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About Weslaco
City in Texas, United StatesWeslaco ( WESS-lə-koh) is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 41,103, Studies from 2023 show the population is 43,053 and in 2020 the estimated population was 40,160. It is at the southern tip of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley near the Mexican border, across the Rio Grande from the city of Nuevo Progreso, Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas. Weslaco derives its name from the W.E. Stewart Land Company. It was the hometown of Harlon Block, one of the Marines photographed raising the flag at Iwo Jima, and of film and television actor David Spielberg.
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Housing in Weslaco
The typical Weslaco home is worth about $180,000, down 1.5% in a year, 40% below the Texas typical home.
A buyer's market
Safety in Weslaco
Safety Grade D
Weslaco reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less.
Work & commute in Weslaco
Full picture →About one in 4 of Weslaco’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are McAllen (12%), Edinburg (7%) and Harlingen (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Health in Weslaco
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 18% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Weslaco
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Weslaco
Full climate →Weslaco has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 97°, a January night drops to 51°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Weslaco
All Weslaco schools →School Grade C
The public schools Weslaco’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% 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.
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