La Coma HeightsTX
In Texas, this town has 127 residents.
Is La Coma Heights a good place to live?
La Coma Heights’ January low is 49°F, above both Texas’ towns (37°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Among 643 Texas towns, just 4 have a higher owner-occupancy rate than La Coma Heights. La Coma Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
127 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to La Coma Heights: who provides what
La Coma Heights 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
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La Coma Heights has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves
FEMA puts 37% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 32% to hurricanes. La Coma Heights’ natural-hazard score from FEMA works out to 72 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in La Coma Heights brings mild winters and hot summers
La Coma Heights’ typical July afternoon high is put at 97°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of La Coma Heights’ adults worry about having enough food than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
In La Coma Heights, 52% of adults have obesity. Among 642 Texas towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than La Coma Heights. On the CDC’s 31 measures, La Coma Heights is ahead of Texas on 1 and behind on 23.
| La Coma Heights | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 24% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | La Coma Heights | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.5% | 6.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 33.8% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around La Coma Heights. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Stadium & arenaBert Ogden Arena
24 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena11 mi MuseumMuseum of South Texas History
18 mi GardenMcAllen Botanical Gardens
22 mi TheatreBorder TheaterPhoto credits
Bert Ogden Arena: Wikidude10000, CC0 · Payne Arena: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · McAllen Botanical Gardens: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, United States, CC BY 3.0 us · Border Theater: Andres Gonzalez, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about La Coma Heights
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of La Coma Heights
About 0 of every 100 La Coma Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About La Coma Heights
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
La Coma Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, La Coma Heights had a population of 116. It is in the northeastern part of the county, on the south side of Farm to Market Road 490. It is 3 miles (5 km) west of Hargill and 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Edinburg, the county seat.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 75 ft
Questions about La Coma Heights
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Is La Coma Heights, TX a good place to live?
La Coma Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.