Rice TractsTX
A town of 1,384. Healthier than 96% of U.S. towns.
What makes Rice Tracts stand out
The thing Rice Tracts does most differently from other towns.
1,384 people, and everyone knows the way
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Healthier than 4% of U.S. towns
Rice Tracts beats the Texas average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| What stands out | Rice Tracts | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 41.3% | 19.1% |
Most working residents commute out of Rice Tracts
Most working residents leave Rice Tracts for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Brownsville (30%), Harlingen (22%) and San Benito (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Where working residents work
High risk, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
Mild winters, hot summers
Rice Tracts has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 51°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
0.8% of Rice Tracts is conserved land
0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | — | 9 |
Homes in Rice Tracts sell for about $425K
The median sale price was $425,000 in May 2026.
100% of working residents leave Rice Tracts for work
Where Rice Tracts’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Rice Tracts
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Rice Tracts is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Rice Tracts had a population of 733. It is in the southern part of the county, bordered to the north and northeast by Brownsville, to the southeast, south, and southwest by Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, and to the northwest by Palmer. It is 6 miles (10 km) south of San Benito and 15 miles (24 km) northwest of downtown Brownsville. The Resaca del Rancho Viejo, a southeastward-flowing tributary of the Rio Grande, winds through the northern half of the community.
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- Population
- 733
- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 46 ft