Santa RosaTX
502 people call this town in Texas home.
Is Santa Rosa a good place to live?
41% of residents live below the poverty line in Santa Rosa, above both Texas’ towns (12%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 6 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher midsummer high than Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa.
For most of its workers, the job is outside Santa Rosa
The top destinations are Rio Grande City (24%), Pharr (9%) and Edinburg (6%). Half of commuters travel less than 37 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Santa Rosa
The town’s January low is recorded as 48°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Santa Rosa get no exercise outside work than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Against the Texas average, Santa Rosa comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 17. Santa Rosa: 14% of adults binge drink. In Santa Rosa, nearly a fifth of adults have diabetes, and 19% report frequent physical distress.
| Santa Rosa | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Santa Rosa | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.2% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 43.5% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Santa Rosa: cold waves
Of the losses FEMA expects in Santa Rosa, 65% come from cold waves and 26% from inland flooding. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Santa Rosa
Moving to Santa Rosa: who provides what
Santa Rosa 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.
100% of working residents leave Santa Rosa for work
Where Santa Rosa’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Santa Rosa; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Santa Rosa residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Questions about Santa Rosa
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Santa Rosa, TX a good place to live?
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