Moving to Falcon Lake Estates
Zapata County loses about 8.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.
Where people come from and where they go, top counties
Income per tax return
People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Zapata County; flows under 20 returns are not published.
- Who moves here
- 3.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
- Who arrives and who leaves
- Households moving into Zapata County report $46,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $42,000, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
- Income you would need
- $30,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
- Rent or buy
- Median rent is $760 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,128 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $142,300.
- Getting to work
- 24 minutes each way on average; 8.8% work from home.
- If it is close but not quite
- Ripley, TN matches it on character. Compare the two
All 5 moving measures
| Measure | Falcon Lake Estates | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moved here in the past year1County figure | 3.6% | 37% below | |
| Moved from another state1 | 0.0% | below (median 2.0%) | |
| Net movers per 1,000 people4County figure | -8.0 | below (median -0.6) | |
| Income of households moving in4County figure | $46,059 | 35% below | |
| Income of households moving out4County figure | $41,975 | 40% below |
What it costs to live here
Median gross rent is $760, 44% below the median place.
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All 12 cost and housing measures
| Measure | Falcon Lake Estates | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross rent1 | $760 | 44% below | |
| Rent to income1 | 23.2% | 14% above | |
| Property tax rate1 | 0.7% | 29% below | |
| Home price to income1 | 3.6x | 4% below | |
| Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure | $1,014 | 37% below | |
| Property tax paid (median)1County figure | $920 | 72% below | |
| Median home value1 | $142,300 | 55% below | |
| Homeownership1 | 76.2% | 15% above | |
| Renters paying 30%+1County figure | 40.5% | 20% below | |
| Owner costs with a mortgage1 | $1,128 | 40% below | |
| Vacant homes1 | 22.0% | 212% above | |
| Median year built1 | 1991 | 1% above |
Work and pay
Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).
All 10 work and pay measures
| Measure | Falcon Lake Estates | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income1County figure | $39,239 | 51% below | |
| Income per person1 | $22,232 | 45% below | |
| Unemployment1County figure | 7.3% | 50% above | |
| Average annual pay3County figure | $41,232 | 38% below | |
| Pay growth, 1 year3County figure | -0.4% | below (median 3.7%) | |
| Jobs3County figure | 2,954 | 98% below | |
| Poverty rate1 | 33.0% | 207% above | |
| Mean commute1County figure | 24 min | 5% below | |
| Works from home1County figure | 8.8% | 29% below | |
| Commutes by transit1 | 0.0% | below (median 0.8%) |
Who lives here
High school or higher is 45.3%, 51% below the median place.
All 8 people measures
| Measure | Falcon Lake Estates | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population1 | 1,075 | 6646th largest | |
| Median age1 | 33.7 | 14% below | |
| Bachelor's or higher1County figure | 15.2% | 53% below | |
| High school or higher1 | 45.3% | 51% below | |
| Household size1 | 2.8 | 12% above | |
| Born abroad1 | 17.2% | 95% above | |
| No health insurance1County figure | 27.6% | 331% above | |
| Homes with broadband1 | 72.8% | 21% below |
Life in Falcon Lake Estates
6 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.
Out the door, against the typical place
Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)
Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.
All 15 schools and local life measures
| Measure | Falcon Lake Estates | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public schools8County figure | 6 | 33% below | |
| Public school students8County figure | 3,290 | 33% below | |
| Students per teacher8County figure | 14.1 | 8% below | |
| Restaurants and bars per 10k5County figure | 10.8 | 48% below | |
| Shops per 10k5County figure | 26.0 | 14% below | |
| Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k5County figure | 3.6 | 12% below | |
| Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k5County figure | 8.7 | 57% below | |
| Parks per 10k6 | 0.0 | below (median 10.2) | |
| Playgrounds per 10k6 | 0.0 | below (median 9.4) | |
| Grocery stores per 10k6 | 0.0 | below (median 2.1) | |
| Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k6 | 9.3 | 17% below | |
| Libraries per 10k6 | 0.0 | below (median 0.9) | |
| Named paths and bike trails6 | 0.0 | below (median 2.0) | |
| Transit stops per sq mi6 | 0.0 | below (median 0.2) | |
| National Register listings7County figure | 6 | 54% below |
Safety, weather and risk
July average high is 99°F, 14% above the median place.
No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Falcon Lake Estates. Larger places are fetched first.
All 9 weather and risk measures
| Measure | Falcon Lake Estates | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| July average high9County figure | 99°F | 14% above | |
| January average low9County figure | 47°F | 86% above | |
| Average temperature9County figure | 75°F | 36% above | |
| Annual precipitation9County figure | 20.0 in | 54% below | |
| Natural hazard risk10County figure | 31.4 | 66% below | |
| Hurricane risk10County figure | 66.0 | 7% below | |
| Tornado risk10County figure | 14.7 | 82% below | |
| Wildfire risk10County figure | 70.9 | 16% above | |
| Heat wave risk10County figure | 42.2 | 53% below |
How it is changing
Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.
Median gross rent
Median household income
Median home value
Citytistics measures
Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas
Falcon Lake Estates in 2030: where the trends point
Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.
| Measure | Latest | 2030 projection | Likely range | Avg. per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,909 (2024) | $82,000 | $69,000 to $97,000 | +3.7% |
| Median home value | $142,300 (2024) | $193,000 | $140,000 to $265,000 | +5.2% |
The median home would be worth 2.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.2 now.
A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.
Places like Falcon Lake Estates
The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.
| Place | Rent | Income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley, TN | $800 | $37,432 | Compare |
| Bolivar, TN | $808 | $39,028 | Compare |
| Seminole, OK | $744 | $39,121 | Compare |
| Selma, NC | $820 | $41,368 | Compare |
Nearby
- Roma, TX36 mi
- Rio Grande City, TX43 mi
- Laredo, TX50 mi
- Doffing, TX68 mi
- La Homa, TX69 mi
- Palmview, TX70 mi
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Common questions
Is Falcon Lake Estates a good place to live?
It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2023 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 17.8% a year while household income rose 4.7%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 415 Texas places. 33.0% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 97% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 44 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.
Is Falcon Lake Estates expensive to live in?
The median rent takes 23.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $142,300.
What salary do you need to live in Falcon Lake Estates?
To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $30,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.
What places are similar to Falcon Lake Estates?
On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Ripley, TN, Bolivar, TN, Seminole, OK and Selma, NC.
Sources and methods
The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
- Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
- Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
- SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
- County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
- OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
- National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
- Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
- 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
- National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).
What stands out compares Falcon Lake Estates with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Falcon Lake Estates itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/falcon-lake-estates-texas
Citytistics. “Falcon Lake Estates, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/falcon-lake-estates-texas/
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