PrimeraTX
A town of 5,478.
Is Primera a good place to live?
Primera is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 371st of 640 graded towns in Texas, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $80K. A typical home there costs about $161K, 3.1 years of the Brownsville metro’s $53K median household income. Primera’s January low is 51°F, above both Texas’ towns (37°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Primera's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 100% of U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns.
Primera has grown 35% since 2010
4,070 counted in 2010 and 5,257 in 2020; an estimated 5,478 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Primera grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Primera is from typical.
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Moving to Primera: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Primera, 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 Primera.
Primera has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Harlingen and beyond, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
About two in five of Primera’s working residents commute to Harlingen
Primera has 453 jobs for its 1,958 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 19.9 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Most working residents leave Primera for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Primera is 20 minutes. Jobs based in Primera grew to 453 in 2023, 189 more than in 2013.
| Primera | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $80,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Primera’s schools rank behind 59% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Harlingen CISD. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Hesiquio Rodriguez ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 674 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Primera faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
129 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 21 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1991, 129 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Primera.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Primera
The Harlingen weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 151 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 50.6°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 96°.
Primera has warm winters and hot summers. Primera’s July high is 96°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime reported in Primera
Primera's reported crime rate is well below Texas's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 12 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Primera | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.1 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Residents of Primera are less healthy than 59% of U.S. towns
Primera beats the Texas average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 32% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Primera.
| Primera | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 74% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 20% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Primera | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.3% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 16.9% | 21.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 31.7% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Primera sell for about $267K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Primera
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Primera; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Primera residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
99% of working residents leave Primera for work
Where Primera’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Primera’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Primera.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primera | #371 | C− | C+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Combes | #332 | C | B− | B− | C+ | C |
| Harlingen | #557 | D | C+ | C− | C+ | C− |
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Questions about Primera
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Primera, TX a good place to live?
Primera grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #371 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Primera, TX expensive?
The typical home is worth about $161,000, 46% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.