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A town of 4,420, established in 1856.
Comanche gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $231K for a typical one, or 3.9 years of the county’s $60K median household income. It grades C− overall, 344th among Texas's 640 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and the median household income is $52K, and 26% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Comanche, against 12% in Texas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 72 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is Comanche City Park, at 41 acres.
Where Comanche beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Comanche is from typical.
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Census counts: 704 in 1880, 4,211 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1889 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Comanche, 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 Comanche.
Comanche trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns.
Against the 6,452 U.S. towns with household incomes like Comanche’s, it is less healthy than 66%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
23% of Comanche adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Comanche beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 34% of Comanche adults get no exercise outside work.
| Comanche | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Comanche | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78% | 74.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Comanche ISD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Comanche H S, with 375 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 658 | B |
| Comanche H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 375 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 1988, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Comanche.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The violent crime rate in Comanche is 2.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Comanche | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14.2 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Homes are within reach (about $231K for the typical one, B for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 29 miles. Values rose 6.7% in the past year while the Texas typical home fell 1.5%.
Comanche’s median rent is $885 a month. Typical home values rose 6.7% in the year to September 2026.
| Comanche | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $885 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons average 95.1°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 33.9°.
Comanche has mild winters and hot summers. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Comanche | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 34°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Comanche has about as many jobs (1,674) as working residents, but only 492 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 18.3 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
About one in 4 of Comanche’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Comanche has added 178 jobs, to 1,674 in 2023. The top destinations are Brownwood (5%), Fort Worth (5%) and Abilene (3%).
| Comanche | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Just 34 of its 2,912 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Comanche itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Comanche City Park | — | 41 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Comanche; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Comanche residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
5 notable people were born in Comanche.
City in Texas, United States
Comanche is a city located in Comanche County in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 4,211 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Comanche County.
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Comanche grades C− overall, better than 25% of U.S. towns and #344 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health, C for safety and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
Comanche was established in 1856 and has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 5 notable people were born here, including Bob Masters and Tex Carleton.
