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Las LomasTX

A town of 2,154.

Population
2,154
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$87K
Census ACS
Household income
$25K
median
Median age
28.9
years
Jobs based here
75
A commuter town

Is Las Lomas a good place to live?

The best of Las Lomas’ subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for health. Las Lomas has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestACost of livingWeakestD−HealthDJobs & incomeDWalkability
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Las Lomas for work

Where Las Lomas’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

22% → Rio Grande City Rio Grande City 22% 8% → McAllen McAllen 8% 7% → Edinburg Edinburg 7% 4% → Corpus Christi Corpus Christi 4% 3% → Pharr Pharr 3% 3% → Laredo Laredo 3% Las Lomas · 1% stay
75jobs based in Las Lomas
1%of working residents work in town
37 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Las Lomas grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Las Lomas is from typical.

How grading works

HealthNear the bottom of U.S. towns on CDC estimates; Starr County Memorial Hospital 5.4 miles awayD−Open →Jobs & income$25K median household incomeDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.8 of 20; 20.2% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $87K, 2.3 years of the Rio Grande City area’s $38K median household incomeAOpen →SchoolsBehind 66% of Texas districts on tests and graduationCOpen →Hazard riskcold waves tops the listCOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksDOpen →HistoryC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 100° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 28.9; 1% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Las Lomas: who provides what

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

PowerMagic Valley Electric Coop10.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Rio Grande City water system2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesStarr CountyStarr County provides services here
SchoolsRio Grande City Grulla 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 code7858278582 100%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 Las Lomas.

HealthD−

Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, more of Las Lomas’ adults say their health is fair or poor

14% of Las Lomas adults binge drink, below both Texas’ towns (17%) and U.S. towns (16%). Las Lomas: just over a fifth of adults report frequent physical distress. Only 2 of the 642 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who worry about having enough food than Las Lomas. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Las Lomas is ahead of Texas on 2 and behind on 21.

1%healthier than U.S. townsD−Health Grade
Las LomasTexas townsU.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)45%24%19%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)22%13%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)22%15%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)51%30%25%
31 measures vs. Texas
2 better8 too close to call21 worse
What stands outLas LomasTX
Fewer adults who have had cancer3.8%6.1%
Fewer binge drinkers13.8%17%
More adults facing food insecurity52.4%19.3%
Starr County Memorial Hospital
5.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageLas Lomas’ health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby5.4 miles to an ER · Starr County Memorial HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than TX on 2 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D

A larger share of residents in Las Lomas live below the poverty line than in the typical Texas or U.S. town

For half of commuters, work is under 37 miles away. In Las Lomas, the mean commuting time is 17 minutes, against 25 minutes in Texas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among working residents in the town, 0.7% work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 66, to 75.

1%work in town
Las LomasTexas townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line37%12%9.6%
Average trip to work17 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town0.7%8.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Las Lomas1%
Rio Grande City22%
McAllen8%
Edinburg7%
Corpus Christi4%
37 mi
median commute distance
75
jobs based in Las Lomas
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns
Full pageLas Lomas’ work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here75 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work1% work in Las LomasCommute times17 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 37 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers: that is Las Lomas’ year

In Las Lomas, the peak summer temperature is 99°F.

100°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter50–73°
Spring65–89°
Summer76–99°
Fall64–87°
Dec 17
typical first frost
Jan 31
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
100°
typical summer high
Full pageLas Lomas’ climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 99°, January lows 48°Rain & snow21″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard ofHeating & coolingMostly a cooling billThen and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Las Lomas has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves

For Las Lomas, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 60 of 100. Expected losses in Las Lomas break down as 63% from cold waves and 28% from inland flooding.

60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
60High riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland flooding
Full pageLas Lomas’ hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters19 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready2.5 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HousingCost of living grade A

A home in Las Lomas sells for about $70K at the median

The midpoint rent in Las Lomas is $645 a month. In Las Lomas, 80% of households live in a home they own.

$70Kmedian sale price
Las LomasTexas townsU.S. towns
Median rent$645 a month$1,208 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home80%69%73%
1
homes sold in April
Full pageLas Lomas’ housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page
Prices over the yearsPrices over the yearsYears of income to buyA typical home costs 2.8 years of incomeRents$645 a month · Median rentVs. the neighborsAhead of its graded neighbor

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Las Lomas

15pages on Las Lomas
The big questions
SchoolsCBehind 66% of TX districtsHealthD−Better than TX on 2 of 31 CDC measuresCost of livingAWork & commuteD$25K median household income · 75 jobs hereNatural hazardsCFEMA risk higher than 60% of U.S. communities · cold waves
Out and about
PlacesAttractions6 nearby · Border Theater 30 miLibraryRio Grande City Public LibraryColleges
The story
Climate100° summer highs
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Las Lomas; the nearest are

South Texas CollegeCommunity college · Public · McAllen33.8 mi$4,920 in-state tuitionThe University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyUniversity or college · Public · Edinburg37.4 mi$9,987 in-state tuitionTexas Southmost CollegeCommunity college · Public · Brownsville85.8 mi$3,148 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Las Lomas residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Las Lomas

CDP in Texas, United States

Las Lomas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Las Lomas had a population of 3,054. Las Lomas is one of several colonias in Starr County, within the Rio Grande Valley region. The name is derived from the community's terrain.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
184 ft

Las Lomas’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Las Lomas.

Explore the map →
Rio Grande CityRio Grande CityLas Lomas
Rio Grande City
W · 22% of Las Lomas workers commute here
Visit
How the neighbors grade
TownTX rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Las Lomas——A—CD−
Rio Grande City#627D−CC+CD−

Las Lomas has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Las Lomas reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Las Lomas with a neighbor →

Questions about Las Lomas

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Las Lomas, TX expensive?

Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $87,000, 71% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.