Valle Vista, Texas

Community in Starr County · population 545 (2020 Census)

Jan low / Jul high: 45° / 99°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 0
Median age: 21.2

Valle Vista is a community of 545 people in Starr County, Texas. It ranks more of a college town than 82% of Texas towns, better for families than 80% of Texas towns, better for first-time buyers than 71% of Texas towns.

Valle Vista in our rankings:

#13 in 25 Small Towns in Texas With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950

How Valle Vista ranks

Percentile among Texas towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Texas towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

2.9% of households own their home.

Housing	Valle Vista	Typical Texas town
Median home value	—	$184,100
Median rent	—	$1,086
Median household income	—	$65,842
Home value ÷ income	—×	2.9×
Homeownership	2.9%	72.9%
Median year built	2004	1985
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Valle Vista

People	Valle Vista	Typical Texas town
Median age	21.2	37.1
Age 65 and over	0.0%	15.6%
Under 18	35.4%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	18.9%
Below the poverty line	74.3%	13.1%
Veterans	0.0%	—
Born outside the U.S.	26.4%	—
Work from home	0.0%	7.8%
Average commute	— min	26.1 min
Homes with broadband	97.1%	89.2%

Weather in Valle Vista

July highs average 99.0°F and January lows 45.2°F. About 22.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.1 inches of snow (typical Texas town: 0.2 in). Expect about 187 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 6 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Rio Grande City station (10.6 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 2 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

NOAA's Storm Events Database has no tornado within 10 miles of Valle Vista since 1950.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 10 times; the largest was 2.00 inches on May 30, 2002.

Severe weather in Starr County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Starr County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996).

Starr County has been included in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, freezing.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
May 21, 2025	Flood	DR-4871: Severe Storms And Flooding
February 19, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	DR-4586: Severe Winter Storms
February 14, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	EM-3554: Severe Winter Storm
July 26, 2020	Hurricane	EM-3530: Hurricane Hanna
March 25, 2020	Biological	DR-4485: Covid-19 Pandemic

Jobs and pay in Starr County

Starr County had 14,746 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $39,754 a year. Unemployment was 9.3% in 2023; in Valle Vista itself the ACS puts it at 29%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Valle Vista

West Alto Bonito, TX
0.5 mi · 615 people · home $82,300
Mikes, TX
1.3 mi · 942 people · home $95,000
East Alto Bonito, TX
1.5 mi · 905 people · home $107,800
La Grulla, TX
3.1 mi · 1,222 people · home $54,400
Sullivan City, TX
6.3 mi · 3,908 people · home $94,600
La Puerta, TX
6.3 mi · 638 people · home —
Garza-Salinas II, TX
6.9 mi · 651 people · home $48,400
Las Lomas, TX
8.1 mi · 3,054 people · home $87,200

Valle Vista questions

Is Valle Vista, Texas a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Valle Vista scores better for retirees than 27% of Texas towns and quieter than 33%. 0.0% of residents are 65 or older (median age 21.2).

What is the weather like in Valle Vista?

July highs average 99.0°F and January lows 45.2°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 22.5 inches of precipitation a year and 0.1 inches of snow.

Does Valle Vista get tornadoes?

No tornado has been recorded within 10 miles of Valle Vista in NOAA's Storm Events Database since 1950.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Valle Vista's Census boundary (GEOID 4874670). Comparisons use the median of Texas towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.