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Tanquecitos South AcresTX

167 residents make their home in this town in Texas.

Is Tanquecitos South Acres a good place to live?

Tanquecitos South Acres’ peak summer temperature is 99°F, where Texas’ towns sit at 95°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Among 643 Texas towns, just 4 have a higher share of households owning their home than Tanquecitos South Acres. Tanquecitos South Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

167 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Los AltosSan Carlos ILaredoLos AltosSan Carlos ILaredoTanquecitos South Acres

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Tanquecitos South Acres.

Natural hazards

Top of a very low hazard risk in Tanquecitos South Acres: inland flooding

10risk score of 100

Compared with 90% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Tanquecitos South Acres is lower. FEMA puts nearly half of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to cold waves.

FEMA risk score
10Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHeat waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

About two in three of Tanquecitos South Acres’ working residents commute to Laredo

0%work in town

The top destinations are Laredo (69%), San Antonio (6%) and Eagle Pass (3%). The median commute is under 9 miles.

Where working residents work

In Tanquecitos South Acres0%
Laredo69%
San Antonio6%
Eagle Pass3%
Houston3%
9 mi
median commute distance
9
jobs based in Tanquecitos South Acres
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Tanquecitos South Acres

99°summer high

Tanquecitos South Acres’ January low is 46°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter48–70°
Spring63–87°
Summer75–99°
Fall63–85°
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
99°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A smaller share of adults in Tanquecitos South Acres have high blood pressure than in the typical Texas or U.S. town

In Tanquecitos South Acres, a quarter of adults say their health is fair or poor. CDC measures, 31 in all: Tanquecitos South Acres beats Texas on 10 and trails on 9.

Tanquecitos South AcresTexas townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)68%74%79%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)34%18%8.1%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)26%35%35%
Depression (CDC PLACES)18%22%23%
31 measures vs. Texas
10 better12 too close to call9 worse
What stands outTanquecitos South AcresTX
Fewer adults who have had cancer3.2%6.1%
Fewer adults with COPD3.2%5.7%
More uninsured adults33.8%19.1%
Doctors Hospital of Laredo
6.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

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Everything we know about Tanquecitos South Acres

12pages on Tanquecitos South Acres
Getting set up

Moving to Tanquecitos South Acres: who provides what

Tanquecitos South Acres is unincorporated, so Webb County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMedina Electric Coop12.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Laredo water system3 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesWebb CountyWebb County provides services here
SchoolsUnited Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereWebb County Early Voting ClerkWebb County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code7804378043 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Tanquecitos South Acres for work

Where Tanquecitos South Acres’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

69% → Laredo Laredo 69% 6% → San Antonio San Antonio 6% 3% → Eagle Pass Eagle Pass 3% 3% → Houston Houston 3% 1% → Buda Buda 1% 1% → Weslaco Weslaco 1% Tanquecitos South Acres · 0% stay
9jobs based in Tanquecitos South Acres
0%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Tanquecitos South Acres

About Tanquecitos South Acres

CDP in Texas, United States

Tanquecitos South Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Webb County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tanquecitos South Acres had a population of 229. This was a new CDP formed from parts of the Laredo Ranchettes CDP prior to the 2010 census. It is one of several colonias in the county.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.5 sq mi

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