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Val Verde ParkTX
With 3,139 residents, it is a town in Texas.
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Photo: US government · Public domain
Population
3,139
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$99K
Census ACS
Household income
$62K
median
Median age
27.8
years
Jobs based here
16
A commuter town
TownGrade
C
#298 of 640 in TX
Is Val Verde Park a good place to live?
Low prices, and some weak spots to weigh against them. Where it falls short is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 97% of the country. It lags on walkability as well. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. On cost of living it is strong (A): a typical home costs about $99K, 1.5 years of the Del Rio area’s $66K median household income. All told, that adds up to a C overall and a rank of 298th of 640 in Texas. That leaves it better than 32% of U.S. towns.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES.
What makes Val Verde Park stand out
Where Val Verde Park beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Val Verde Park for work
Where Val Verde Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
16jobs based in Val Verde Park
0%of working residents work in town
5 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Val Verde Park grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Val Verde Park is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 2%), so the C overall blends very different results.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.7 of 20; 2.2% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →HealthVal Verde Regional Medical Center 3.7 miles awayD−Open →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listA+Open →Cost of livingAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →SchoolsBehind 66% of Texas districts on tests and graduationCOpen →Jobs & income$62K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksC+Open →HistoryBased on listed places, the town’s age and notable peopleDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 98° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 27.8; 3% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Val Verde Park: who provides what
Val Verde Park is unincorporated, so Val Verde County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerRio Grande Electric Coop18.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesVal Verde CountyVal Verde County provides services here
SchoolsSan Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated 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.govWho runs elections hereVal Verde County Early Voting ClerkVal Verde County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2024
ZIP code7884078840 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Val Verde Park.
Val Verde Park carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Texas (mostly inland flooding), has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
HealthD−
More of Val Verde Park’s adults report frequent physical distress than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
The share of adults in Val Verde Park who binge drink is 14%, below both the Texas town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 41% of Val Verde Park adults say their health is fair or poor. Against the Texas average, Val Verde Park comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 19.
3%healthier than U.S. townsD−Health Grade
| Val Verde Park | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 30% | 25% |
31 measures vs. Texas
1 better11 too close to call19 worse
| What stands out | Val Verde Park | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.3% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 44.4% | 19.1% |
Val Verde Regional Medical Center
3.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
5th
percentile among TX towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A+
Top of a very low hazard risk in Val Verde Park: inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 97% of Texas towns; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
For Val Verde Park, the FEMA hazard score is 8 of 100. FEMA puts 56% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to heat waves.
8risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, fewer of Val Verde Park’s working residents work locally
Val Verde Park has 16 jobs for its 736 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 17.1 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Jobs based in Val Verde Park fell to 16 in 2023, 57 fewer than in 2013. In Val Verde Park, the typical journey to work is 17 minutes. Half commute less than 5 miles. The top destinations are Del Rio (49%), San Antonio (13%) and Eagle Pass (3%).
0%work in town
| Val Verde Park | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Val Verde Park0%
Del Rio49%
San Antonio13%
Eagle Pass3%
Uvalde2%
5 mi
median commute distance
16
jobs based in Val Verde Park
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Val Verde Park has mild winters and hot summers
The Del Rio 4nw weather station, 6 miles away, records that about 137 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 97.3°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 40.3°.
Val Verde Park’s January low comes in at 40°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
98°summer high
| Val Verde Park | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 97°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 40°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter42–66°
Spring59–83°
Summer74–97°
Fall60–82°
Dec 4
typical first frost
Feb 19
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
98°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade A
Homes in Val Verde Park sell for about $157K
At 1.5 years of the Del Rio area’s $66K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 97% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,214, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical rent in Val Verde Park is $887 a month. 70% of households are owner-occupiers locally.
$157Kmedian sale price
| Val Verde Park | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $887 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 69% | 73% |
1
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Val Verde Park
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Out and about
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Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Val Verde Park; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Val Verde Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About Val Verde Park
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Val Verde Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Val Verde County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Val Verde Park had a population of 2,332.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,079 ft
Val Verde Park’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Val Verde Park.
Del RioVal Verde Park
How the neighbors grade
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val Verde Park | #298 | C | A | — | C | D− |
| Del Rio | #341 | C− | B | B− | C | C− |
Val Verde Park reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Val Verde Park with a neighbor →
Questions about Val Verde Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Val Verde Park, TX a good place to live?
Val Verde Park grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #298 of 640 in Texas. It grades D− for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Val Verde Park, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $99,000, 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 A.