Falcon Lake EstatesTX
Home to 1,075 people, this town lies in Texas.
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.
1,075 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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.
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Moving to Falcon Lake Estates: who provides what
Falcon Lake Estates is unincorporated, so Zapata 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 Falcon Lake Estates.
Falcon Lake Estates stands out in Texas and nationally: a larger share of its adults say their health is fair or poor
The share of adults in Falcon Lake Estates who sleep under 7 hours: 42%. No town among the 642 in Texas we compare has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Falcon Lake Estates. In Falcon Lake Estates, 22% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 24% have diabetes. This Texas town does better than the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 24.
| Falcon Lake Estates | Texas towns | U.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% |
| What stands out | Falcon Lake Estates | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.2% | 17% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 46.6% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A job hub: Falcon Lake Estates has 1.6 jobs for every working resident and draws in 448 commuters
In Falcon Lake Estates, the average trip to work is 29 minutes. For most workers, Falcon Lake Estates is a place to come home to: only 6% work in town. Also worth knowing: jobs in the town fell by 234 from 2013 to 2023, to 466. The top destinations are Laredo (27%), Zapata (13%) and Rio Grande City (4%).
| Falcon Lake Estates | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a low hazard risk in Falcon Lake Estates: cold waves
Of the losses FEMA expects in Falcon Lake Estates, 66% come from cold waves and 26% from inland flooding. Compared with 69% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical July afternoon in Falcon Lake Estates is hotter than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Falcon Lake Estates has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 100°, January nights drop to 47° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in Falcon Lake Estates sells for about $380K
76% of Falcon Lake Estates households are owner-occupiers. Falcon Lake Estates’ typical rent stands at $760 a month.
| Falcon Lake Estates | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $760 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Falcon Lake Estates
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Falcon Lake Estates; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Falcon Lake Estates residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
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.
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.
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- 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−.