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Rio RV Park

Brownsville, Texas

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Find information on vacation or winter destinations comparisons with Brownsville by best weather, low crime area, and low cost of living for cities like San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Austin, Houston, Galveston, and McAllen. Rio offers facilities, services, activities, maps, discounts, shopping, dining, golf, birding, fishing, tennis, history, culture, and bargains with superior information like this web site to make Rio your best choice to insure a most enjoyable fulfilling stay for you and your family. Wi Fi high speed wireless Internet no contract service is available at Rio.

Brownsville is in the top 30% of the Safest or lowest crime level
for all USA Cities.
8th Annual America's Safest Cities

Your Family deserves a Safe place for a vacation or winter location.
In order of Safest Cities for Texas
Brownsville is # one (safest) of these cities of all the cities listed below and Texas fairs better than other states also.

America's Cities Crime Rankings - 8th (2000) and 10th (2002) Annual for 350 USA cities with a population of 75,000 or more. Included for Texas are Brownsville, McAllen, El Paso, Laredo, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Houston, Beaumont, and Austin. USA Gulf Coast and Mexican border cities included are San Diego, Chula Vista, and El Cajon, California. Also Las Crucas, New Mexico and Tuscon round out the Mexican Border cities. Gulf Coast cities are Clear Water, St. Petersburg, and Tampa, Florida with LaFayette and New Orleans, Louisiana.

See our table with their individual ranking of the 350 USA cities reported. And, see where you can get the report to do your own comparisons for $3.00.

Texas best Weather and Climate all Year

Enjoy your vacation or winter destination in Texas’ Warmest Winters and Coolest Summers. Here are charts on weather around the state published by the state. Also, Rand McNally agrees - Brownsville has the best Texas climate. The summer highs are not as high and not as long above 90 degrees. The winter lows are the best in the state. Come to Rio RV Park in Brownsville for the best Texas climate. Further down on this page find links to EPA and the good air quality of Brownsville for a vacation or winter also. Click Brownsville Weather Chart for a chart of other Texas cities.

Air Quality Report

Air quality in Brownsville and area is not suspect while as all other cities is monitored. A Texas list of cities including Austin, San Antonio, Corpus christi, Houston, Galveston, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso and others have air quality problems suficient for EPA reporting. Click "Air Quality Report" or "Air Now" then the state of choice for a current and forcasted report. Some of these cities have special vehicle inspection requirements at additional costs for annual inspections to help air quality. This site can lead you to Cities in your area also.

Brownsville named among cleanest city for ozone air pollution in the U.S.

We’re Booming and We’re Breathing Clean Air!

The American Lung Association today released its annual State of the Air report, and has named the air we breathe in Brownsville, Texas third cleanest in the United States. Brownsville has been named third in the top five for the cleanest U.S. cities for ozone air pollution. Ames-Boone, Iowa came in first place, Bellingham, Washington in second and Colorado Springs, Colorado in fourth place and Duluth, Minnesota coming in fifth.

Just one more reason to be glad we live in Brownsville, Texas…. On the Border by the Sea!

Also!

The American Lung Association also lists the US cities with the cleanest air. Santa Fe, New Mexico, received the best score on particle pollution, followed by Honolulu, Hawaii; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Great Falls, Montana; and Farmington, New Mexico. The least smoggy metropolitan area is Ames, Iowa, followed by Bellingham, Washington; Brownsville, Texas; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Duluth, Minnesota.
Per the American Lung Association

Mexico Travel Information

The owner can help you with detailed travel information on Mexico and Texas with years of travel and experience in both areas. His up-to-date travel into Mexico on the East Coast makes him familiar with the cities and roads as well as the travel documents necessary. Easy ways to get through Matamoros are available with minimum paper work time. He works to make you trip the best it can be.

More information on the Mexico Day Trips is available on the “Mexico” portion of this web site.

Bargains page has lots of Free, Discounted, plus coupons.

Cable TV
Free Day Trip Matamoros, Mexico
Free Day Trip Progreso, Mexico
Free Day Trip Walking/Driving Guides

Free Maps
Mail Box
Discounted RV Spaces
Free Welcome Orientation Party

Free Modem Connection
Free Golf Driving Range
Free Local Phone Calls

Cost of Living

Brownsville’s Cost of Living is one of the best for you to get the most value for you money during your vacation or winter stay. The average cost of living for the US is 100%. The lower the percentage the lower the average cost of living for that area which saves you money when you visit that area.

Corpus Christi ....93.6%
Brownsville ...…...95.3%
Houston.....…...... 96.8%
San Antonio.....…99.6%
Dallas..….......... 101.8%
Austin.....…....... 104.6%

Source of information for Brownsville is the Brownsville Economic Development Internet Site while the other data is from the Austin and Corpus Christi Chambers cost of living Internet Sites 6/18/02.

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Rio RV Park
8801 Boca Chica Blvd.
Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: 956-831-4653 or 866/279-1775
Fax: 956-831-0147

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