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Carrizo HillTX

Population 1,198: a town in Texas.

Is Carrizo Hill a good place to live?

Carrizo Hill’s best subject grade is a B+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for health. Carrizo Hill’s typical journey to work is 44 minutes, against 25 minutes in Texas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 22 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score higher on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 32 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Carrizo Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

How Carrizo Hill grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Carrizo Hill is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

What makes Carrizo Hill stand out

Where Carrizo Hill beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.

Small town

1,198 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Carrizo Hill.

HealthD−

Carrizo Hill stands out in Texas and nationally, with more of its adults who report frequent physical distress

5%healthier than U.S. townsD−Health Grade

In Carrizo Hill, 43% of adults say their health is fair or poor. Of the 642 Texas towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Carrizo Hill. Against the Texas average, Carrizo Hill comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 21.

Carrizo HillTexas townsU.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)43%24%19%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)48%37%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)26%13%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)22%15%14%
31 measures vs. Texas
2 better8 too close to call21 worse
What stands outCarrizo HillTX
Fewer binge drinkers13.2%17%
More adults treating high blood pressure78.2%74.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth31.2%12.5%
Dimmit Regional Hospital
2.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A+

The FEMA risk score in Carrizo Hill is lower than in the typical Texas or U.S. town

5risk score of 100

FEMA puts 45% of Carrizo Hill’s expected hazard losses down to heat waves, and 23% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities.

FEMA risk score
5Very low riskLowerHigher
Heat wavesInland floodingDrought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Carrizo Hill work out of town

1%work in town

1.3% of working residents work locally in Carrizo Hill. Of the 643 Texas towns we compare, none has a higher share of residents below the poverty line than Carrizo Hill. Since 2013, Carrizo Hill has lost 65 jobs, to 65 in 2023. The top destinations are Carrizo Springs (31%), San Antonio (15%) and Laredo (8%).

Carrizo HillTexas townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line89%12%9.6%
Working residents who work in town1.3%8.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Carrizo Hill1%
Carrizo Springs31%
San Antonio15%
Laredo8%
McAllen3%
48 mi
median commute distance
65
jobs based in Carrizo Hill
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect mild winters and hot summers in Carrizo Hill

100°summer high

The peak summer temperature for Carrizo Hill comes to 99°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter43–69°
Spring60–85°
Summer74–98°
Fall60–84°
Nov 22
typical first frost
Mar 5
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
100°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Carrizo Hill

14pages on Carrizo Hill
Getting set up

Moving to Carrizo Hill: who provides what

Carrizo Hill is unincorporated, so Dimmit County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMedina Electric Coop12.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCarrizo Hill WSCNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesDimmit CountyDimmit County provides services here
SchoolsCarrizo Springs 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 hereDimmit County Early Voting ClerkDimmit County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7883478834 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.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Carrizo Hill for work

Where Carrizo Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

31% → Carrizo Springs Carrizo Springs 31% 15% → San Antonio San Antonio 15% 8% → Laredo Laredo 8% 3% → McAllen McAllen 3% 2% → Crystal City Crystal City 2% 2% → Uvalde Uvalde 2% Carrizo Hill · 1% stay
65jobs based in Carrizo Hill
1%of working residents work in town
48 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Carrizo Hill; the nearest are

About Carrizo Hill

CDP in Texas, United States

Carrizo Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Dimmit County, in the U.S. state of Texas, United States. The population was 550 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
630 ft

Questions about Carrizo Hill

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Is Carrizo Hill, TX expensive?

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 B+.

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