Midway NorthTX
3,594 people call this town in Texas home.
Is Midway North a good place to live?
Several subjects drag its grade down. Health is its weak spot: residents are less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Overall, Midway North earns a C−, which places it 442nd of 640 in Texas. Set against the rest, it does better than 15% of U.S. towns. Its best grade is for cost of living (B+): a typical home costs about $112K, 2.1 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income. Only 22 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on the outdoors. The town’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.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · USGS PAD-US · NOAA normals, 1991–2020 · Census LEHD, 2023.
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 that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
The share of adults in Midway North who have high blood pressure: 30%. CDC measures, 31 in all: Midway North beats Texas on 5 and trails on 14. In Midway North, 31% of adults say their health is fair or poor, and 71% had a checkup this year.
| 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
Midway North stands out in Texas and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
Midway North has 109 jobs for its 1,652 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away. Among residents in Midway North, 20% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Weslaco (21%), McAllen (12%) and Edinburg (8%). The typical journey to work here is 29 minutes.
| Midway North | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| 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
In Midway North, a typical January night runs milder than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
January nights average 50.4°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 96.9°.
For Midway North, the peak summer temperature is 97°F. Winters in the town are warm and summers hot. Snow almost never falls.
| Midway North | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 97°F | 95°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Midway North: hurricanes
53% of Midway North’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 18%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 2020, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out here.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Midway North sells for about $262K 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.
Midway North’s median rent is $1,042 a month. For households in the town, the share who are owner-occupiers is 86%.
| 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+.