MesquiteTX
A town in Texas, home to 515 people.
Is Mesquite a good place to live?
63% of residents live below the poverty line in Mesquite, above both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 643 Texas towns, just 2 have a lower share of homes lived in by their owners than Mesquite. Mesquite has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
515 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Mesquite: who provides what
Mesquite 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
Ordered by what stands out in Mesquite.
In Mesquite, the average trip to work runs shorter than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Half the trips to work are shorter than 49 miles. The top destinations are Roma (18%), McAllen (12%) and Edinburg (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Mesquite is hotter than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
The seasons in Mesquite: warm winters, hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 100°, January nights drop to 48° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Mesquite is
Only 10 of the 642 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Mesquite. This Texas town beats the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 22. 46% of Mesquite adults have obesity.
| Mesquite | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Mesquite | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.1% | 6.1% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.4% | 17% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 50.3% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Mesquite, mostly cold waves
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in half of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Mesquite, 69% come from cold waves and 23% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Mesquite
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mesquite; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Mesquite residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Mesquite for work
Where Mesquite’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Mesquite
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mesquite, TX a good place to live?
Mesquite has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.