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Los AltosTX

A town of 1,082.

Is Los Altos a good place to live?

Los Altos’ best subject grade is a B+ for schools; its weakest is a D− for walkability. 91% of residents live below the poverty line in Los Altos, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On walkability, just 27 of Texas’ 999 towns do worse. The median household income is $22K, and 91% of residents live below the poverty line. No town in Texas scores lower than Los Altos on the outdoors. Los Altos has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Los Altos stand out

Where Los Altos beats most towns.

Small town

1,082 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Tanquecitos South AcresTanquecitos South Acres IILaredoTanquecitos South AcresTanquecitos South Acres IILaredoLos Altos

How Los Altos grades

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

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Los Altos: who provides what

Los Altos is unincorporated, so Webb County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMedina Electric Coop12.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Laredo water system3 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesWebb CountyWebb County provides services here
SchoolsUnited 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 hereWebb County Early Voting ClerkWebb County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code7804378043 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 Los Altos.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A

Los Altos faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.

10risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
10Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHeat waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D

Los Altos stands out in Texas and nationally: the median household income there is lower

At $22,000, Los Altos’ median household income is below both Texas’ towns ($69,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Most working residents leave Los Altos for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Laredo (70%), Austin (4%) and McAllen (4%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Los Altos0%
Laredo70%
Austin4%
McAllen4%
Hobbs2%
9 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Los Altos
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

A typical July afternoon in Los Altos is hotter than in most of Texas or the rest of the country

The July high in Los Altos is 99°F. Los Altos has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain.

99°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter48–70°
Spring63–87°
Summer75–99°
Fall63–85°
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
99°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC+

Residents of Los Altos are less healthy than 57% of U.S. towns

Los Altos beats the Texas average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 34% of Los Altos adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.

43%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
Los AltosTexas townsU.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)34%18%8.1%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)71%74%79%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)27%20%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)28%35%35%
31 measures vs. Texas
7 better18 too close to call6 worse
What stands outLos AltosTX
Fewer adults with COPD3.6%5.7%
Fewer adults who have had cancer4%6.1%
More uninsured adults34.2%19.1%
Doctors Hospital of Laredo
6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Los Altos

13pages on Los Altos
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Los Altos

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Los Altos for work

Where Los Altos’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

70% → Laredo Laredo 70% 4% → Austin Austin 4% 4% → McAllen McAllen 4% 2% → Hobbs Hobbs 2% 2% → Bellaire Bellaire 2% 2% → Bellmead Bellmead 2% Los Altos · 0% stay
0jobs based in Los Altos
0%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Los Altos

CDP in Texas, United States

Los Altos is a census-designated place (CDP) in Webb County, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP formed from parts of the Laredo Ranchettes CDP prior to the 2010 census. As of the 2020 census, Los Altos had a population of 175. It is one of several colonias in Webb County.

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