Palmview SouthTX
A town of 1,819.
Is Palmview South a good place to live?
The best of Palmview South’s subject grades is a B+ for walkability; the weakest is a D for health. 43% of residents live below the poverty line in Palmview South, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 10 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Palmview South. 29% of the land in Palmview South is conserved, where Texas’ towns sit at 1.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Palmview South has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Palmview South has shrunk 64% from 2010 to 2020
5,575 counted in 2010 and 2,008 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Palmview South grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Palmview South is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Palmview South: who provides what
Palmview South 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 Palmview South.
Palmview South is less healthy than 93% of U.S. towns
Palmview South beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 37% of Palmview South adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Palmview South | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Palmview South | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.3% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 39.3% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Palmview South has set aside nearly a quarter of its land for conservation
0.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Palmview South is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | 0.5 mi | 154 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Palmview South has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Palmview South for work: only 0% work in town. Palmview South’s average trip to work is 18 minutes. Since 2013, Palmview South has added 39 jobs, to 45 in 2023.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Palmview South, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Palmview South since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Palmview South has mild winters and hot summers
Palmview South has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 98°, January nights drop to 49° and 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 Palmview South. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Stadium & arenaBert Ogden Arena16 mi Stadium & arenaRobert and Janet Vackar Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena
3 mi TheatreBorder Theater15 mi MuseumMuseum of South Texas History
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 South
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Palmview South
About 1 of every 100 Palmview South residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Palmview South for work
Where Palmview South’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Palmview South
Census-designated place in Texas
Palmview South is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,008 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 135 ft
Palmview South’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Palmview South.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmview South | — | — | B | — | C+ | D |
| Palmview | #528 | D | B | C | C+ | D |
| Mission | #485 | D | C− | B− | C+ | C |
Palmview South has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Palmview South reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Palmview South with a neighbor →
Questions about Palmview South
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Palmview South, 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.