La Paloma RanchettesTX
A town of 319 in Texas.
Is La Paloma Ranchettes a good place to live?
La Paloma Ranchettes’ January low is 49°F, against 37°F in Texas’ towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. La Paloma Ranchettes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
319 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to La Paloma Ranchettes: who provides what
La Paloma Ranchettes is unincorporated, so Starr 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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Most of La Paloma Ranchettes’ workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Half of commuters travel less than 26 miles. The top destinations are Rio Grande City (19%), McAllen (12%) and Edinburg (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
La Paloma Ranchettes stands out in Texas and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is hotter
Summers in La Paloma Ranchettes are hot, and winters warm, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 99°, January nights drop to 49° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, fewer of La Paloma Ranchettes’ adults had a checkup this year
16% of adults smoke cigarettes in La Paloma Ranchettes. CDC measures, 31 in all: La Paloma Ranchettes beats Texas on 1 and trails on 18. In La Paloma Ranchettes, 18% of adults have diabetes, and 44% get no exercise outside work.
| La Paloma Ranchettes | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | La Paloma Ranchettes | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.5% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 43.5% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
La Paloma Ranchettes faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities. Just over three fifths of La Paloma Ranchettes’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 24%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about La Paloma Ranchettes
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of La Paloma Ranchettes; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 La Paloma Ranchettes residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave La Paloma Ranchettes for work
Where La Paloma Ranchettes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about La Paloma Ranchettes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is La Paloma Ranchettes, TX a good place to live?
La Paloma Ranchettes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.