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Borger gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $107K, 1.6 years of the Borger area’s $67K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 276th among Texas's 640 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its police reported 57 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 82% of U.S. towns. 42% of working residents work locally in Borger, where Texas’ towns sit at 8.3% and U.S. towns at 8%. Borger is home to Frank Phillips College. Among 549 Texas towns, just 8 have a lower typical home value than Borger.
Where Borger beats most towns.
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Frank Phillips College | 1,103 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Borger is from typical.
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Census counts: 6,532 in 1930, a peak of 20,911 in 1960, 12,551 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1942 and 2 maps from 1953 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Borger. Close and well known come first.
15 mi National MonumentAlibates Flint Quarries National Monument8K visitors a year
8 mi National Recreation AreaLake Meredith National Recreation Area1.0M visitors a year
39 mi MuseumAmerican Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
38 mi Theme parkWonderland Park
35 mi MuseumTexas Air & Space Museum2K visitors a year
22 mi MuseumCarson County Square House MuseumAlibates Flint Quarries National Monument: NPS Photo, Public domain · Lake Meredith National Recreation Area: NPS, Public domain · American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. J. Nguyen~commonswiki assumed (based on cop, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wonderland Park: Slapshot46 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Texas Air & Space Museum: Richardawarner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carson County Square House Museum: The original uploader was Billy Hathorn at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Borger, 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 Borger.
Borger is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns.
At 1.6 years of the Borger area’s $67K median household income, the typical home (about $107K) costs less against local pay than in 96% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living. Values rose 2.3% in the past year while the Texas typical home fell 1.5%.
The median rent in Borger is $910 a month. The typical Borger home is worth about $107,000, 64% below the Texas typical home. 79% of Borger households own their home.
| Borger | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $910 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by Borger ISD. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Borger H S, with 691 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crockett ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–4 | Grades 3–4 | 357 | B− |
| Borger H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 691 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Borger’s violent crime rate is 4.9 per 1,000 residents. Borger reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less. Borger’s property crime rate is 14.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Borger | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14.9 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
3.0 miles of trail in 15 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Johnson Park, at 34 acres.
| Borger | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Huber Park | 1.1 mi | 23 |
| 2. Johnson Park | — | 34 |
| 3. Agnes Howe Youth Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 9,300 U.S. towns with household incomes like Borger’s, it is less healthy than 52%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Borger beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 19% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Borger.
| Borger | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 74% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Borger | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 5.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.8% | 12.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.5% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons average 94°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 25.2°. The Borger weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 198 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 96% of Texas places with climate records.
Borger has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. About 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Borger | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 25°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here fell from 6,196 in 2013 to 4,772. The average commute for its 5,283 working residents takes 19.5 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Since 2013, Borger has lost 1,424 jobs, to 4,772 in 2023. The top destinations are Amarillo (12%), Lubbock (2%) and Cactus (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
| Borger | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 2015, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Borger.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Borger
About 6 of every 100 Borger residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
14 notable people were born in Borger.
City in Texas, United States
Borger ( BOR-gər) is the largest city in Hutchinson County, Texas, United States. The population was 12,551 at the 2020 census. Borger is named for businessman Asa Philip "Ace" Borger, who also established the Hutchinson County seat of Stinnett and several other small towns in Texas and Oklahoma.
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Borger grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #276 of 640 in Texas. It grades C for health, C− for safety and B for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
14 notable people were born here, including Darlene Cates and Mike Conaway.
