The median owner-occupied home in Starr County had a real-estate tax bill of $1,047 (± $86) a year, compared with $4,111 in Texas and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $93,300 (± $6,978), compared with $260,400 in Texas and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Starr County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 65,809 | 29,640,343 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $1,047 ± $86 | $4,111 ± $16 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $93,300 ± $6,978 | $260,400 ± $738 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $38,182 ± $3,996 | $76,292 ± $265 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.12% ± 0.12 points | 1.58% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 71.6% ± 2.3 points | 62.6% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 25.8% ± 2.1 points | 27.7% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 20.2% ± 3.3 points | 21.9% ± 0.1 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Starr County (4)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
Census-designated places in Starr County (32)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
- Alto Bonito Heights
- B and E
- Camargito
- Delmita
- East Alto Bonito
- El Brazil
- El Cenizo (census-designated place)
- El Chaparral
- El Rancho Vela
- El Refugio
- El Socio
- Eugenio Saenz
- Fronton
- Garceno
- Garza-Salinas II
- La Escondida
- La Minita
- La Rosita
- La Victoria
- Las Lomas
- Los Barreras
- Manuel Garcia
- Mi Ranchito Estate
- Mikes
- Nina
- Salineño
- Salineño North
- Sammy Martinez
- San Isidro
- Santa Rosa (census-designated place)
- Villarreal
- West Alto Bonito
Recognized by the Census Bureau, but no property tax figure published (79)
These places appear in the Census Bureau’s list of places and governmental units in Starr County, but its 2019–2023 survey publishes no median property tax bill for them (usually because too few households were sampled). They are listed here so that no place is overlooked. The county figures above are the closest available estimate.
- Airport Heights CDP
- Amada Acres CDP
- Anacua CDP
- Barrera CDP
- Benjamin Perez CDP
- Buena Vista CDP
- Campo Verde CDP
- Casa Blanca CDP
- Casas CDP
- Chaparrito CDP
- Chapeno CDP
- E. Lopez CDP
- El Castillo CDP
- El Mesquite CDP
- El Quiote CDP
- Elias-Fela Solis CDP
- Evergreen CDP
- Falcon Heights CDP
- Falcon Village CDP
- Falconaire CDP
- Fernando Salinas CDP
- Flor del Rio CDP
- Fronton Ranchettes CDP
- Garciasville CDP
- Guadalupe Guerra CDP
- Gutierrez CDP
- H. Cuellar Estates CDP
- Hilltop CDP
- Indio CDP
- J.F. Villareal CDP
- Jardin de San Julian CDP
- La Carla CDP
- La Casita CDP
- La Chuparosa CDP
- La Esperanza CDP
- La Loma de Falcon CDP
- La Paloma Ranchettes CDP
- La Puerta CDP
- Lago Vista CDP
- Loma Linda East CDP
- Loma Linda West CDP
- Loma Vista CDP
- Longoria CDP
- Los Alvarez CDP
- Los Arrieros CDP
- Los Ebanos CDP
- Manuel Garcia II CDP
- Martinez CDP
- Mesquite CDP
- Miguel Barrera CDP
- Moraida CDP
- Narciso Pena CDP
- Netos CDP
- North Escobares CDP
- Olivia Lopez de Gutierrez CDP
- Olmito and Olmito CDP
- Pablo Pena CDP
- Palo Blanco CDP
- Pena CDP
- Quesada CDP
- Rafael Pena CDP
- Ramirez-Perez CDP
- Ramos CDP
- Ranchitos del Norte CDP
- Rancho Viejo CDP
- Regino Ramirez CDP
- Rivereno CDP
- San Fernando CDP
- San Juan CDP
- Sandoval CDP
- Santa Anna CDP
- Santa Cruz CDP
- Santel CDP
- Sunset CDP
- Tierra Dorada CDP
- Valle Hermoso CDP
- Valle Vista CDP
- Victoria Vera CDP
- Zarate CDP
Other named communities in Starr County (205)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- A T Martinez Colonia
- Airport Heights Colonia
- Ala Blanca Colonia
- Alto Bonito
- Alto Bonito Colonia
- Alto Bonito Heights Colonia
- Amada Acres Colonia
- Anacua Colonia
- Arkansas City
- Arredondo Colonia
- B and E Colonia
- Barrera Colonia
- Bella Vista Colonia
- Benjamin Perez Colonia
- Buena Vista Colonia
- Buena Vista Plaza Colonia
- Camargito Colonia
- Campo Verde Colonia
- Campobello Colonia
- Campobello Number 2 Colonia
