Indian HillsTX
A town of 2,961.
Is Indian Hills a good place to live?
Indian Hills earns a D, 529th of 640 graded towns in Texas, mostly because of health and incomes. On CDC health estimates it is near the bottom nationally. The median household income is $33K, and 67% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: homes are within reach, about $54K for a typical one, or 1 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income. 67% of residents live below the poverty line in Indian Hills, above both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 4 of the 642 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of children under 18 than Indian Hills. Indian Hills's schools rank behind 72% of the state's.
100% of working residents leave Indian Hills for work
Where Indian Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Indian Hills grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Indian Hills is from typical.
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Moving to Indian Hills: who provides what
Indian Hills 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 Indian Hills.
Indian Hills 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 in Indian Hills worry about having enough food than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
In Indian Hills, 50% of adults get no exercise outside work. Only 3 of the 641 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Indian Hills. Two figures for adults here: 51% have obesity, 22% have diabetes. The town does better than the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 25.
| Indian Hills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 24% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Indian Hills | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.3% | 6.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 56.2% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Indian Hills is conserved land
Just 0 of its 1,620 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Indian Hills itself; its outdoors grade is D.
The density of trails in Indian Hills is 0.6 miles per square mile. 1.5 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, the median household income in Indian Hills is lower
Indian Hills has 10 jobs for its 887 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The median commute is under 16 miles. Indian Hills’ average trip to work stands at 23 minutes. The top destinations are Weslaco (17%), McAllen (11%) and Mercedes (9%).
| Indian Hills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $33,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Indian Hills
The Santa Rosa 3 Wnw weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 166 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 50.3°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 96.7°.
Indian Hills’ January low comes in at 50°F. Snow almost never falls.
| Indian Hills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 97°F | 95°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Indian Hills is hurricanes, at a high overall level
41% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by cold waves at 37%. In Indian Hills, the risk rating from FEMA is 65 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Indian Hills sell for about $100K
At 1 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in any other Texas town; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $723, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Among households in Indian Hills, 96% live in a home they own. Indian Hills’ midpoint rent is $1,155 a month.
| Indian Hills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 96% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,155 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Indian Hills. Close and well known come first.
16 mi Stadium & arenaBert Ogden Arena
35 mi LandmarkFort Brown
33 mi Zoo & aquariumGladys Porter Zoo
21 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena
30 mi National Historical ParkPalo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park169K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Bert Ogden Arena: Wikidude10000, CC0 · Fort Brown: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gladys Porter Zoo: Jc161991, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Payne Arena: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park: Schmorleitz, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Indian Hills
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Indian Hills; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Indian Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Questions about Indian Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Indian Hills, TX a good place to live?
Indian Hills grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #529 of 640 in Texas. It grades D− for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Indian Hills, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $54,000, 82% 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 A−.