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Pharr is a mid-size city of 80,333 people in Hidalgo County, Texas. It's about 5 miles from McAllen, TX and 229 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $1k a month.
80,333people
$122kTypical home
$1,037/moRent
98° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
271Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 80,333
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,324 people per sq mi
- 229 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 5 mi to McAllen, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$769/mo)
- Median rent $1,037/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 72°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 34 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,090 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 50% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to MFE airport
- 233 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 226 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 112 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 454 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 121 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hidalgo County: R+3 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk