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Best places to live in Greater McAllen

33 places with 585,461 residents within about 25 km of McAllen, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is McAllen, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Mission (Texas)
    Texas, 83,298 residents    40
  2. 2McAllen
    Texas, 140,269 residents    39
  3. 3Edinburg (Texas)
    Texas, 84,497 residents    36
  4. 4Lopezville
    Texas, 4,333 residents    36
  5. 5La Homa
    Texas, 11,985 residents    36
  6. 6Murillo Colonia
    Texas, 7,344 residents    35
  7. 7Pharr
    Texas, 76,538 residents    35
  8. 8Nurillo
    Texas, 5,547 residents    34
  9. 9Palmview
    Texas, 5,715 residents    34
  10. 10Alton North (historical)
    Texas, 5,541 residents    34

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For retired couples

  1. 1Mission (Texas)
    Texas, 83,298 residents    59
  2. 2Edinburg (Texas)
    Texas, 84,497 residents    56
  3. 3McAllen
    Texas, 140,269 residents    56
  4. 4La Homa
    Texas, 11,985 residents    55
  5. 5Lopezville
    Texas, 4,333 residents    55
  6. 6Palmview South
    Texas, 5,575 residents    54
  7. 7Palmview
    Texas, 5,715 residents    54
  8. 8Murillo Colonia
    Texas, 7,344 residents    53
  9. 9Nurillo
    Texas, 5,547 residents    53
  10. 10Perezville
    Texas, 5,376 residents    53

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For remote workers

  1. 1Mission (Texas)
    Texas, 83,298 residents    66
  2. 2Edinburg (Texas)
    Texas, 84,497 residents    64
  3. 3McAllen
    Texas, 140,269 residents    63
  4. 4La Homa
    Texas, 11,985 residents    63
  5. 5Alton (Texas)
    Texas, 15,760 residents    62
  6. 6Murillo Colonia
    Texas, 7,344 residents    62
  7. 7Nurillo
    Texas, 5,547 residents    60
  8. 8Palmview
    Texas, 5,715 residents    60
  9. 9San Juan (Texas)
    Texas, 36,556 residents    60
  10. 10Pharr
    Texas, 76,538 residents    60

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For commuters

  1. 1McAllen
    Texas, 140,269 residents    69
  2. 2Pharr
    Texas, 76,538 residents    66
  3. 3Mission (Texas)
    Texas, 83,298 residents    63
  4. 4San Juan (Texas)
    Texas, 36,556 residents    62
  5. 5Edinburg (Texas)
    Texas, 84,497 residents    59
  6. 6Lopezville
    Texas, 4,333 residents    58
  7. 7North Alamo
    Texas, 3,235 residents    55
  8. 8Alamo (Texas)
    Texas, 19,246 residents    55
  9. 9Murillo Colonia
    Texas, 7,344 residents    55
  10. 10Hidalgo
    Texas, 13,709 residents    54

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For single professionals

  1. 1McAllen
    Texas, 140,269 residents    42
  2. 2Pharr
    Texas, 76,538 residents    38
  3. 3Mission (Texas)
    Texas, 83,298 residents    37
  4. 4San Juan (Texas)
    Texas, 36,556 residents    33
  5. 5Edinburg (Texas)
    Texas, 84,497 residents    31
  6. 6Murillo Colonia
    Texas, 7,344 residents    25
  7. 7Alamo (Texas)
    Texas, 19,246 residents    23
  8. 8Nurillo
    Texas, 5,547 residents    23
  9. 9La Homa
    Texas, 11,985 residents    22
  10. 10Palmview
    Texas, 5,715 residents    21

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1McAllen
    Texas, 140,269 residents    60
  2. 2Mission (Texas)
    Texas, 83,298 residents    59
  3. 3Pharr
    Texas, 76,538 residents    59
  4. 4San Juan (Texas)
    Texas, 36,556 residents    58
  5. 5Edinburg (Texas)
    Texas, 84,497 residents    57
  6. 6La Homa
    Texas, 11,985 residents    55
  7. 7Murillo Colonia
    Texas, 7,344 residents    55
  8. 8Alamo (Texas)
    Texas, 19,246 residents    54
  9. 9Alton (Texas)
    Texas, 15,760 residents    54
  10. 10Lopezville
    Texas, 4,333 residents    54

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Towns in Greater McAllen