Rio Grande City, Texas

About Rio Grande City

Set in the southern part of Texas, Rio Grande City is a close-knit town, home to 15,526 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Rio Grande City is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 11.35 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,368 residents per square mile.

📰 Rio Grande City News Today

• Residents unhappy border wall popped up so close to their new homes BorderReport · Apr 23
• Rio Grande City restaurant named a Texas treasure KRGV · May 27
• Eva Canales Obituary (1937 - 2026) - Rio Grande City, TX - The Monitor Legacy obituary · Aug 13
• New DHR Health Medical Campus Dedicated in Rio Grande City Texas Border Business · Mar 6
• ‘As of yet, we are not in quarantine’: Rio Grande City animal control trained to detect screwworm ValleyCentral.com · Jul 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Rio Grande City Unique

• The only place in America named Rio Grande City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 15,526.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Rio Grande City

• Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fort Ringgold County Park reviews ★
• Fort Ringgold Historic Site reviews ★
• Main Plaza reviews ★
• San Juan Plaza reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Rio Grande City

• ALBERTO AND CELIA BARRERA EL
• ALTO BONITO EL
• DR MARIO E RAMIREZ EL
• GENERAL RICARDO SANCHEZ EL
• GRULLA H S
• IDEA RIO GRANDE CITY ACADEMY
• IDEA RIO GRANDE CITY COLLEGE PREPARATORY
• JOHN & OLIVE HINOJOSA EL
• PREPARATORY FOR EARLY COLLEGE H S
• RINGGOLD EL
• RINGGOLD MIDDLE
• RIO GRANDE CITY H S
• ROQUE GUERRA JR EL
• VETERANS MIDDLE

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Starr County Memorial Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Rio Grande City

🏘️ Nearby Communities