Mila DoceTX
A town of 7,731.
Is Mila Doce a good place to live?
Mila Doce earns a D, ranked 452nd of 640 in Texas, mostly because of health and incomes. On CDC health estimates it is near the bottom nationally. The median household income is $51K, and 32% of residents live below the poverty line. In its favor, homes are within reach, about $68K for a typical one, or 1.2 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income. 32% of residents live below the poverty line in Mila Doce, against 12% in Texas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 14 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on the outdoors. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns.
99% of working residents leave Mila Doce for work
Where Mila Doce’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Mila Doce grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Mila Doce is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 1%), so the D overall blends very different results.
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Moving to Mila Doce: who provides what
Mila Doce 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 Mila Doce.
Mila Doce has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has poverty well above the Texas rate.
Mila Doce stands out in Texas and nationally: a larger share of its adults say their health is fair or poor
45% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Mila Doce. Mila Doce beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 24. 21% of adults report frequent physical distress in Mila Doce.
| Mila Doce | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 24% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mila Doce | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.5% | 6.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 50.6% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Mila Doce
Mila Doce has 315 jobs for its 1,872 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Mila Doce for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Mila Doce fell to 315 in 2023, 41 fewer than in 2013. The average trip to work in Mila Doce is 23 minutes.
| Mila Doce | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $51,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cold waves leads a high hazard risk in Mila Doce
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 2018, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mila Doce.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Mila Doce
The Santa Rosa 3 Wnw weather station, 6 miles away, records that about 166 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 50.3°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 96.7°.
Mila Doce has warm winters and hot summers. Mila Doce’s January low is 50°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Mila Doce | 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
The median rent in Mila Doce is lower than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
At 1.2 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in any other Texas town; that ratio is one input to its A+ for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,049, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
81% of Mila Doce households own their home.
| Mila Doce | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $640 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 69% | 73% |
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 Mila Doce. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Stadium & arenaBert Ogden Arena
37 mi LandmarkFort Brown
36 mi Zoo & aquariumGladys Porter Zoo
19 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena
32 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 · Gladys Porter Zoo: Jc161991, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Payne Arena: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park: Schmorleitz, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Mila Doce
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mila Doce
About 3 of every 100 Mila Doce residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Mila Doce
Census-designated place in Texas
Mila Doce ("Mile Twelve" in Spanish, from the name of the road it adjoins) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,162 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 3.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 59 ft
Mila Doce’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Mila Doce.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mila Doce | #452 | D | A+ | — | C+ | D− |
| Olivarez | #536 | D | B+ | — | C+ | D− |
| Weslaco | #608 | D− | C | D | C+ | C− |
Mila Doce and Olivarez report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mila Doce with a neighbor →
Questions about Mila Doce
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mila Doce, TX a good place to live?
Mila Doce grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #452 of 640 in Texas. It grades D− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Mila Doce, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $68,000, 77% 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+.