Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Cedar Hill earns a D, 483rd of 640 graded towns in Texas, mostly because of schools. Its schools rank behind 84% of the state's. What it does well: it has 31 miles of trail. 16% of the land in Cedar Hill is conserved, where Texas’ towns sit at 1.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Cedar Hill State Park, 1,876 acres with 16.4 miles of trail. Homes are expensive, about $311K for a typical one and 3.4 times the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income.
Where Cedar Hill beats most towns.
16.4% of the town is conserved land, across 20 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Cedar Hill is from typical.
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Census counts: 476 in 1940, 49,148 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 5 maps from 1959 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cedar Hill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
14 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaChoctaw StadiumAT&T Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Globe Life Field: Drone To Fly, CC BY 3.0 · Six Flags Over Texas: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Choctaw Stadium: KENGRIFFEY24FAN, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cedar Hill, 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 Cedar Hill.
Cedar Hill has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns, is one of Texas’s best towns for the outdoors and has home values still below their peak.
Its A for the outdoors ranks #15 of 642 in Texas.
Cedar Hill’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Texas’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cedar Hill State Park | 16.4 mi | 1,876 |
| 2. Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center | 3.4 mi | 206 |
| 3. Cedar Ridge Preserve | 0.7 mi | 203 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Cedar Hill ISD. Three of its 14 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford Oaks ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 521 | D |
| Cedar Hill H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,974 | C |
| Cedar Hill Collegiate H STop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 304 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Cedar Hill for work: only 5% work in town. The average trip to work in Cedar Hill is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Cedar Hill has added 576 jobs, to 11,576 in 2023.
| Cedar Hill | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 17% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons average 95.3°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 36.7°.
Cedar Hill has mild winters and hot summers. Cedar Hill’s July high is 95°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Cedar Hill | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 37°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reported crimes fell from 1,012 to 937 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 27 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cedar Hill.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Texas average. 11% of residents are 65 or older in Cedar Hill. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Texas.
| Cedar Hill | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 14% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 23% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 27% | 26% | 22% |
| Median age | 35.7 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2 points). Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 59% are women (TX 49%). Median age: women 37.6, men 33.0.
| Cedar Hill | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.7% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.3% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.4% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.5% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.4% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.5% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.5% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.5% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.3% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical value, about $311K, is 9% below its August 2022 peak.
The typical Cedar Hill home is worth about $311,000, down 0.9% in a year, close to the Texas typical home.
| Cedar Hill | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,993 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 69% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 8,306 U.S. towns with household incomes like Cedar Hill’s, it is less healthy than 75%, so it trails even them.
19% of Cedar Hill adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Cedar Hill | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cedar Hill | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 15% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.7% | 10.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Cedar Hill
About 6 of every 100 Cedar Hill residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
Where Cedar Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Cedar Hill on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Cedar Hill.
City in Texas, United States
Cedar Hill is a city in Dallas and Ellis counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located approximately 16 miles (26 km) southwest of downtown Dallas and is situated along the eastern shore of Joe Pool Lake and Cedar Hill State Park. Per the 2020 United States census, the population was 49,148. Cedar Hill is a suburb of the city of Dallas and is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes the nearby cities of DeSoto, Duncanville, and Lancaster. Early in its history, Cedar Hill lay along a branch of the Chisholm Trail and served as the temporary county seat of Dallas County. In 1856, a tornado swept through the town, killing nine people and destroying most of its buildings. The seat of…
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6 towns share a border with Cedar Hill.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hill | #483 | D | D | C+ | C− | B− |
| Dallas | #567 | D | C− | D | C− | C+ |
| Grand Prairie | #450 | D | C− | C+ | C | C+ |
| Ovilla | #94 | B+ | D | A | B | B+ |
| Duncanville | #515 | D | C− | C− | C− | C+ |
| Midlothian | #128 | B | D | B | B+ | A− |
| DeSoto | #561 | D | D | C | C− | C+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cedar Hill grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #483 of 640 in Texas. It grades B− for health, C+ for safety and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
4 notable people were born here, including Josh Thomas and Charleston Rambo.
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