Valle VistaTX
A town of 424 in Texas.
Is Valle Vista a good place to live?
74% of residents live below the poverty line in Valle Vista, above both Texas’ towns (12%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 2 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a lower owner-occupancy rate than Valle Vista. Valle Vista 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 Valle Vista.
Valle Vista skews younger than Texas
76% never finished high school. Valle Vista: nearly a quarter of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 48% and 94% women
The Census survey reached too few of Valle Vista’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±23.3 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Valle Vista | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 30.4% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 18.2% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 31.4% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 75.6% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 0% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 0% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.4% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Valle Vista’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
For working residents in Valle Vista, the share who work locally is 0.6%. The top destinations are Rio Grande City (15%), McAllen (12%) and Mission (8%). Most working residents leave Valle Vista for work: only 1% work in town.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Valle Vista, a typical July afternoon runs hotter than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Summers in Valle Vista are hot, and winters warm, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 99°, January nights drop to 49° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, fewer of Valle Vista’s adults had a checkup this year
In Valle Vista, just over two in five adults sleep under 7 hours. Of 31 CDC measures, Valle Vista beats the Texas average on 1 and trails it on 17. Among adults locally, 18% have diabetes and 45% get no exercise outside work.
| Valle Vista | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Valle Vista | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.7% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 43.8% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Valle Vista faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
FEMA puts just over three fifths of Valle Vista’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 24% to inland flooding. Its FEMA hazard score is put at 57 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Valle Vista
Moving to Valle Vista: who provides what
Valle Vista 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.
99% of working residents leave Valle Vista for work
Where Valle Vista’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Valle Vista; the nearest are
About 14 of every 100 Valle Vista residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
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