Midway NorthTX
A town of 3,594.
Is Midway North a good place to live?
Midway North gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $112K for a typical one, or 2.1 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income. It grades C− overall, ranked 442nd of 640 in Texas. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Midway North’s January low is 50°F, against 37°F in Texas’ towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. Only 5 of the 642 Texas towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Midway North. Midway North's schools rank behind 74% of the state's.
Midway North has shrunk 11% from 2010 to 2020
4,752 counted in 2010 and 4,232 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Midway North grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Midway North is from typical.
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Moving to Midway North: who provides what
Midway North is unincorporated, so Hidalgo 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 Midway North.
Midway North is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
Midway North earns a C− for health
Against the 8,397 U.S. towns with household incomes like Midway North’s, it is less healthy than 63%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
37% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Midway North. Midway North beats the Texas average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 71% of adults had a checkup this year in Midway North.
| Midway North | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 20% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 24% | 19% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Midway North | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.7% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.4% | 5.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 36.6% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Midway North
Midway North has 109 jobs for its 1,652 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Midway North for work: only 0% work in town. 20% of Midway North residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Weslaco (21%), McAllen (12%) and Edinburg (8%).
| Midway North | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Midway North
January nights average 50.4°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 96.9°.
Midway North has warm winters and hot summers. Midway North’s July high is 97°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hurricanes leads a high hazard risk in Midway North
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 2020, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Midway North.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Midway North sells for about $270K at the median
At 2.1 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 91% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,733, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Midway North is $1,042 a month.
| Midway North | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,042 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Midway North. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaBert Ogden Arena
15 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena
39 mi LandmarkFort Brown
38 mi Zoo & aquariumGladys Porter Zoo
35 mi National Historical ParkPalo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park169K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Bert Ogden Arena: Wikidude10000, CC0 · Payne Arena: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Brown: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gladys Porter Zoo: Jc161991, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park: Schmorleitz, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Midway North
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Midway North
About 2 of every 100 Midway North residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Midway North for work
Where Midway North’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Midway North
Census-designated place in Texas
Midway North is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,232 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 79 ft
Midway North’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Midway North.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midway North | #442 | C− | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Weslaco | #608 | D− | C | D | C+ | C− |
Midway North reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Midway North with a neighbor →
Questions about Midway North
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Midway North, TX a good place to live?
Midway North grades C− overall, better than 15% of U.S. towns and #442 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Midway North, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $112,000, 62% 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 B+.