5%6.1%
More uninsured adults46.6%19.1%
Starr County Memorial Hospital
42.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageFalcon Lake Estates’ health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby42.2 miles to an ER · Starr County Memorial HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than TX on 2 of 31

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

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D

A job hub: Falcon Lake Estates has 1.6 jobs for every working resident and draws in 448 commuters

Most working residents leave Falcon Lake Estates for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Falcon Lake Estates fell to 466 in 2023, 234 fewer than in 2013. The average trip to work in Falcon Lake Estates is 29 minutes.

6%work in town
Falcon Lake EstatesTexas townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work29 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town6.1%8.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Falcon Lake Estates6%
Laredo27%
Zapata13%
Rio Grande City4%
Corpus Christi4%
48 mi
median commute distance
466
jobs based in Falcon Lake Estates
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns
Full pageFalcon Lake Estates’ work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here466 jobs based here · A job hubWhere people work6% work in Falcon Lake EstatesCommute times29 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 48 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+

Cold waves leads a low hazard risk in Falcon Lake Estates

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.

31risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
31Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland flooding
Full pageFalcon Lake Estates’ hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters11 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready2.2 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

A typical July afternoon in Falcon Lake Estates is hotter than in the typical Texas or U.S. town

Falcon Lake Estates’ July high is 100°F. Falcon Lake Estates has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain.

100°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter49–72°
Spring64–88°
Summer76–100°
Fall64–87°
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
100°
typical summer high
Full pageFalcon Lake Estates’ climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 100°, January lows 47°Rain & snow20″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard ofHeating & coolingMostly a cooling billThen and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

$185Kmedian sale price
2
homes sold in April
Full pageFalcon Lake Estates’ housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page
Prices over the yearsPrices over the yearsYears of income to buyA typical home costs 2.8 years of incomeRents$760 a month · Median rentVs. the neighborsBehind its 2 graded neighbors

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Falcon Lake Estates

14pages on Falcon Lake Estates
The big questions
SchoolsC−Behind 76% of TX districtsHealthD−Better than TX on 2 of 31 CDC measuresCost of livingC−Work & commuteD$66K median household income · 466 jobs hereNatural hazardsB+FEMA risk higher than 31% of U.S. communities · cold waves
Out and about
PlacesLibraryOlga V Figueroa Zapata County Public LibraryColleges
The story
Climate100° summer highs
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Falcon Lake Estates; the nearest are

Laredo CollegeCommunity college · Public · Laredo46.7 mi$3,300 in-state tuitionTexas A & M International UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Laredo49.5 mi$7,894 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Falcon Lake Estates residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A job hub

Every workday, about 448 people come to Falcon Lake Estates for work

Where Falcon Lake Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

27% → Laredo Laredo 27% 13% → Zapata Zapata 13% 4% → Rio Grande City Rio Grande City 4% 4% → Corpus Christi Corpus Christi 4% 3% → San Antonio San Antonio 3% 3% → Medina Medina 3% Falcon Lake Estates · 6% stay
466jobs based in Falcon Lake Estates
6%of working residents work in town
48 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Falcon Lake Estates

CDP in Texas, United States

Falcon Lake Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in Zapata County, Texas, United States. The population was 962 at the 2020 census.

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

Area
1.5 sq mi
Elevation
354 ft

Questions about Falcon Lake Estates

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Falcon Lake Estates, TX expensive?

Yes. The typical home is worth about $142,000, 52% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.