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Harlingen ( HAR-lin-jin) is a city in Cameron County in the central region of the Rio Grande Valley of the southern part of the U.S. state of Texas, about 30 miles (48 km) from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city covers more than 40 square miles (104 km2) and is the second-largest city in Cameron County, as well as the fourth-largest in the Rio Grande Valley. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 64,849, for a growth rate of 12.5% since the 2000 census. It is the city with the lowest cost of living in the United States.
Harlingen is a principal city of the Brownsville–Harlingen metropolitan area, which is part of the larger Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville combined statistical area, included in the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan area.

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I consider Harlingen Tx as an age friendly city because the most of its population are moderately aged people. Winter Texans make a big part of its community. There are many places where aged people can get together and spend sometime with others. 

   I don't think transportation is sufficient to meet requirements of all people, especially of the elderly  people.

Job availability is not satisfactory. For a retired person or family it is a quiet place with limited entertainments and market places

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Well the reason I feel this way it's because I had work in the past .around tThis area So for the most part the people that live here are retired so that's why I consider a good place to work nice people .. Nice neighborhood ..

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No transportation, medical assistance, food assistance non educated and need lots of assistance.

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Many people in the area I live in are on medical Assistance, have no transportation, non educated and are on assistance programs and depend on food banks for food.

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