Palo BlancoTX
321 people call this town in Texas home.
Is Palo Blanco a good place to live?
Palo Blanco’s July high is 99°F, against 95°F in Texas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Of the 643 Texas towns we compare, none has a higher share of workers working from home than Palo Blanco. Palo Blanco has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
321 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Palo Blanco: who provides what
Palo Blanco is unincorporated, so Starr 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 Palo Blanco.
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Palo Blanco work out of town
The median commute is under 44 miles. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Palo Blanco. The top destinations are Roma (13%), Rio Grande City (10%) and McAllen (10%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Palo Blanco brings mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 99°, January nights drop to 48° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Palo Blanco is
Palo Blanco: 15% of adults binge drink. Of 31 CDC measures, Palo Blanco beats the Texas average on 1 and trails it on 14. Two figures for adults in the town: 18% have diabetes, 43% get no exercise outside work.
| Palo Blanco | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Palo Blanco | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.8% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 39.6% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Palo Blanco has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves
71% of Palo Blanco’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 19%. Compared with nearly three fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Palo Blanco
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Palo Blanco; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Palo Blanco residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Palo Blanco for work
Where Palo Blanco’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Palo Blanco
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Palo Blanco, TX a good place to live?
Palo Blanco has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.