Rankings · How Pharr ranks in TX
Pharr ranks #19 in Texas for affordable rent
Pharr is ranked on 34 lists against the 653 Texas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
34
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #19 rent easiest to afford
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 15% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Milder winters than 96% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Pharr’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Milder winters than 96% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
50.0° January low
Hotter summers than 95% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
97.4° July high
More vacation homes than 93% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
5.3% of homes are seasonal
Younger than 91% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
29.7 median age
More kids than 91% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
32.7% of residents are under 18
Drier than 87% of TX towns
DrierWetter
22 in of rain + melted snow a year
Faster-rising prices than 86% of TX towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+59.2% in home prices, 5 years
Fewer seniors than 78% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
10.8% of residents are 65+
Fewer homes per newcomer than 50% of TX towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.6 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Where it shines
The lists Pharr does best on
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Pharr marked.
At a glance
Pharr lands in the top half on 12 of 23 lists
Each dot is Pharr’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Pharr does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#19/180Most affordable#120/651Cheapest rent#218/624Lowest property tax#254/647 HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#53/632Lowest depression#148/652Fewest smokers#217/652Healthiest#538/651Most active#549/652Fewest uninsured#594/652Lowest obesity#601/652 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#178/653 SafetySafety →
Safest#222/470 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#279/535 People
Most educated#402/653 Next door
Pharr out-ranks 1 of its 2 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.