53% of residents live below the poverty line in Batesville, against 12% in Texas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 550 Texas towns, just 3 have a lower typical home value than Batesville. Batesville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

A shrinking town

Batesville has shrunk 26% from 2010 to 2020

1,068 counted in 2010 and 787 in 2020.

1,0682010

7872020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

Batesville, TX, School IMG 1886, 2011

Batesville’s story

142 years in pictures

The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2011.

1884Batesville is settled

Explore the history →

Getting set up

Moving to Batesville: who provides what

Batesville is unincorporated, so Zavala County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMedina Electric Coop12.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterBatesville WSC1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet3 providers91% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesZavala CountyZavala County provides services here

SchoolsUvalde Consolidated Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

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.gov

Who runs elections hereZavala County Early Voting ClerkZavala County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019

ZIP code7882978829 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 Batesville.

Housing

A home in Batesville is worth about $84K, on Zillow’s estimate

Home values are down 5.7% over the year to September 2026. In Batesville, 72% of households live in a home they own.

$84KZillow home value

Typical home value

Batesville$84K

Texas$296K

−5.7%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsDown 5.7% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 3.0 years of income RentsRents

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Schools

The schools Batesville’s kids attend

Uvalde CISD runs its public schools. Its one school is below. 92 students attend Batesville’s public school.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Batesville SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8	Grades PK–8	92	D

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The districtsUVALDE CISD Every school1 school · Batesville School Questions“Are Batesville’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Work & commute

The median household income in Batesville is lower than in the typical Texas or U.S. town

The typical journey to work in Batesville is 18 minutes. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 59, to 65. Most people who work leave Batesville to do it: just 5% work in town. The top destinations are San Antonio (25%), Uvalde (10%) and Eagle Pass (3%).

5%work in town

	Batesville	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Median household income	$28,000	$69,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	18 minutes	25 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	4.8%	8.3%	8%

Where working residents work

In Batesville5%

San Antonio25%

Uvalde10%

Eagle Pass3%

Austin3%

74 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Batesville

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here65 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work5% work in Batesville Commute times18 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 74 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Batesville has mild winters and hot summers

The town’s midsummer high is 98°F.

99°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter42–68°

Spring59–84°

Summer73–97°

Fall59–84°

Dec 10

typical first frost

Feb 10

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

99°

typical summer high

Full pageBatesville’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 98°, January lows 40°Rain & snow23″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingMostly a cooling bill Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Batesville faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by drought

Federal disaster aid has reached households in Batesville after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2007. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 3 claims here since 2003. Expected losses in Batesville break down as 43% from drought and 41% from inland flooding.

65risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

DroughtInland flooding

paid flood claims since 2003

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageBatesville’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesHigh risk Flood claimsSince 2003 Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Batesville Get ready130 events a year, on average · Ready for drought

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, more of Batesville’s adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance

Only one of the 642 Texas towns we compare has a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Batesville. Among adults in the town, 73% had a checkup this year. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Batesville is ahead of Texas on 3 and behind on 24. In Batesville, 51% of adults have obesity, and 30% have diabetes.