LasaraTX
1,467 people live in this town, settled in 1926.
Is Lasara a good place to live?
Lasara’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Lasara’s January low is 49°F, against 37°F in Texas’ towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. Only 14 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on hazard risk. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 86% of the country. Lasara has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lasara stand out
Where Lasara beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,467 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Lasara grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Lasara is from typical.
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Moving to Lasara: who provides what
Lasara is unincorporated, so Willacy 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 Lasara.
The typical home in Lasara is valued at about $145K
Among households in Lasara, 82% live in a home they own. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 33% in value.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lasara’s public schools trail 78% of Texas districts
Its two schools are below. Public schools: Lasara ISD. The 2 public schools in Lasara teach 343 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lasara ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 238 | D |
| Lasara H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 105 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
A larger share of adults worry about having enough food in Lasara than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
For adults in Lasara, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 19%. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Lasara is ahead of Texas on 1 and behind on 16. Two figures for adults here: 19% have diabetes, 42% get no exercise outside work.
| Lasara | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lasara | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 6.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 45% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lasara stands out in Texas and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
Federal aid has come to Lasara households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2025. 44% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by hurricanes at 33%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Few of Lasara’s working residents work in town
The top destinations are Raymondville (10%), Harlingen (10%) and McAllen (8%). In Lasara, 17% of residents live below the poverty line. Half commute less than 26 miles.
| Lasara | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
An age mix much like Texas’s
College graduates make up a quarter of adults 25 and older, against 34% across Texas. The age mix tracks Texas closely: no broad group is more than 4 points off. 45% never finished high school.
| Lasara | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40.4 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
42% women, 58% men
About 139 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±7.8 points). Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Lasara | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.2% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.2% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.4% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.3% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.9% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 44.7% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 14% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.7% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.3% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.5% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Lasara
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lasara; the nearest are
About 10 of every 100 Lasara residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Lasara has shrunk 13% from 2010 to 2020
1,039 counted in 2010 and 909 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
About Lasara
CDP in Texas, United States
Lasara is a census-designated place (CDP) in Willacy County, Texas, United States. The population was 909 at the 2020 census. Lasara was named after Laura Harding and Sarah Gill, the wives of German settlers William Harding and Lamar Gill.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 43 ft
- ZIP code
- 78561
Questions about Lasara
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lasara, 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.