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QuesadaTX

40 residents make their home in this town in Texas.

Is Quesada a good place to live?

100% of residents live below the poverty line in Quesada, above both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only one of the 643 Texas towns we compare has a lower midpoint age than Quesada. Quesada has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

40 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Quesada.

Climate

Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Quesada is hotter

100°summer high

Expect warm winters and hot summers in Quesada, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 99°, January nights drop to 49° and snow is almost unheard of.

Typical low → high °F

Winter51–73°
Spring65–88°
Summer76–99°
Fall65–87°
Dec 17
typical first frost
Jan 31
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
100°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

More of Quesada’s adults get no exercise outside work than in the typical Texas or U.S. town

Quesada: 71% of adults had a checkup this year. Against the Texas average, Quesada comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 20.

QuesadaTypical Texas townTypical U.S. town
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)39%24%19%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)20%13%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)20%15%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)46%30%25%
31 measures vs. Texas
1 better10 too close to call20 worse
What stands outQuesadaTX
Fewer adults who have had cancer4%6.1%
More uninsured adults42.6%19.1%
Mission Regional Medical Center
17.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Quesada is cold waves, at a moderate overall level

46risk score of 100

FEMA puts 62% of Quesada’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 26% to inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Quesada sits below 54% of U.S. communities.

FEMA risk score
46Moderate riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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Everything we know about Quesada

12pages on Quesada
Getting set up

Moving to Quesada: who provides what

Quesada is unincorporated, so Starr County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMagic Valley Electric Coop10.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAgua SUD1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesStarr CountyStarr County provides services here
SchoolsRio Grande City Grulla Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereStarr County Early Voting ClerkStarr County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2022
ZIP code7858278582 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Quesada; the nearest are

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