RositaTX
A town of 2,933.
Is Rosita a good place to live?
Rosita gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $131K, 2.6 years of the Eagle Pass metro’s $50K median household income. It grades C− overall, ranked 377th of 640 in Texas. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and the median household income is $37K, and 12% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Rosita’s trail density is 3.1 miles per square mile, where Texas’ towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 642 Texas towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Rosita.
What makes Rosita stand out
Where Rosita beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Rosita has grown 30% from 2010 to 2020
2,704 counted in 2010 and 3,501 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Rosita grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Rosita is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Rosita: who provides what
Rosita is unincorporated, so Maverick 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 Rosita.
Rosita carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Texas (mostly inland flooding), has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
0.1% of Rosita is conserved land
On this, Rosita is against 1.9% in Texas’ towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. 25 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Turk Ranch, 463 acres with 8.4 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Turk Ranch | 8.4 mi | 463 |
| 2. Bowles Ranch | 5.6 mi | 349 |
| 3. Los Guajillos Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Rosita’s schools trail 58% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Eagle Pass ISD. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosita Valley ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–6 | Grades 1–6 | 473 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Rosita stands out in Texas and nationally: a smaller share of its adults had a checkup this year
Against the 1,714 U.S. towns with household incomes like Rosita’s, it is less healthy than 63%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
69% of Rosita adults had a checkup this year. Rosita beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 37% of Rosita adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Rosita | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 20% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 18% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Rosita | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.8% | 6.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 39.1% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Very low risk in Rosita, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 95% of Texas towns; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
Rosita’s FEMA risk score is 10 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical July afternoon in Rosita is hotter than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
The Eagle Pass 3n weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 151 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 40.9°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 98.5°.
The July high in Rosita is 99°F. Rosita has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The January low in Rosita is 41°F.
| Rosita | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 99°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 41°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Rosita has 1.5 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,399 commuters
Jobs based here fell from 2,458 in 2013 to 1,758.
About one in 3 of Rosita’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Rosita has lost 700 jobs, to 1,758 in 2023. The top destinations are Eagle Pass (20%), San Antonio (9%) and Eidson Road (3%).
| Rosita | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 30% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median home in Rosita sells for about $185K
At 2.6 years of the Eagle Pass metro’s $50K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 81% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,477, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Only 7 of the 613 Texas towns we compare have a lower median rent than Rosita. 79% of households own their home in Rosita.
| Rosita | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $586 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Rosita
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rosita; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Rosita residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
25 miles of trails in Rosita
0.1% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
About Rosita
CDP in Texas, United States
Rosita, formerly known as Rosita South, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maverick County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,501 as of the 2020 census. The Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Texas is located within the community.
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- Area
- 8.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 771 ft
Rosita’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Rosita.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosita | #377 | C− | A | — | C+ | D |
| Eidson Road | #501 | D | B | — | C+ | D− |
Rosita and Eidson Road report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Rosita with a neighbor →
Questions about Rosita
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rosita, TX a good place to live?
Rosita grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #377 of 640 in Texas. It grades D for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Rosita, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $131,000, 56% 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 A.