Rio Grande City, TX — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Starr County · Rio Grande City-Roma · population 15,526

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37
Cooling
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Rio Grande City stands

15% off 5-year peak.

Median home $147,189
1-year -0.6%
5-yr CAGR -2.0%
vs 5-yr peak -15.3%
Population +0.3%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-01$147k$114k$136k$158k$181k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
32/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
15/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
67/100
Strong remote-work fit
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

How the momentum score breaks down

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Home YoY
47 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
23 · w22%
Distance from peak
30 · w18%
Population growth
52 · w16%
Home 10-yr CAGR
34 · w10%
Long thesis

Rio Grande City has held up across the cycle: home values at $147,189 with -2.0% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Rio Grande City is a small market with thin transaction volume and modest appreciation. The bear case is liquidity: when you eventually sell, your buyer pool is small, slow, and price-sensitive.

About Rio Grande City

Rio Grande City is a city in Starr County, Texas, with an estimated population of 15,526. It anchors the Rio Grande City-Roma metro area. The median home value in Rio Grande City is $147,189 as of 2026-04, down 0.6% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged -2.0% annual growth, and the market currently sits about 15% below its 5-year peak. The composite momentum score is 37 of 100 (Cooling). Buyers may find more room to negotiate; sellers should price realistically.

▲ Bull case

●Cheap entry point: $147,189 median home is well below the US median of $355k — room to grow without overpaying.
○The data is the data: Rio Grande City has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

●15% off recent peak — buyers are getting through-the-cycle pricing, not the peak.
●Stagnant long-run trend: +1.2% 10-year CAGR plus flat population — appreciation case is weak.

Playbook

Buyer

You have leverage. Negotiate price, ask for closing-cost credits, and don't waive inspection. Walk-away power is real in a Cooling market — use it.

Seller

Price aggressively (at or below recent sold comps) or be prepared to wait. Concessions — rate buydowns, closing costs, repair credits — are how deals close right now.

Investor

Cap rates are more attractive than they were 12 months ago but the appreciation tailwind is gone. Confirm tenant demand, vacancy rates, and exit liquidity before committing capital.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Starr County right now.

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Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Starr County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

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Run the numbers for Rio Grande City

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 39°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
95° / 73°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
232
~64% of year
Annual precip
29″ rain
1″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
High
Tornado
Very high
Wildfire
Moderate
Earthquake
Low
Flood
Very high

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

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Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Rio Grande City-Roma area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
64%
Moderate climate
Median household income
$73,000
Texas state median
Top industries (state-level)
Energy/Oil & GasTech (Austin)Healthcare

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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