Best PlacesProgreso Lakes, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Progreso Lakes, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Progreso Lakes ranks 36,161st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Progreso Lakes
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Progreso Lakes' strengths and weaknesses
Where Progreso Lakes ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 193 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute19.6 minutes each way, better than 89% of towns
Where Progreso Lakes ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Progreso Lakes
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Progreso Lakes home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $64,478; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Progreso Lakes' effective rate of 2.10%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Progreso Lakes
Progreso Lakes's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Progreso Lakes.
Who works in Progreso Lakes, and how
Work in Progreso Lakes centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Progreso Lakes
Progreso Lakes has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns and more parkland per resident than 99% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Progreso Lakes and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Progreso Lakes, month by month
Progreso Lakes sees roughly 193 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 73, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 60° | 51° |
| April | 87° | 76° | 68° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 77° |
| October | 89° | 76° | 67° |
Flying in and out of Progreso Lakes
The nearest airport, McAllen International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 241 miles away.
The best schools in and around Progreso Lakes
Schools across Progreso Lakes average a D, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Memorial ElB · 45% proficient
- Progreso ElD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- Dorothy Thompson MiddleD · 20% proficient
- W A Todd MiddleD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Weslaco H SC · 34% proficient
- Progreso H SD · 22% proficient
- Donna H SD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Progreso Lakes school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Progreso Lakes measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Progreso Lakes against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Progreso Lakes
Is Progreso Lakes a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Progreso Lakes ranks 36,161st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Progreso Lakes expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,700. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $64,478 median income, cost of living beats 37% of towns.
Is Progreso Lakes safe?
Progreso Lakes is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $440 per resident a year.
Compare Progreso Lakes with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Progreso Lakes. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Progreso Lakes represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Progreso Lakes detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Progreso Lakes: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Progreso Lakes: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Progreso Lakes: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Progreso Lakes: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Progreso Lakes detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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