Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Caddo Mills is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 56th of 640 graded towns in Texas, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 84% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 84% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $314K, 3.5 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. Caddo Mills’ average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both Texas’ towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
Where Caddo Mills beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Griffis El | PK–4 | 669 |
| Frances and Jeannette Lee El | PK–4 | 632 |
| Caddo Mills Int | 5–6 | 490 |
1,338 counted in 2010 and 1,495 in 2020; an estimated 5,715 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 284.3% since 2020, after 11.7% in the decade before.
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 Caddo Mills is from typical.
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Census counts: 390 in 1940, 1,495 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1962 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Caddo Mills, 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 Caddo Mills.
Caddo Mills has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns, has home values still below their peak and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Violent crime is rare: 7 reported in 2025, 1 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Caddo Mills is 1.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Caddo Mills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.8 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Caddo Mills ISD. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Caddo Mills H S, with 833 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Griffis ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 669 | A |
| Caddo Mills H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 833 | A+ |
| Frances and Jeannette Lee ElTop results in townGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 632 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
July afternoons average 94°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.5°.
Caddo Mills has mild winters and hot summers. Caddo Mills’ July high is 94°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Caddo Mills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Caddo Mills for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Caddo Mills has added 724 jobs, to 1,002 in 2023. 6.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Caddo Mills.
| Caddo Mills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $107,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Children under 18 are 29% of residents (25% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (38% statewide). Caddo Mills has grown 284% since 2020, to 5,715 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 14% of Caddo Mills residents are 65 or older.
| Caddo Mills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.5 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 14% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 23% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Caddo Mills | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.7% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.3% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.7% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.4% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.9% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.4% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.6% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.2% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.9% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical value, about $314K, is 11% below its July 2022 peak.
The typical Caddo Mills home is worth about $314,000, down 2.8% in a year, 6% above the Texas typical home.
| Caddo Mills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,135 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 69% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 7,608 U.S. towns with household incomes like Caddo Mills’s, it is less healthy than 75%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Caddo Mills beats the Texas average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| Caddo Mills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 74% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Caddo Mills | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.6% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.2% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.2% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Trailstone Green Space | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Caddo Mills
About 4 of every 100 Caddo Mills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
City in Texas, United States
Caddo Mills ( KA-doh) is a rural city in Hunt County, Texas located at the western edge of Northeast Texas. Its population was 1,495 at the 2020 census, up from 1,338 at the 2010 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Caddo Mills grades A− overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #56 of 640 in Texas. It grades B− for health, A− for safety and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
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 DeWitt Hale and Guy Benton Johnson.