OlivarezTX
A town of 6,326.
Is Olivarez a good place to live?
Olivarez earns a D, ranked 536th of 640 in Texas, mostly because of health. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 98% of the country. What it does well: a typical home costs about $186K, 3.4 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income. Olivarez’s January low is 50°F, against 37°F in Texas’ towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 19 of Texas’ 999 towns do worse.
What makes Olivarez stand out
Where Olivarez beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Olivarez has grown 11% from 2010 to 2020
3,827 counted in 2010 and 4,248 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Olivarez grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Olivarez is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Olivarez: who provides what
Olivarez 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 Olivarez.
Olivarez has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, sends most of its workers to Weslaco and beyond and has home values climbing faster than Texas’s.
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, more of Olivarez’s adults say their health is fair or poor
Among adults in Olivarez, 48% have obesity and 20% have diabetes. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Olivarez is ahead of Texas on 1 and behind on 22. Also worth knowing: in Olivarez, 21% of adults report frequent mental distress.
| Olivarez | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 24% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Olivarez | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.7% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 46.1% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Olivarez’s grade for cost of living is a B+
Home values rose 41% in five years, to about $186K, against 10% across Texas. The median property tax bill is $1,552, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Olivarez’s median rent stands at $860 a month. Homes in the town are typically worth about $186,000, up 1.6% in a year, 37% below the Texas typical home. 92% of households live in a home they own locally.
| Olivarez | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $860 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Few of Olivarez’s working residents work in town
Olivarez has 114 jobs for its 1,511 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Half commute less than 14 miles. The share of residents in Olivarez who live below the poverty line: 19%. Jobs based in Olivarez grew to 114 in 2023, 52 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Weslaco (18%), McAllen (13%) and Edinburg (10%).
| Olivarez | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Olivarez, with cold waves at the top
In Olivarez, the risk rating from FEMA is 69 of 100. FEMA puts just over a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 35% to hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Olivarez brings mild winters and hot summers
The Santa Rosa 3 Wnw weather station, 8 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°.
Olivarez’s midsummer high comes in at 97°F. Snow is a rarity.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Olivarez. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Stadium & arenaBert Ogden Arena
39 mi LandmarkFort Brown
38 mi Zoo & aquariumGladys Porter Zoo
17 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena
34 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 Olivarez
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Olivarez
About 3 of every 100 Olivarez residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Olivarez for work
Where Olivarez’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Olivarez
Census-designated place in Texas
Olivarez is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,248 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 3.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 66 ft
Olivarez’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Olivarez.
Olivarez and Mila Doce report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Olivarez with a neighbor →
Questions about Olivarez
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Olivarez, TX a good place to live?
Olivarez grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #536 of 640 in Texas. It grades D− for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Olivarez, 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 B+.