McAllen is a standalone mid-size Texas market in the southern part of the state — its own local economy, not a satellite of a larger city. Major metro distances from McAllen: Corpus Christi 122 mi (northeast), San Antonio 223 mi (north), Austin 282 mi (north). The Texas state capital, Austin, is 282 miles to the north of McAllen. McAllen is the largest covered city among nearby markets including Pharr and Mission.
McAllen has a population of 136,639, ranking 22th of 83 covered Texas cities and accounting for about 0.9% of their total population. As a mid-size standalone market, McAllen offers enough commercial search demand for a meaningful organic program while carrying substantially less entrenched domain-authority competition than a major metro — a combination that lets focused programs compound quickly. Hidalgo County also includes our covered cities of Mission, Edinburg, Pharr, giving multi-location programs across the county a natural hub.
McAllen (136,639) is the largest among nearby covered cities including Pharr (73,790), Mission (81,050), Edinburg (80,836). In Hidalgo County, we also cover Mission (81,050), Edinburg (80,836), Pharr (73,790) — creating natural multi-city program opportunities for businesses operating across the area. The Corpus Christi–San Antonio corridor (122 mi to 223 mi from McAllen) represents the competitive metro backdrop that shapes what McAllen businesses need to rank for.
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