Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
73% more nonprofits per person than the typical Texas town.
Anahuac’s best subject grade is an A+ for civic life; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Only 15 of Texas’ 791 towns score higher on civic life. Anahuac has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Chambersea and Fort Anahuac. Anahuac has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Anahuac beats most towns.
Chambersea2,243 counted in 2010 and 1,980 in 2020; an estimated 2,023 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Anahuac is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,284 in 1950, 1,980 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1942 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Anahuac, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Anahuac.
In Anahuac, nearly a fifth of adults report frequent mental distress, against 18% in Texas’ towns and 17% across U.S. towns. Anahuac: just over two in five adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Anahuac | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 20% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Anahuac | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.7% | 12.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.9% | 5.7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 25.9% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Anahuac ISD. Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The largest public high school is Anahuac H S, with 476 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anahuac MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 336 | A− |
| Anahuac H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 476 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
The top destinations are Houston (22%), Baytown (5%) and Mont Belvieu (3%). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Anahuac dropped by 229, to 573. Also worth knowing: 18% of residents live below the poverty line locally. In Anahuac, the mean commuting time is 27 minutes, above both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Anahuac | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Of the losses FEMA expects in Anahuac, 29% come from inland flooding and 22% from hurricanes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 55 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Anahuac’s median rent is $1,566 a month. Typical home values rose 1.6% in the year to September 2026. The share of households in Anahuac who are owner-occupiers: 74%.
| Anahuac | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,566 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The biggest park or preserve is Fort Anahuac Park, at 38 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fort Anahuac Park | — | 38 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Anahuac; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Anahuac residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Where Anahuac’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Anahuac on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Texas, United States
Anahuac ( AN-ə-wak) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas on the coast of Trinity Bay. The population of the city was 1,980 at the 2020 census. Anahuac is the county seat of Chambers County and is situated in Southeast Texas. The Texas Legislature designated the city as the "Alligator Capital of Texas" in 1989. Anahuac hosts an annual alligator festival.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
73% more nonprofits per person than the typical Texas town.
That is 3.2 years of the area's median household income ($82,168 across the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
2 notable people were born here, including Ross S. Sterling and Florence M. Sterling.
