China SpringTX
A town of 1,126, settled in 1873. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
Is China Spring a good place to live?
The best of China Spring’s subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for health; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 70 of Texas’ 999 towns do worse. China Spring’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, below both Texas’ towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On the outdoors, just 8 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. China Spring has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes China Spring stand out
Where China Spring beats most towns.
1,126 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How China Spring grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far China Spring is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to China Spring: who provides what
China Spring is unincorporated, so McLennan County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 China Spring.
Public schools in China Spring beat 86% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by China Spring ISD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Spring MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 483 | A |
| TagLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 11 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
The typical home in China Spring is valued at about $433K
The typical China Spring home is worth about $433,000, up 1.7% in a year, 46% above the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
On CDC estimates, China Spring is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns
China Spring beats the Texas average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of adults binge drink in China Spring, above both the Texas town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 9.6% of China Spring adults have diabetes.
| China Spring | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | China Spring | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.4% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.7% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.8% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
China Spring has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave China Spring for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Waco (44%), Austin (5%) and Temple (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
| China Spring | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In China Spring, expect mild winters and hot summers
China Spring has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in China Spring is 96°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in China Spring, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
McLane Stadium and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around China Spring. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Stadium & arenaMcLane Stadium
13 mi MuseumTexas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
8 mi National MonumentWaco Mammoth National Monument92K visitors a year
11 mi Zoo & aquariumCameron Park Zoo
13 mi MuseumMayborn Museum ComplexPhoto credits
McLane Stadium: Djyueng, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waco Mammoth National Monument: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Cameron Park Zoo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Mayborn Museum Complex: User:Aboxorocks, Public domain
Everything we know about China Spring
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of China Spring
About 5 of every 100 China Spring residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
China Spring has grown 12% from 2010 to 2020
1,281 counted in 2010 and 1,436 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Questions about China Spring
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is China Spring, TX a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
Is China Spring, TX expensive?
That is 6.5 years of the area's median household income ($66,205 across the Waco, TX metro 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.