- Canales Colonia
- Cantu Colonia
- Casas Colonia
- Chaparrito Colonia
- Cortez Colonia
- De La Cruz Colonia
- De La Garza Colonia
- De los Santos Colonia
- Doyno West Side Number 2 Colonia
- E Lopez Colonia
- East Alto Bonito Colonia
- El Bosque Number 1 Colonia
- El Bosque Number 2 Colonia
- El Bosque Number 3 Colonia
- El Bosque Number 4 Colonia
- El Castillo Colonia
- El Cenizo Colonia
- El Centro
- El Chaparral Number 1 Colonia
- El Chaparral Number 2 Colonia
- El Mesquite Colonia
- El Quiote Colonia
- El Rancho Vela Colonia
- El Refugio Colonia
- El Sauz
- El Socio Colonia
- Elodias Colonia
- Escobares Number 1 Colonia
- Eugenio Saenz Colonia
- Evergreen Colonia
- Falconaire Colonia
- Flor del Rio Colonia
- Florentino Sosa Colonia
- Flores Brothers Colonia
- Fourth Site Colonia
- Francisca Colonia
- Francisco Rodriguez Colonia
- Fronton Ranchettes Colonia
- Garcia's Colonia
- Garza Addition Colonia
- Garza-Gutierrez Colonia
- Garza-Salinas Colonia
- Garza-Salinas Number 2 Colonia
- Gloria Colonia
- Guadalupe Guerra Colonia
- Guerra Colonia
- H Cuellar Estates Colonia
- Hackberry Colonia
- Hillside Terrace Colonia
- Hilltop Colonia
- Humberto Y Saenz Colonia
- Indio Number 1 Colonia
- Indio Number 2 Colonia
- J F Villareal Colonia
- J L Garcia Colonia
- Jardin de San Julian Colonia
- Javier Ramirez Colonia
- Joseph Griggs Colonia
- Kelsay
- La Carla Colonia
- La Chaparosa Colonia
- La Escondida Colonia
- La Esperanza Colonia
- La Gloria
- La Hacienda Colonia
- La Lomita Colonia
- La Puerta Number 2 Colonia
- La Reforma
- Lago Vista Colonia
- Las Escobas
- Las Flores Colonia
- Las Palmas Colonia
- Leal Colonia
- Live Oak Estates Colonia
- Loma Alta Colonia
- Loma Linda East Colonia
- Loma Linda West Colonia
- Loma Vista Colonia
- Loma Vista Number 1 Colonia
- Longoria Colonia
- Los Ebanos Colonia
- Los Ebanos Number 2 Colonia
- Los Garzas
- Los Olmos Colonia
- Los Saenz
- Los Velas
- Los Villareales
- M Munoz Colonia
- Manuel Garcia Colonia
- Manuel Garcia Number 2 Colonia
- Manuel Munoz Colonia
- Margarita Addition Number 1 Colonia
- Margarita Colonia
- Mesquite Number 1 Colonia
- Mesquite Number 2 Colonia
- Mesquite Number 3 Colonia
- Mesquite Number 4 Colonia
- Midway Colonia
- Miguel Barrera Colonia
- Miguel Garza Colonia
- Mikes Colonia
- Mirasoles Colonia
- Mireles Colonia
- Mitchell Colonia
- Montalvo Hills Colonia
- Moreno Colonia
- Morida Colonia
- Munoz Colonia
- Munoz-Garcia Colonia
- Narciso Pena Colonia
- Nina Colonia
- North Escobares Ranchettes Colonia
- North Santa Cruz Colonia
- Northridge Colonia
- Old Santa Elena
- Olivarez Colonia
- Olivia Lopez de Gutierrez Colonia
- Olmito and Olmito Number 2 Colonia
- Olmos
- Pablo Pena Colonia
- Palo Blanco Colonia
- Pedro Campos Colonia
- Pena Number 1 Colonia
- Pena Number 2 Colonia
- Quesada Colonia
- Rafael Pena Colonia
- Ramos Addition Number 1 Colonia
- Ramos Colonia
- Ranchitos del Norte Colonia
- Rancho Viejo Number 1 Colonia
- Rancho Viejo Number 2 Colonia
- Rancho Viejo Number 3 Colonia
- Ratcliff
- Rau-con Drive-In Number 2 Colonia
- Regino Ramirez Colonia
- Remolino
- Reyna Colonia
- Rincon
- Rivera Colonia
- Rivereno Colonia
- Robberson
- Robinson Colonia
- Rodriguez Number 1 Colonia
- Rodriguez Number 2 Colonia
- Roma Creek
- Roma Creek Number 1, 2 and 3 Colonia
- Roma-Los Saenz
- Rosita
- Salinas Colonia
- Salmon Colonia
- Sammy Martinez Colonia
- San Carlos
- San Fernando Colonia
- San Jose Colonia
- San Juan Colonia
- San Roman
- Santa Catarina
- Santa Cruz Number 2 Colonia
- Santa Elena
- Santa Margarita
- Santa Rosa Colonia
- Santel Colonia
- Share 52 Colonia
- Solis Colonia
- Sunset Colonia
- Tamez Colonia
- Tierra Dorada Colonia
- Tierra Linda Colonia
- Trevinos Colonia
- Trevinos Number 1 Colonia
- Triple R Colonia
- Triple R Number 1 Colonia
- Valle Hermosa Colonia
- Valle Vista Number 1 Colonia
- Valle Vista Number 2 Colonia
- Venecia Colonia
- Viboras
- Victoria Colonia
- Victoria Vera Colonia
- Villa de Frontera Colonia
- Villa de Martinez Colonia
- Villareal Colonia
- Villareales
- West Alto Bonito Colonia
- Zarate Colonia