North AlamoTX
A town of 4,819.
Is North Alamo a good place to live?
North Alamo gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $83K, 1.5 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 278th of 640 in Texas. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 71% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. North Alamo’s January low is 50°F, against 37°F in Texas’ towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. Among 642 Texas towns, just 7 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than North Alamo.
North Alamo has grown 15% from 2010 to 2020
3,235 counted in 2010 and 3,722 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How North Alamo grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far North Alamo is from typical.
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Moving to North Alamo: who provides what
North Alamo 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 North Alamo.
North Alamo has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to McAllen and beyond.
For health, North Alamo earns a D
35% of adults say their health is fair or poor in North Alamo. North Alamo beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 33% of adults worry about having enough food in North Alamo.
| North Alamo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 24% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 20% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | North Alamo | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.5% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 41.4% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of North Alamo
North Alamo has 49 jobs for its 1,194 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave North Alamo for work: only 0% work in town. 23% of North Alamo residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are McAllen (22%), Pharr (16%) and Edinburg (11%).
| North Alamo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 23% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hurricanes leads a high hazard risk in North Alamo
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
North Alamo has mild winters and hot summers
The Mcallen weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 170 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 50°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 97.2°.
North Alamo has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. North Alamo’s July high is 97°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bert Ogden Arena and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Alamo. Close and well known come first.
4 mi Stadium & arenaBert Ogden Arena5 mi Stadium & arenaRobert and Janet Vackar Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena6 mi MuseumMuseum of South Texas History
7 mi GardenMcAllen Botanical Gardens
12 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 North Alamo
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of North Alamo
About 7 of every 100 North Alamo residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
100% of working residents leave North Alamo for work
Where North Alamo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About North Alamo
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
North Alamo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,722 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 98 ft
North Alamo’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with North Alamo.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Alamo | #278 | C+ | A | — | B− | D |
| San Juan | #498 | D | C+ | C+ | B− | D |
| Alamo | #620 | D− | C+ | D | C+ | D |
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Questions about North Alamo
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Alamo, TX a good place to live?
North Alamo grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #278 of 640 in Texas. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is North Alamo, TX expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.