La HomaTX
A town of 11,285.
Is La Homa a good place to live?
La Homa grades D overall, 556th of 640 graded towns in Texas, mostly because of health and incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 97% of the country. The median household income is $37K, and 37% of residents live below the poverty line. One bright spot: a typical home costs about $164K, 3 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income. 37% of residents live below the poverty line in La Homa, against 12% in Texas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 5 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns.
99% of working residents leave La Homa for work
Where La Homa’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How La Homa grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far La Homa is from typical.
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Moving to La Homa: who provides what
La Homa 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 Homa.
La Homa has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has poverty well above the Texas rate.
A larger share of adults in La Homa say their health is fair or poor than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Against the 1,607 U.S. towns with household incomes like La Homa’s, it is less healthy than 76%, so its D− isn’t only a matter of income.
41% of La Homa adults say their health is fair or poor. La Homa beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 22. 20% of La Homa adults report frequent physical distress.
| La Homa | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | La Homa | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.7% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 46.6% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
La Homa’s schools rank behind 65% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by La Joya ISD. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is La Joya Palmview H S, with 2,073 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan de Dios Salinas MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 648 | D− |
| La Joya Palmview H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,073 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
For cost of living, La Homa earns a B+
Home values rose 48% in five years, to about $164K, against 10% across Texas. The median property tax bill is $1,818, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in La Homa is $740 a month. The typical La Homa home is worth about $164,000, up 1.8% in a year, 45% below the Texas typical home. 79% of households own their home in La Homa.
| La Homa | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $740 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 69% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents commute out of La Homa
La Homa has 398 jobs for its 3,159 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 630 in 2013 to 398.
Most working residents leave La Homa for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in La Homa fell to 398 in 2023, 232 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are McAllen (21%), Mission (14%) and Edinburg (9%).
| La Homa | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $37,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
La Homa has mild winters and hot summers
The Mcallen weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 170 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.6°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 97.9°.
La Homa has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. La Homa’s January low is 50°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| La Homa | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 98°F | 95°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hurricanes leads a high hazard risk in La Homa
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 2018, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in La Homa.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bert Ogden Arena and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around La Homa. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Stadium & arenaBert Ogden Arena14 mi Stadium & arenaRobert and Janet Vackar Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena12 mi MuseumMuseum of South Texas History
5 mi TheatreBorder Theater
9 mi GardenMcAllen Botanical GardensPhoto credits
Bert Ogden Arena: Wikidude10000, CC0 · Payne Arena: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Border Theater: Andres Gonzalez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McAllen Botanical Gardens: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, United States, CC BY 3.0 us
Everything we know about La Homa
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of La Homa
About 5 of every 100 La Homa residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About La Homa
Census-designated place in Texas
La Homa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,267 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 6.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 164 ft
La Homa’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with La Homa.
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Questions about La Homa
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is La Homa, TX a good place to live?
La Homa grades D overall, better than 6% of U.S. towns and #556 of 640 in Texas. It grades D− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is La Homa, 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 B+.