A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Primera's police department reported only 2023 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Primera 2.2

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Primera 5.1

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Work & commute in Primera

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Most working residents leave Primera for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Harlingen (40%), Brownsville (8%) and San Benito (5%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Harlingen

40%

Brownsville

San Benito

Weslaco

1%Work in townlive and work in Primera 10 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 453Jobs based herea commuter town

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSWork & commute in Primera →

Health in Primera

C⁺

Health Grade C+

Healthier than 42% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Texas

4better than TX·3worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.

Conditions 4▲ 1▼ 7 close Habits all close Care 1▼ 6 close Mind 1▼ 2 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

4.3%Fewer adults who have had cancerTX 6.1% · better 16.9%Fewer adults with arthritisTX 21.6% · better 31.7%More uninsured adultsTX 19.1% · worse

Care nearby

Harlingen Medical CenterHarlingen · 5.7 mi · ER

Su Clinica - HarlingenHarlingen · 6.3 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · part of Primera

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Primera · CMS · HRSAHealth in Primera →

Natural hazards in Primera

High

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.

🌀 Hurricanes🥶 Cold waves🌊 Inland flooding

129Does Primera flood?paid flood claims since 1991 7Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Primera MapPrimera vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Primera →

Climate in Primera

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Primera has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 51°, and snow is almost unheard of.

73° / 53°Winter

86° / 66°Spring

96° / 76°Summer

86° / 66°Fall

How much snow does Primera get?Almost none.Rain & snow →Does it ever freeze?In about 31% of years.Frost →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.3° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Climate in Primera →

Schools in Primera

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School Grade C

The public schools Primera’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

See how Primera’s schools compare in TX →

DistrictHARLINGEN CISDSchools2

Dr. Hesiquio Rodriguez El C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 674 students Wilson El B-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 373 students

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.