Mission
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Outdoors in Mission
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Landmark of the day
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Mission Citrus Growers Union Packing Shed
The Mission Citrus Growers Union Packing Shed in Mission, Texas, also known as Edinburg Citrus Association and as Growers Select Produce Packing Shed, is a historic packing house. It was built in 1944.
About Mission
City in Texas, United StatesMission is a city in Hidalgo County, in the US state of Texas. Its population was 85,778 at the 2020 census and an estimated 86,635 in 2022. Mission is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.
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How Mission ranks
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Housing in Mission
The typical Mission home is worth about $220,000, down 0.9% in a year, 27% below the Texas typical home.
A buyer's market
Safety in Mission
Safety Grade B-
Mission reports less crime per resident than 52% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Mission
Full picture →About one in 5 of Mission’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are McAllen (26%), Edinburg (9%) and Pharr (6%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
Health in Mission
Health Grade C
Healthier than 29% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 45% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Mission
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Mission
Full climate →Mission has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 98°, a January night drops to 50°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Mission
All Mission schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Mission’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 80% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.
Mission’s library
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