Midway SouthTX
A town of 2,308.
Is Midway South a good place to live?
Midway South’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for health. 38% of residents are under 18 in Midway South, against 26% in Texas’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 23 of Texas’ 998 towns score lower on health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. Only 26 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on the outdoors. Midway South has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
100% of working residents leave Midway South for work
Where Midway South’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Midway South grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Midway South is from typical.
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Moving to Midway South: who provides what
Midway South 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 South.
More of Midway South’s adults say their health is fair or poor than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
43% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Midway South, where Texas’ towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 19%. 21% of adults report frequent physical distress in Midway South. Midway South beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 21.
| Midway South | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 24% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Midway South | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.7% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 45.7% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Midway South’s workers commute out
25% of Midway South residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Weslaco (15%), McAllen (14%) and Donna (10%). The average trip to work in Midway South is 20 minutes.
| Midway South | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 25% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Midway South, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Midway South
Midway South has warm winters and hot summers. Midway South’s July high is 97°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Midway South sells for about $130K at the median
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 South. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Stadium & arenaBert Ogden Arena
14 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena
38 mi LandmarkFort Brown
37 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 South
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Midway South
About 7 of every 100 Midway South residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About Midway South
Census-designated place in Texas
Midway South is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,307 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 79 ft
Midway South’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Midway South.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midway South | — | — | A− | — | C | D− |
| Weslaco | #608 | D− | C | D | C+ | C− |
| Donna | #628 | D− | B | D− | C− | D− |
Midway South has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Midway South reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Midway South with a neighbor →
Questions about Midway South
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Midway South, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $108,000, 63% 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 A−.