MurilloTX
A town of 8,883.
Is Murillo a good place to live?
Murillo earns a D, 573rd among Texas's 640 graded towns, mostly because of health. Residents are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. What it does well: its schools rank ahead of 50% of Texas towns. 35% of residents are under 18 in Murillo, against 26% in Texas’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 81 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse.
Murillo has grown 25% from 2010 to 2020
7,344 counted in 2010 and 9,158 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Murillo grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Murillo is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Murillo: who provides what
Murillo 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 Murillo.
Murillo has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Edinburg and beyond.
For health, Murillo earns a D
33% of Murillo adults say their health is fair or poor. Murillo beats the Texas average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 38% of Murillo adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Murillo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 24% | 19% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 74% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Murillo | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.4% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 17.5% | 21.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 38% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For schools, Murillo earns a B−
Its public schools are run by Edinburg CISD. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Thomas Esparza ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 541 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Murillo
Murillo has 645 jobs for its 2,737 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Murillo for work: only 0% work in town. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Murillo. Jobs based in Murillo grew to 645 in 2023, 569 more than in 2013.
| Murillo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Murillo, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 2015, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Murillo.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Murillo has mild winters and hot summers
The Mcallen weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 170 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.8°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 97.2°.
Murillo has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The January low in Murillo is 50°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Murillo | 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
A home in Murillo sells for about $283K at the median
Murillo’s median rent is $748 a month.
| Murillo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $748 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 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Murillo. Close and well known come first.
3 mi Stadium & arenaBert Ogden Arena
12 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena4 mi MuseumMuseum of South Texas History
8 mi GardenMcAllen Botanical Gardens
13 mi TheatreBorder TheaterPhoto credits
Bert Ogden Arena: Wikidude10000, CC0 · Payne Arena: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · McAllen Botanical Gardens: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, United States, CC BY 3.0 us · Border Theater: Andres Gonzalez, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Murillo
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Murillo
About 5 of every 100 Murillo residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
100% of working residents leave Murillo for work
Where Murillo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Murillo
Census-designated place in Texas
Murillo, previously recorded as Nurillo, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,158 at the 2020 census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 6.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 95 ft
Murillo’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Murillo.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murillo | #573 | D | C+ | — | B− | D |
| Edinburg | #560 | D | D | C | B− | C |
| Lopezville | — | — | B+ | — | B− | D |
| César Chávez | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
Lopezville and César Chávez have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Murillo, Lopezville and César Chávez report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Murillo with a neighbor →
Questions about Murillo
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Murillo, TX a good place to live?
Murillo grades D overall, better than 5% of U.S. towns and #573 of 640 in Texas. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Murillo, TX expensive?
The typical home is worth about $164,000, 45% 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 C+.