La BlancaTX
This town of 2,998 people was settled in 1927.
Is La Blanca a good place to live?
La Blanca’s weakest subject is health — residents are less healthy than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Overall, La Blanca earns a C−: better than 18% of U.S. towns, and 400th of 640 in Texas. Cost of living is its strong suit: a typical home costs about $141K, 2.6 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income. It lags on walkability as well. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. On history, just 43 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Its January low is 50°F, above both Texas’ towns (37°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). On the outdoors, just 85 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · National Register of Historic Places · NOAA normals, 1991–2020 · USGS PAD-US.
What makes La Blanca stand out
Where La Blanca beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
La Blanca has shrunk 17% from 2010 to 2020
2,488 counted in 2010 and 2,078 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How La Blanca grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far La Blanca is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to La Blanca: who provides what
La Blanca 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 La Blanca.
La Blanca has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, has homes that are cheap against local pay and sends most of its workers to Edinburg and beyond.
More of La Blanca’s adults worry about having enough food than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
For adults in La Blanca, the share who have obesity is 46%. The town does better than the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 21. Two figures for adults locally: 20% have diabetes, 43% get no exercise outside work.
| La Blanca | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | La Blanca | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.4% | 6.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 45.5% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
La Blanca earns an A− for cost of living
At 2.6 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income, the typical home (about $141K) costs less against local pay than in 81% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Values rose 6.1% in the past year while the Texas typical home fell 1.5%.
La Blanca’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $923 a month. Home values are up 6.1% over the year to September 2026. The share of households in La Blanca who own their home: 75%.
| La Blanca | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $923 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 69% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Few of La Blanca’s working residents work in town
La Blanca has 71 jobs for its 621 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
For half of commuters, work is under 13 miles away. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in La Blanca. Jobs in La Blanca grew by 68 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 71. Also worth knowing: the middle household income locally is $56,000.
| La Blanca | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in La Blanca
The Santa Rosa 3 Wnw weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 166 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 50°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 96.9°.
Snowfall is close to zero. For La Blanca, the midsummer high is 97°F.
| La Blanca | 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
Top of a high hazard risk in La Blanca: cold waves
Compared with 66% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in La Blanca is higher. 42% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by hurricanes at 29%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in La Blanca after 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2025.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around La Blanca. Close and well known come first.
9 mi Stadium & arenaBert Ogden Arena
18 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena
39 mi National Historical ParkPalo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park169K visitors a year8 mi MuseumMuseum of South Texas History
14 mi GardenMcAllen Botanical GardensPhoto credits
Bert Ogden Arena: Wikidude10000, CC0 · Payne Arena: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park: Schmorleitz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McAllen Botanical Gardens: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, United States, CC BY 3.0 us
Everything we know about La Blanca
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of La Blanca
About 5 of every 100 La Blanca residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
100% of working residents leave La Blanca for work
Where La Blanca’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About La Blanca
Census-designated place in Texas
La Blanca is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,078 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 69 ft
- ZIP code
- 78558
- Area code
- 956
Questions about La Blanca
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is La Blanca, TX a good place to live?
La Blanca grades C− overall, better than 18% of U.S. towns and #400 of 640 in Texas. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is La Blanca, 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−.