Is Palmview a good place to live?
Palmview earns a D, 528th of 640 graded towns in Texas, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $44K, and 31% of residents live below the poverty line. One bright spot: homes are within reach, about $181K for a typical one, or 3.3 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income. 31% of residents live below the poverty line in Palmview, above both Texas’ towns (12%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Palmview's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 100% of U.S. towns. On history, just 74 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse.
Palmview has grown 191% since 2010
5,460 counted in 2010 and 15,830 in 2020; an estimated 15,878 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 189.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Palmview grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Palmview is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Palmview: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Palmview, and how to reach them.
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 Palmview.
Palmview has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has poverty well above the Texas rate.
Palmview earns a D for health
Against the 3,661 U.S. towns with household incomes like Palmview’s, it is less healthy than 68%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
37% of Palmview adults say their health is fair or poor. Palmview beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 41% of Palmview adults get no exercise outside work.
| Palmview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Palmview | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 40.8% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Palmview’s schools rank behind 65% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by La Joya ISD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irene M Garcia MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 601 | C− |
| Premier H S of PalmviewLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 108 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Palmview stands out in Texas and nationally, with the median rent lower than most
Home values rose 33% in five years, to about $181K, against 10% across Texas. The median property tax bill is $2,071, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Palmview is $678 a month. The typical Palmview home is worth about $181,000, down 1% in a year, 39% below the Texas typical home.
| Palmview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $678 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 69% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Palmview’s workers commute out
The average commute for its 5,214 working residents takes 20.4 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas. Jobs based here grew from 1,344 in 2013 to 2,701.
Most working residents leave Palmview for work: only 4% work in town. Palmview’s average trip to work is 20 minutes. Jobs based in Palmview grew to 2,701 in 2023, 1,357 more than in 2013.
| Palmview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $44,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Palmview 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 49.4°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 98.2°.
Palmview has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Palmview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 49°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 98°F | 95°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hurricanes leads a high hazard risk in Palmview
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 2016, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Palmview.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3.3% of Palmview is conserved land
Just 159 of its 4,858 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Palmview itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Palmview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | — | 135 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Bert Ogden Arena and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Palmview. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Stadium & arenaBert Ogden Arena16 mi Stadium & arenaRobert and Janet Vackar Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena15 mi MuseumMuseum of South Texas History
4 mi TheatreBorder Theater
9 mi GardenMcAllen Botanical GardensPhoto credits
Bert Ogden Arena: Wikidude10000, CC0 · Payne Arena: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Border Theater: Andres Gonzalez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McAllen Botanical Gardens: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, United States, CC BY 3.0 us
Everything we know about Palmview
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Palmview
About 5 of every 100 Palmview residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
96% of working residents leave Palmview for work
Where Palmview’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Palmview
City in Texas
Palmview is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. Its population is 17,410 as of the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1978
- Area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 148 ft
- Area code
- 956
Palmview’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Palmview.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmview | #528 | D | B | C | C+ | D |
| La Homa | #556 | D | B+ | — | C+ | D− |
| Abram | — | — | A | — | C+ | D |
| Doffing | #482 | D | A− | — | C+ | D− |
| Palmview South | — | — | B | — | C+ | D |
| Mission | #485 | D | C− | B− | C+ | C |
| Perezville | — | — | A | — | C+ | C− |
Abram, Palmview South and Perezville have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. La Homa, Abram, Doffing, Palmview South and Perezville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Palmview with a neighbor →
Questions about Palmview
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Palmview, TX a good place to live?
Palmview grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #528 of 640 in Texas. It grades D for health, C for safety and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Palmview, TX expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.