Midway SouthTX
With 2,308 residents, it is a town in Texas.
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.
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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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
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Midway South.
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, more of Midway South’s adults report frequent physical distress
43% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Midway South. Among 642 Texas towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Midway South. CDC measures, 31 in all: Midway South beats Texas on 1 and trails 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
Half commute less than 13 miles. Midway South’s typical journey to work is 20 minutes. 25% of Midway South residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Weslaco (15%), McAllen (14%) and Donna (10%).
| 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
Midway South has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves
Expected losses in Midway South break down as 41% from cold waves and 30% from hurricanes. Midway South’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 70 of 100. Also worth knowing: households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2018.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Midway South
July afternoons reach 97°, January nights drop to 50° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Midway South sells for about $164K at the median
In Midway South, the typical sale closed at 96.7% of the list price. Midway South’s typical rent comes in at $738 a month. On the market in the town: a median 133 days to sell.
| Midway South | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $738 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Midway South
Bert Ogden Arena 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 Arena11 mi Stadium & arenaRobert and Janet Vackar Stadium
38 mi LandmarkFort Brown
14 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena
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 · Fort Brown: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Payne Arena: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Gladys Porter Zoo: Jc161991, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park: Schmorleitz, CC BY-SA 3.0
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.
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−.
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