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IndioTX

A town in Texas.

Is Indio a good place to live?

Indio’s peak summer temperature is 99°F, above both the Texas town median (95°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). We don’t grade Indio yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Indio: who provides what

Indio is unincorporated, so Starr County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMagic Valley Electric Coop10.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & county servicesStarr CountyStarr County provides services here

SchoolsRoma 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 hereStarr County Early Voting ClerkStarr County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2022

ZIP codes78584, 7854578584 92% · 78545 8%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 Indio.

Climate

The climate in Indio brings mild winters and hot summers

In Indio, the January low is 48°F.

100°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter50–72°

Spring65–89°

Summer76–100°

Fall65–87°

+1.4°

vs. the 20th-century average

100°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 99°, January lows 48°Rain & snow20″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingMostly a cooling bill Then and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Top of a low hazard risk in Indio: cold waves

Of the losses FEMA expects in Indio, 63% come from cold waves and 22% from inland flooding. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities.

39risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Cold wavesInland floodingWildfire

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters19 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready2.5 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

A larger share of adults in Indio have diabetes than in the typical Texas or U.S. town

46% of adults have obesity in Indio. Only 10 of the 642 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Indio. Of 31 CDC measures, Indio beats the Texas average on 2 and trails it on 23.

	Indio	Typical Texas town	Typical U.S. town
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	44%	24%	19%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	24%	13%	12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	22%	15%	14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	50%	30%	25%