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Moving to
La Homa.
La Homa is an unincorporated community in Hidalgo County, TX. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in La Homa
La Homa is an unincorporated community in Texas with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. La Homa deals with county unemployment above the national average, household incomes below the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and college degree attainment below the national average.
The good
- Rent below the national average
- Affordable home prices
- Low student-teacher ratio
The not so good
- Above-average unemployment in the county
- Below-average household incomes
- Air quality concerns
- Low college degree attainment
- Shrinking population
- High poverty rate
How La Homa compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to La Homa
Based on La Homa's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$1,480
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $29,600 a year
- 34% of La Homa renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$21,840
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $10,920
- Homes cost 3.0× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▼ 48% below US
$740/mo median rent
Rent here is genuinely low, with median rent around $740 a month. Factoring in local incomes, the value gets even better. Money stretches further here than in most of the country. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $109,200. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.
Median home value $109,200 · 34% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
6.3% county unemployment
Unemployment in Hidalgo County is 6.3%, well above the national average of 4.3%. Moving with a job already lined up matters more here. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Hidalgo County (county-wide)
Safety
300 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
La Homa doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs close to the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 792/100k · Policed by Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
24 min average commute
Commutes are reasonable, averaging 23.9 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. Nearly all workers drive to work.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers run seriously hot, with average highs pushing 95°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 49°F.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 78% below US
8% bachelor's degree or higher
This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.
Schools
5 public schools inside the boundary
There are 5 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park (58 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
La Homa's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are county unemployment above the national average and household incomes below the national average. A year of median rent ($740/mo) equals 24% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget. It may be a harder fit for anyone moving without a job lined up.
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