SalineñoTX
With 51 residents, it is a town in Texas.
Is Salineño a good place to live?
33% of residents live below the poverty line in Salineño, above both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 643 in Texas we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Salineño. Salineño has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Salineño.
Salineño stands out in Texas and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is hotter
Summers in Salineño are hot, and winters warm, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 100°, January nights drop to 48° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Salineño is cold waves, at a low overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Salineño, 63% come from cold waves and 22% from inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Salineño is
In Salineño, just over two in five adults have obesity. Against the Texas average, Salineño comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 14. Two figures for adults in the town: 19% have diabetes, 44% get no exercise outside work.
| Salineño | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Salineño | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 6.1% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14% | 17% |
| More uninsured adults | 39.6% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A larger share of households in Salineño are owner-occupiers than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Salineño
Moving to Salineño: who provides what
Salineño is unincorporated, so Starr 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.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Salineño; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Salineño residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Salineño
CDP in Texas, United States
Salineño is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. The name was changed in 2008, adding a tilde over the second n. The population was 176 at the 2020 census, down from 201 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 220 ft
- ZIP code
- 78585
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