Salida del Sol EstatesTX
A town of 7,766.
Is Salida del Sol Estates a good place to live?
Salida del Sol Estates grades D− overall, ranked 619th of 640 in Texas, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 96% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $36K, and 43% of residents live below the poverty line. In its favor, a typical home costs about $97K, 1.8 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income. 43% of residents live below the poverty line in Salida del Sol Estates, above both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 99% of U.S. towns.
99% of working residents leave Salida del Sol Estates for work
Where Salida del Sol Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Salida del Sol Estates grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Salida del Sol Estates is from typical.
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Moving to Salida del Sol Estates: who provides what
Salida del Sol Estates is unincorporated, so Hidalgo 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 Salida del Sol Estates.
Salida del Sol Estates has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, more of Salida del Sol Estates’ adults report frequent mental distress
Against the 1,446 U.S. towns with household incomes like Salida del Sol Estates’s, it is less healthy than 70%, so its D− isn’t only a matter of income.
22% of adults report frequent mental distress in Salida del Sol Estates. Salida del Sol Estates beats the Texas average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 21. 40% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Salida del Sol Estates.
| Salida del Sol Estates | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 24% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Salida del Sol Estates | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 2.5% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 15.7% | 21.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 34.9% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Salida del Sol Estates’ schools rank behind 65% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by La Joya ISD. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Javier Saenz MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 601 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Salida del Sol Estates
Salida del Sol Estates has 140 jobs for its 1,377 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 18.1 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Most working residents leave Salida del Sol Estates for work: only 1% work in town. Salida del Sol Estates’ average trip to work is 18 minutes. Jobs based in Salida del Sol Estates grew to 140 in 2023, 76 more than in 2013.
| Salida del Sol Estates | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Salida del Sol Estates has mild winters and hot summers
The Mcallen weather station, 15 miles away, records that about 170 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.4°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 98°.
Salida del Sol Estates has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The January low in Salida del Sol Estates is 49°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Salida del Sol Estates | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 49°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 98°F | 95°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cold waves leads a high hazard risk in Salida del Sol Estates
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Salida del Sol Estates sell for about $202K
At 1.8 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 95% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,535, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
82% of Salida del Sol Estates households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Bert Ogden Arena and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Salida del Sol Estates. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Stadium & arenaBert Ogden Arena20 mi Stadium & arenaRobert and Janet Vackar Stadium
19 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena18 mi MuseumMuseum of South Texas History
11 mi TheatreBorder Theater
15 mi GardenMcAllen Botanical GardensPhoto credits
Bert Ogden Arena: Wikidude10000, CC0 · Payne Arena: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Border Theater: Andres Gonzalez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McAllen Botanical Gardens: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, United States, CC BY 3.0 us
Everything we know about Salida del Sol Estates
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Salida del Sol Estates
About 3 of every 100 Salida del Sol Estates residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Salida del Sol Estates
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Salida del Sol Estates is a colonia and census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 6,496. It is situated in the southwestern part of the county, 6 miles (10 km) north of U.S. Route 83 in Penitas and 18 miles (29 km) west of Edinburg, the county seat.
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 230 ft
Questions about Salida del Sol Estates
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Salida del Sol Estates, TX a good place to live?
Salida del Sol Estates grades D− overall, better than 2% of U.S. towns and #619 of 640 in Texas. It grades D− for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Salida del Sol Estates, TX expensive?
The typical home is worth about $97,000, 67% 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 B.