Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Middle of the road on almost everything. Its weakest is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $437K, 5.3 years of the Houston metro’s $82K median household income. Overall, Bellville earns a C−, which places it 365th of 640 in Texas. Nationally, it does better than 23% of U.S. towns. Where it does best is hazard risk (B+). Only 47 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score higher on history. Only 38 of Texas’ 791 towns score higher on civic life. The town’s January low is 41°F, where Texas’ towns sit at 37°F and U.S. towns at 22°F.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
Where Bellville beats most towns.
Austin County JailEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Bellville is from typical.
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Census counts: 500 in 1880, 4,206 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1868 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bellville, 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 Bellville.
Bellville has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with Houston and other neighbors.
The biggest park or preserve is Clark Park, at 25 acres. Across 4 parks and preserves: 1.4 miles of trail. Bellville’s density of trails comes in at 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Bellville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clark Park | 0.9 mi | 25 |
| 2. Josephine Zeiske Memorial Park | 0.4 mi | 11 |
| 3. Chesley Recreational Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The largest public high school is Bellville H S, with 786 students. The public schools here belong to Bellville ISD. Two of the 6 schools are below, and why each made the list.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Bryant PriLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 563 | B− |
| Bellville H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 786 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Zillow values the typical Bellville home at about $437,000, about the same as a year ago, 47% above the Texas typical home. 61% of households own their home locally. The typical rent for Bellville comes to $1,134 a month.
| Bellville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,134 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 8,795 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bellville’s, it is less healthy than 55%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
The share of adults in Bellville who say their health is fair or poor: 24%. This Texas town beats the Texas average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. Two figures for adults in the town: 15% have diabetes, 31% get no exercise outside work.
| Bellville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Bellville | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 16% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 16.2% | 19.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four-year graduates: 31% of adults 25 and older here, 34% across Texas. People 65 and older are 24% of residents (13% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (24% statewide). Bellville: 30% of residents are under 18. Since 2020, Bellville has grown 3.9%, to 4,379 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Bellville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 30% | 26% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 23% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.1 years | 35.8 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Bellville | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.2% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.3% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.8% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.4% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.7% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.1% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.1% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.2% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.9% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.3% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.5% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.4% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,400, single groups can be off by several points
Federal aid has come to Bellville households in 7 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 68% of U.S. communities. The town has had 6 paid flood insurance claims since 2004. FEMA puts just over half of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Bellville 6nne weather station, 6 miles away, records that about 108 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. January nights average 41.3°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 94.8°.
The town’s typical July afternoon high is 95°F. Snow is a rarity.
| Bellville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 41°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bellville has about as many jobs (2,032) as working residents, but only 270 people both live and work here.
Half commute less than 40 miles. The median household income in Bellville is $60,000. The top destinations are Houston (19%), Brenham (8%) and Austin (5%). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Bellville dropped by 131, to 2,032.
| Bellville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.1% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For Bellville, the property crime rate is 8.1 per 1,000 residents. The town’s violent crime rate stands at 2.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Bellville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8.1 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Bellville; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Bellville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
4 places in Bellville on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Bellville.
City in Texas, United States
Bellville is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Austin County. The city's population was 4,206 at the 2020 census. Bellville is on the eastern edge of the Texas-German belt, and Bellville is known for its German culture and descendants of those Germans still call Bellville home. State Highway 36 and State Highway 159 intersect at Bellville, as do FM 529, FM 1456, and FM 2429.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Bellville grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #365 of 640 in Texas. It grades C for health, C+ for safety and B− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
9 notable people were born here, including Emmanuel Sanders and Juke Boy Bonner.
