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DonnaTX

A town of 16,833. A typical home worth about $154K.

Population
16,833
+6.3% since 2010
Typical home
$154K
+3.5% in a year
Household income
$40K
median
Median age
28.2
years
Jobs based here
6,406
Balanced

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The 3 things Donna does most differently from other towns.

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Housing

A typical Donna home is worth about $154K

The typical Donna home is worth about $154,000, up 3.5% in a year, 48% below the Texas typical home.

$154KZillow home value

Typical home value

Donna$154K
Texas$299K
+3.5%
value change, 1 year
4
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 1% of U.S. towns

Donna reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 99% report less.

D−Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Donna19
Texas3.5
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Donna44.6
Texas18.1
U.S.15.5
1st
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
1st
percentile among TX towns
321
violent crimes reported in 2025
754
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Health

Healthier than 3% of U.S. towns

Donna beats the Texas average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 19.

D−Health Grade
26 measures vs. Texas
3 better4 too close to call19 worse
What stands outDonnaTX
Fewer adults who have had cancer5.1%6.1%
Fewer binge drinkers14.5%17%
More uninsured adults43.8%19.1%
Knapp Medical Center
3.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
4th
percentile among TX towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Donna’s public schools outperform 7% of Texas districts

The public schools Donna’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 93% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Idea AcademyK–5744C
A M Ochoa ElPK–5580D−
C Stainke ElPK–5509D
Le Noir ElPK–5457C−
Eloy Garza Salazar ElPK–5446D
T Price ElPK–5416D
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduationAll 15 schools →
Outdoors

0.5% of Donna is conserved land

3.2 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.

0.5%conserved
Map of Donna: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0.5%
conserved · 27 of 5,297 acres
3.2 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
#206
most walkable in TX
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Donna City Square Park0.4 mi3
2. Altas Palmas Park0.3 mi8
3. Boyce Memorial Park—4
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Work & commute

About one in seven working residents works right in Donna

Most working residents leave Donna for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are McAllen (17%), Weslaco (9%) and Edinburg (8%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

15%work in town

Where working residents work

In Donna15%
McAllen17%
Weslaco9%
Edinburg8%
Pharr7%
11 mi
median commute distance
6,406
jobs based in Donna
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Donna has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 97°, a January night drops to 50°, and snow is almost unheard of.

98°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter52–74°
Spring66–87°
Summer76–97°
Fall66–87°
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
98°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.

60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
60High riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesHurricanesInland flooding
54
paid flood claims since 1985
10
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

About Donna

City in Texas, United States of America

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Donna is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. Donna is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas. The population was 16,797 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
16,797
Area
8.3 sq mi
Elevation
92 ft
ZIP code
78537
Area code
956

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