South PointTX
A town of 1,054.
Is South Point a good place to live?
The best of South Point’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. South Point’s January low is 52°F, against 37°F in Texas’ towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. Only 32 of Texas’ 998 towns score higher on cost of living. On the outdoors, just 23 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. South Point has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
South Point has shrunk 26% from 2010 to 2020
1,376 counted in 2010 and 1,014 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How South Point grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far South Point is from typical.
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Moving to South Point: who provides what
South Point is unincorporated, so Cameron 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 South Point.
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, more of South Point’s adults have diabetes
22% of South Point adults have diabetes, where Texas’ towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 12%. 43% of South Point adults have obesity. South Point beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 22.
| South Point | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | South Point | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.2% | 6.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 32.9% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More than half of South Point’s working residents commute to Brownsville
Most working residents leave South Point for work: only 0% work in town. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in South Point. The top destinations are Brownsville (58%), Harlingen (4%) and McAllen (4%).
| South Point | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
South Point faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
South Point has mild winters and hot summers
South Point has warm winters and hot summers. The July high in South Point is 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of South Point’s households own their home than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Among 643 Texas towns, just 4 have a higher share of households owning their home than South Point.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Starbase and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Point. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Park & preserveStarbase
7 mi LandmarkFort Brown
8 mi Zoo & aquariumGladys Porter Zoo
8 mi National Historical ParkPalo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park169K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Starbase: Jared Krahn, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Brown: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gladys Porter Zoo: Jc161991, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park: Schmorleitz, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about South Point
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of South Point
About 12 of every 100 South Point residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
1,054 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About South Point
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
South Point is a census-designated place in Cameron County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Point had a population of 1,014. Part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area, South Point is the southernmost census designated place in the state of Texas.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 16 ft
Questions about South Point
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is South Point, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $86,000, 71% 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+.