Weslaco, TX — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Why look at Weslaco?

  • Affordable housing. Median home is $178k — well below the national median.
  • Stable market. Home values +0.1% year-over-year — neither overheated nor falling.
  • No state income tax. Higher take-home pay than equivalent salary in a high-tax state.
Weslaco, TX
Image: Wikipedia · Weslaco, Texas
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69
Rising
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Weslaco stands

At or near all-time high. population growing 2.2% per year.

Median home $178,387
1-year +0.1%
5-yr growth +6.9%
vs 5-yr peak -0.4%
Population +2.2%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2025-02$178k$84k$118k$152k$186k201620182020202220242026

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
22/100
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
100/100
Excellent for remote work
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.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$1,092/mo$977$1,080$1,18220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent10910410020242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 13.6
Buy

At a 13.6 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Weslaco on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 13.6 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
50 · w22%
Home 5-yr growth
74 · w22%
Distance from peak
87 · w18%
Population growth
82 · w16%
Rent YoY
48 · w12%
Home 10-yr growth
75 · w10%

About Weslaco (Wikipedia)

Weslaco 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.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Local safety & alerts

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

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Texas context

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 news & community

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Local sports teams

Major professional teams the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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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Cost-of-ownership at the median

Tax burden
no state income tax
~25% all-in for a $150k earner
Property tax / yr
$3k
1.74% × median home $178k
Climate / hazard
limited data
Plan for the local hazard profile.

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Schools & crime context

Schools

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Crime

Texas: 421 violent crimes per 100K residents (state avg, FBI UCR). Neighborhood-level rates can vary 10× within one city — research specific areas via CrimeGrade or local police data.

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