Starr County, Texas
Roma Real Estate and Local Guide
Roma is a historic Rio Grande border city in Starr County, across the river from Ciudad Miguel Aleman, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is known for its preserved 19th-century river-port architecture and its role as a former steamboat trading port. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Roma best.
About the area
Living in Roma, TX
The 1952 film Viva Zapata!, directed by Elia Kazan with a script by John Steinbeck, was filmed in Roma.
The housing market
Homes in Roma
- About 61% of housing units are owner-occupied.
- Roughly 74% of homes are single-family detached houses.
- The median home value is about $87,700.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Roma home
Roma Historic District
National Historic Landmark district with more than 30 structures built before 1900, in river sandstone and molded brick
Our Lady of Refuge Church
Nineteenth-century Catholic church on the historic Roma plaza overlooking the Rio Grande
Roma-Ciudad Miguel Aleman International Bridge
Port of entry crossing the Rio Grande into Tamaulipas, Mexico
Roma Bluffs World Birding Center
Three-acre riverside nature site on bluffs about 120 feet above the Rio Grande; the westernmost World Birding Center site
Neighborhoods
Roma areas to know
Los Saenz
Adjacent community; the city is historically known as Roma-Los Saenz
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.