ProgresoTX
A town of 5,148, settled in 1900.
Is Progreso a good place to live?
Progreso earns a D, 519th among Texas's 640 graded towns, mostly because of health and schools. Residents are less healthy than 97% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its schools rank behind 84% of the state's. In its favor, homes are within reach, about $119K for a typical one, or 2.2 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Progreso, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Progreso's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 100% of U.S. towns. Rancho Toluca is on the National Register of Historic Places.
What makes Progreso stand out
Where Progreso beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Progreso has shrunk 7% since 2010
5,507 counted in 2010 and 4,807 in 2020; an estimated 5,148 in 2025.
The decline has turned around: up 6.9% since 2020, after a 12.7% drop in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Progreso grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Progreso is from typical.
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Moving to Progreso: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Progreso, 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 Progreso.
Progreso has homes that are cheap against local pay and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has poverty well above the Texas rate.
A larger share of adults in Progreso worry about having enough food than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Among adults in Progreso, 37% have high blood pressure. Only 9 of the 641 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Progreso. The town does better than the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 22.
| Progreso | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 24% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Progreso | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 45.9% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Progreso earns a C− for schools
Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. Its public schools are run by Progreso ISD. The largest public high school is Progreso H S, with 431 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Thompson MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 281 | D |
| Progreso H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 431 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Progreso earns a B+ for cost of living
At 2.2 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income, the typical home (about $119K) costs less against local pay than in 89% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Home values rose 57% in five years, to about $119K, against 10% across Texas.
Homes in Progreso are typically worth about $119,000, up 0.9% in a year, 60% below the Texas typical home. The share of households in Progreso who own their home: 74%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1% of Progreso is conserved land
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 1.6 miles of trail. The biggest park or preserve is Progreso City Park, at 20 acres. For Progreso, the density of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Progreso | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Progreso City Park | 0.8 mi | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Progreso sends most of its workers out of town
Progreso has 294 jobs for its 1,449 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
For Progreso, the average trip to work is 22 minutes. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs based in Progreso grew to 294 in 2023, 119 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Weslaco (18%), McAllen (10%) and Harlingen (7%).
| Progreso | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Progreso stands out in Texas and nationally, with a typical January night milder than most
January nights average 50.6°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 96.7°.
Progreso brings warm winters and hot summers. In Progreso, the peak summer temperature is 97°F. It almost never snows.
| Progreso | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 51°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 97°F | 95°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Progreso, with cold waves at the top
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Progreso after 10 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 2019, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 24%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Progreso. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Stadium & arenaBert Ogden Arena
32 mi LandmarkFort Brown
31 mi Zoo & aquariumGladys Porter Zoo
18 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena
30 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 Progreso
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Progreso; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Progreso residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
98% of working residents leave Progreso for work
Where Progreso’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Progreso
City in Texas, United States
Progreso is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Progreso had a population of 4,807. 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)
- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 69 ft
- ZIP code
- 78579
- Area code
- 956
Questions about Progreso
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Progreso, TX a good place to live?
Progreso grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #519 of 640 in Texas. It grades D− for health and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Progreso, 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+.