Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Raymondville earns a D, 468th among Texas's 640 graded towns, mostly because of health and incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 96% of the country. The median household income is $51K, and 31% of residents live below the poverty line. In its favor, homes are within reach, about $117K for a typical one, or 2.2 years of the Raymondville area’s $54K median household income. 31% of residents live below the poverty line in Raymondville, above both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On hazard risk, just 27 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Raymondville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 99% of U.S. towns.
Where Raymondville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Raymondville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Raymondville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,050 in 1930, 10,236 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1956 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Raymondville, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Raymondville.
Raymondville trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Texas (mostly cold waves).
39% of Raymondville adults say their health is fair or poor. Raymondville beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 19% of Raymondville adults have diabetes.
| Raymondville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Raymondville | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.4% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 41.5% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Raymondville ISD. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Raymondville H S, with 522 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittman ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 561 | B |
| Raymondville H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 522 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Homes are within reach (about $117K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 30 miles. At 2.2 years of the Raymondville area’s $54K median household income, the typical home (about $117K) costs less against local pay than in 89% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
The median rent in Raymondville is $881 a month. Typical home values rose 6.7% in the year to September 2026.
| Raymondville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $881 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Raymondville’s violent crime rate is 4.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Raymondville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14.8 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of Texas towns; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on. 148 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 15 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1979, 148 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Raymondville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here fell from 2,405 in 2013 to 1,853. The average commute for its 3,158 working residents takes 16.2 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Most working residents leave Raymondville for work: only 13% work in town. Jobs based in Raymondville fell to 1,853 in 2023, 552 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Harlingen (12%), McAllen (6%) and Brownsville (5%).
| Raymondville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Raymondville weather station records that about 161 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.8°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 95.8°.
Raymondville has warm winters and hot summers. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Raymondville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
None within 15 miles of Raymondville; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Raymondville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
City in and county seat of Willacy County, Texas, United States
Raymondville is a city in and the county seat of Willacy County, Texas, United States. The population was 10,236 at the 2020 census. Willacy County is also the Raymondville micropolitan area. Raymondville was formed in 1904 by Edward Burleson Raymond, a foreman of the El Sauz Ranch portion of the King Ranch and owner of the Las Majadas Ranch.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Raymondville grades D overall, better than 12% of U.S. towns and #468 of 640 in Texas. It grades D− for health, D for safety and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
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 A−.