The Town Files

25 Small Towns in Texas With the Mildest Winters

Ranked by january average low (°f) among 364 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Texas. #1 is Cameron Park, TX (January lows average 53.1°F).

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Numbers match the ranking.
25 Small Towns in Texas With the Mildest Winters1. Cameron Park532. Rancho Viejo533. Los Fresnos524. Laureles525. Port Isabel526. Laguna Vista527. Primera518. La Paloma519. Combes5110. Ingleside5011. Aransas Pass5012. Port Aransas5013. Mila Doce5014. Progreso5015. Olivarez5016. Midway North5017. Scissors5018. South Alamo5019. Llano Grande5020. Indian Hills5021. Murillo4922. Hitchcock4923. Doolittle4924. North Alamo4925. San Carlos49
  1. 25San Carlos, Texas

    January lows average 48.9°F

    3,087 people · Hidalgo County · median home $75,600 · income $49,132 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow

  2. 24North Alamo, Texas

    January lows average 48.9°F

    3,722 people · Hidalgo County · median home $82,900 · income $55,408 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow

  3. 23Doolittle, Texas

    January lows average 48.9°F

    4,061 people · Hidalgo County · median home $78,200 · income $36,109 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow

  4. 22Hitchcock, Texas

    January lows average 48.9°F

    7,301 people · Galveston County · median home $188,300 · income $74,157 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow

  5. 21Murillo, Texas

    January lows average 48.9°F

    9,158 people · Hidalgo County · median home $164,100 · income $70,609 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow

  6. 20Indian Hills, Texas

    January lows average 50.0°F

    2,694 people · Hidalgo County · median home $54,400 · income $32,816 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow

  7. 19Llano Grande, Texas

    January lows average 50.0°F

    2,952 people · Hidalgo County · median home $77,400 · income $40,114 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow

  8. 18South Alamo, Texas

    January lows average 50.0°F

    3,414 people · Hidalgo County · median home $69,600 · income $33,875 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow

  9. 17Scissors, Texas

    January lows average 50.0°F

    3,758 people · Hidalgo County · median home $82,400 · income $40,938 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow

  10. 16Midway North, Texas

    January lows average 50.0°F

    4,232 people · Hidalgo County · median home $112,200 · income $58,184 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow

  11. 15Olivarez, Texas

    January lows average 50.0°F

    4,248 people · Hidalgo County · median home $79,300 · income $64,599 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow

  12. 14Progreso, Texas

    January lows average 50.0°F

    4,807 people · Hidalgo County · median home $69,300 · income $45,924 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow

  13. 13Mila Doce, Texas

    January lows average 50.0°F

    6,162 people · Hidalgo County · median home $67,700 · income $50,921 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow

  14. 12Port Aransas, Texas

    January lows average 50.4°F

    2,904 people · Nueces County · median home $588,700 · income $88,947 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow

  15. 11Aransas Pass, Texas

    January lows average 50.4°F

    7,941 people · San Patricio County · median home $235,500 · income $63,021 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow

  16. 10Ingleside, Texas

    January lows average 50.4°F

    9,519 people · San Patricio County · median home $189,200 · income $69,464 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow

  17. 9Combes, Texas

    January lows average 51.1°F

    2,999 people · Cameron County · median home $143,900 · income $45,504 · Jan low 51°F · 0 in snow

  18. 8La Paloma, Texas

    January lows average 51.1°F

    3,218 people · Cameron County · median home $82,400 · income $59,840 · Jan low 51°F · 0 in snow

  19. 7Primera, Texas

    January lows average 51.1°F

    5,257 people · Cameron County · median home $160,900 · income $80,116 · Jan low 51°F · 0 in snow

  20. 6Laguna Vista, Texas

    January lows average 51.7°F

    3,520 people · Cameron County · median home $255,900 · income $63,632 · Jan low 52°F · 0 in snow

  21. 5Port Isabel, Texas

    January lows average 51.7°F

    5,028 people · Cameron County · median home $182,600 · income $32,222 · Jan low 52°F · 0 in snow

  22. 4Laureles, Texas

    January lows average 51.9°F

    4,111 people · Cameron County · median home $152,400 · income $34,771 · Jan low 52°F · 0 in snow

  23. 3Los Fresnos, Texas

    January lows average 51.9°F

    8,114 people · Cameron County · median home $152,200 · income $61,938 · Jan low 52°F · 0 in snow

  24. 2Rancho Viejo, Texas

    January lows average 53.1°F

    2,838 people · Cameron County · median home $264,500 · income $90,714 · Jan low 53°F · 0 in snow

  25. 1Cameron Park, Texas

    January lows average 53.1°F

    6,099 people · Cameron County · median home $74,800 · income $36,089 · Jan low 53°F · 0 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 364 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Texas (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: