Aledo1, 2012
Aledo’s story
144 years in pictures
Census counts: 620 in 1970, 4,858 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1955 on.
- 1882Aledo is settled
AledoTX
A town of 7,122, settled in 1882.
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
7,122
2025 Census estimate · +46.5% since 2020
Typical home
$542K
−1.2% in a year
Household income
$163K
median
Median age
34.6
years
Jobs based here
1,808
Balanced
TownGrade
A−
#23 of 640 in TX
Is Aledo a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Aledo grades A− overall, 23rd among Texas's 640 graded towns. The median household earns $163K. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 94% of the country and its schools rank ahead of 93% of Texas towns. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $542K, 6 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. Aledo’s midpoint rent is $2,550 a month, against $1,206 a month in Texas’ towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns.
What makes Aledo stand out
Where Aledo beats most towns.
A growing town
Aledo has grown 162% since 2010
2,716 counted in 2010 and 4,858 in 2020; an estimated 7,122 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 46.5% since 2020, after 78.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Aledo grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Aledo is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 9%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
Jobs & incomeA+Open →HealthMedical City Weatherford 10.9 miles awayAOpen →SchoolsAOpen →Cost of livingDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.8 of 20; 1.7% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 42% of U.S. communities; tornadoes tops the listB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0 miles of trails; 0% conserved landDOpen →History5 notable people born hereDOpen →Civic life3.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market47 days on market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 34.6; 57% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 82 attractions →AT&T Stadium and 37 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Aledo. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
32 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
31 mi Stadium & arenaChoctaw Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaAmon G. Carter Stadium
15 mi MuseumKimbell Art MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
AT&T Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Globe Life Field: Drone To Fly, CC BY 3.0 · Six Flags Over Texas: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Choctaw Stadium: KENGRIFFEY24FAN, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Amon G. Carter Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kimbell Art Museum: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Aledo: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Aledo, and how to reach them.
PowerOncorEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Aledo water system3 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Aledo’s trash rules yet
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereParker County Early Voting ClerkParker County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7600876008 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Aledo.
Aledo has schools in the top 5% of Texas, has less no health insurance than most of Texas and has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns.
HousingCost of living grade D
Aledo’s grade for cost of living is a D
At 6 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home (about $542K) costs more against local pay than in 90% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. The median property tax bill is $8,816, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
On the market in Aledo: a median 47 days to sell. The typical Aledo home is worth about $542,000, down 1.2% in a year, 83% above the Texas typical home. Also worth knowing: the share of households in Aledo who are owner-occupiers: 88%.
$542KZillow home value
Typical home value
Aledo$542K
Texas$296K
Market temperature
47
days on market
99.7%
sale-to-list price
−1.2%
value change, 1 year
16
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
SchoolsA
Aledo’s grade for schools is an A
That grade ranks #11 of the 642 Texas towns we grade for schools. It comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $542K.
Its public schools are run by Aledo ISD. Three of its 6 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The largest public high school is Aledo H S, with 1,730 students.
93%of TX districts it outscoresASchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aledo MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,049 | A+ |
| Aledo H SLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 1,730 | A+ |
| Vandagriff ElTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 640 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
HealthA
Aledo stands out in Texas and nationally, with fewer of its adults who have diabetes
Its widest gap with Texas is no health insurance: 7.9% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 19.1% statewide. Against the 1,972 U.S. towns with household incomes like Aledo’s, it is healthier than 60%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Among adults in Aledo, 23% binge drink. CDC measures, 31 in all: Aledo beats Texas on 19 and trails on 2.
94%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Aledo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 6.9% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 30% | 25% |
31 measures vs. Texas
19 better10 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Aledo | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.2% | 19.3% |
| More binge drinkers | 22.8% | 17% |
Medical City Weatherford
10.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
95th
percentile among TX towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Aledo’s year
July afternoons average 95.5°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.4°.
The July high for Aledo comes to 96°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
96°summer high
| Aledo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 34°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter36–59°
Spring54–76°
Summer72–94°
Fall55–78°
Nov 16
typical first frost
Mar 14
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+
About two in five of Aledo’s working residents commute to Fort Worth
Jobs based here grew from 857 in 2013 to 1,808.
For working residents in Aledo, the share who work locally is 4.6%. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 951, to 1,808. The town’s average commute is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Fort Worth (39%), Dallas (6%) and Weatherford (3%).
5%work in town
| Aledo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $163,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Aledo5%
Fort Worth39%
Dallas6%
Weatherford3%
Arlington3%
17 mi
median commute distance
1,808
jobs based in Aledo
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Aledo: tornadoes
Aledo has had 2 paid flood insurance claims since 2000. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 58% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 33% come from tornadoes and 32% from inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Aledo households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2021.
42risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
TornadoesInland floodingWildfire
2
paid flood claims since 2000
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsD
0.1% of the land in Aledo is protected from building
Just 2 of its 1,818 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Aledo itself; its outdoors grade is D.
Aledo has 2 parks and preserves, 7 acres in all.
0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 2 of 1,818 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Park East | — | 4 |
| 2. Aledo Middle School Baseball Field | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Aledo
19pages on Aledo
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Aledo
Weatherford CollegeCommunity college · Public · Weatherford11.1 mi$5,250 in-state tuitionTexas Christian UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fort Worth14.2 mi$61,740 tuitionUniversity of North Texas Health Science CenterUniversity or college · Public · Fort Worth14.4 mi
About 3 of every 100 Aledo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Famous people from Aledo
5 notable people were born in Aledo.
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About Aledo
City in Texas, United States
Aledo ( ə-LEE-doh) is a city in Parker County, Texas, United States. Its population was 4,858 in 2020. The city is served by the Aledo Independent School District.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 883 ft
- ZIP code
- 76008
- Area code
- 817
Questions about Aledo
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Aledo, TX a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Aledo grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #23 of 640 in Texas. It grades A for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Aledo, TX expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
What is Aledo, TX known for?
5 notable people were born here, including David Barton and Cody Bradford.