Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2.4 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Texas town.
Clarksville grades D− overall, 631st among Texas's 640 graded towns, mostly because of health and incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 98% of the country. The median household income is $33K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. It also has a long history, with 2 places on the National Register. On hazard risk, just 1 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Clarksville's public schools trail 94% of Texas towns on state tests and graduation. Only 28 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score higher on history.
Where Clarksville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Smathers-Demorse House3,285 counted in 2010 and 2,857 in 2020; an estimated 2,908 in 2025.
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 Clarksville is from typical.
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Its founding year, 1833, comes before those of 97% of the Texas towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 613 in 1870, a peak of 4,917 in 1980, 2,857 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1964 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clarksville, 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 Clarksville.
Clarksville has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Texas (mostly ice storms) and is a long drive from an emergency room.
The nearest emergency room, Mccurtain Memorial Hospital, is 23.3 miles away in a straight line. Against the 930 U.S. towns with household incomes like Clarksville’s, it is less healthy than 72%, so its D− isn’t only a matter of income.
21% of Clarksville adults have diabetes, where Texas’ towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 12%. 50% of Clarksville adults have high blood pressure. Clarksville beats the Texas average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 21.
| Clarksville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 39% | 36% |
| What stands out | Clarksville | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.3% | 17% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.1% | 74.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.8% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Clarksville ISD. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheatham ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 258 | C− |
| Clarksville Middle and H SLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 242 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 100% of Texas towns; that rating is what its D− for hazard risk is built on.
Clarksville’s FEMA risk score is 100 of 100, above both Texas’ towns (47 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 2.1 years of the Paris area’s $59K median household income, the typical home (about $127K) costs less against local pay than in 91% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living. Values rose 12.5% in the past year while the Texas typical home fell 1.5%.
The typical Clarksville home is worth about $127,000, 57% below the Texas typical home. 43% of households own their home in Clarksville.
| Clarksville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 43% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,087 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons average 93.1°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 85% of Texas places with climate records; January nights average 33°.
Clarksville has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Clarksville’s July high is 93°F.
| Clarksville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 93°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 33°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Clarksville has about as many jobs (1,295) as working residents, but only 337 people both live and work here.
About one in 4 of Clarksville’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Paris (13%), Dallas (3%) and Hochatown (3%). Half commute less than 31 miles.
| Clarksville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 25% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $33,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Clarksville's reported crime rate is well below Texas's. The property crime rate in Clarksville is 5.2 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Clarksville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.2 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Clarksville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Firemans Park | — | 1 |
| 2. Clarksville Town Square | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Clarksville; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Clarksville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
2 places in Clarksville on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Clarksville.
City in Texas, United States
Clarksville is a city in and the county seat of Red River County, Texas, United States, in the northernmost part of the Piney Woods region of East Texas. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 2,857.
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Clarksville grades D− overall, in the bottom 2% of U.S. towns and #631 of 640 in Texas. It grades D− for health and D for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 2.1 years of the area's median household income ($59,020 across the Paris, TX 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.
10 notable people were born here, including Tommie Smith and John Edward Williams.
