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Is Center Point a good place to live?

The best of Center Point’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C for hazard risk. Among 614 Texas towns, just 3 have a lower going rate for rent than Center Point. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. Woolls Building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Center Point has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Center Point stand out

Where Center Point beats most towns.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Center Point for work

Where Center Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

25% → Kerrville Kerrville 25% 17% → San Antonio San Antonio 17% 4% → Boerne Boerne 4% 4% → Austin Austin 4% 3% → Fredericksburg Fredericksburg 3% 2% → San Marcos San Marcos 2% Center Point · 1% stay
231jobs based in Center Point
1%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Center Point grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Center Point 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 →

Woolls Building
Woolls Building · National Register of Historic Places
Center Point’s story

154 years in pictures

The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1872Center Point is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Center Point: who provides what

Center Point is unincorporated, so Kerr County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPedernales Electric Coop12.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCenter Point Taylor SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesKerr CountyKerr County provides services here
SchoolsCenter Point 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 hereKerr County Early Voting ClerkKerr County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7801078010 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.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Center Point.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B

Most of Center Point’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them

Half the trips to work are shorter than 25 miles. Jobs based in Center Point grew to 231 in 2023, 149 more than in 2013. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Among residents locally, 6.4% live below the poverty line, below both Texas’ towns (12%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).

1%work in town
Center PointTexas townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line6.4%12%9.6%
Working residents who work in town1.5%8.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Center Point1%
Kerrville25%
San Antonio17%
Boerne4%
Austin4%
25 mi
median commute distance
231
jobs based in Center Point
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

SchoolsC

Center Point’s schools rank behind 68% of Texas districts

Public schools: Center Point ISD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.

32%of TX districts it outscoresCSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Center Point ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–5269B
Center Point H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12Grades 9–12163B+

NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation

HealthC

On CDC estimates, Center Point is less healthy than 71% of U.S. towns

17% of adults worry about having enough food in Center Point. Against the Texas average, Center Point comes out ahead on 7 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 9. Among adults here, 15% have diabetes, against 13% in Texas’ towns and 12% across U.S. towns. In Center Point, 40% of adults have high blood pressure, and 16% report frequent physical distress.

29%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Center PointTexas townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%13%12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%35%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%15%14%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)17%18%8.1%
31 measures vs. Texas
7 better15 too close to call9 worse
What stands outCenter PointTX
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity13%16.4%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off8.8%10.7%
More adults with COPD9.3%5.7%
Peterson Regional Medical Center
9.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Who lives here

More middle-aged adults than Texas overall

29% never finished high school. For Center Point, the age of the median resident is 46 years. Adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (24% statewide). In Center Point, nearly a third of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.

46median age · TX 35.6
Center PointTexas townsU.S. towns
Median age46 years35.9 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+32%23%29%
Aged 65 or older15%14%18%
Center PointTexasUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma29%
High school28%
Some college10%
Associate’s1%
Bachelor’s22%
Graduate10%

Women and men · all residents

39% women, 61% men

About 158 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.9 points). Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Center Point
Center PointTXU.S.
Under 102.1%13.3%11.6%
10 to 1718.3%11.7%10.3%
18 to 249.3%9.7%9.1%
25 to 346.5%14.5%13.7%
35 to 447.4%14.1%13.2%
45 to 5422.3%12.3%12.2%
55 to 6418.7%11.1%12.7%
65 to 747.4%8.2%10.2%
75 and older7.8%5.2%7%
No diploma29%14%10.4%
High school28.1%24.3%26%
Some college10.3%20.1%19.1%
Associate’s0.7%7.7%8.8%
Bachelor’s22.4%21.5%21.6%
Graduate9.5%12.3%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points

HousingCost of living grade A

A typical Center Point home is worth about $375K

Home values are down 1.7% over the year to September 2026. For households in Center Point, the share who are owner-occupiers is 75%.

$375KZillow home value

Typical home value

Center Point$375K
Texas$296K
−1.7%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

High risk in Center Point, with inland flooding at the top

FEMA puts nearly two thirds of Center Point’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to drought. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Center Point households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2025.

71risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
71High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Center Point, expect mild winters and hot summers

In Center Point, the midsummer high is 94°F.

95°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter38–64°
Spring55–79°
Summer70–93°
Fall55–80°
Nov 7
typical first frost
Mar 27
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
95°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsD

0% of Center Point is conserved land

0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 3,442 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Lion's Park—3

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Center Point

17pages on Center Point
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Center Point

About Center Point

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States

Center Point is an unincorporated community in Kerr County, Texas, United States.

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

Area
5.4 sq mi
Elevation
1,532 ft
ZIP code
78010

Questions about Center Point

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Center Point, 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 A.