Metro area · CBSA 40100
Rio Grande City
The Rio Grande City, TX metro area has 66,067 people. Median rent is $726, 23.1% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Starr County at $1,014. Of the 17 places we track here, Mi Ranchito Estate has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$37,639
Median home value
$95,100
Unemployment
10.4%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,014
HUD, Starr County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande City | 15,396 | $767 | 20.6% |
| Roma | 11,545 | $563 | 27.5% |
| Escobares | 2,573 | $815 | 32.8% |
| Las Lomas | 2,154 | $645 | 20.6% |
| Mikes | 1,688 | $726 | 17.6% |
| La Grulla | 1,341 | $791 | 25.4% |
| Alto Bonito Heights | 1,121 | $726 | 24.5% |
| Mi Ranchito Estate | 1,091 | $726 | 3.5% |
| Nina | 965 | $726 | 20.0% |
| West Alto Bonito | 822 | $726 | 21.3% |
| El Refugio | 780 | $726 | 18.4% |
| El Rancho Vela | 623 | $726 | 18.1% |
| La Puerta | 582 | $720 | 23.0% |
| El Castillo | 566 | $726 | 23.1% |
| Garza-Salinas II | 559 | $726 | 23.1% |
| Mesquite | 515 | $726 | 22.9% |
| Santa Rosa | 502 | $726 | 23.1% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.