Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A city of 119,564, settled in 1883. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
Trash & recyclingFor a city of 119,564, Conroe does unevenly: it grades C+, 261st of 640 graded towns in Texas. Its schools outperform 78% of the state's. The trade-off: the typical home is worth about $311K, 3.8 years of the Houston metro’s $82K median household income. 23% of working residents work locally in Conroe, above both Texas’ towns (8.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). William Goodrich Jones State Forest, at 1,713 acres with 18.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Conroe beats most towns.
56,207 counted in 2010 and 89,956 in 2020; an estimated 119,564 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 33% since 2020, after 60% in the decade before.
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 Conroe is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,374 in 1910, 89,956 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1922 and 2 maps from 1958 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Conroe, 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 Conroe.
Conroe has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has added a third more jobs in ten years, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
56 miles of trail in 32 parks and preserves. Conroe’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Conroe | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. William Goodrich Jones State Forest | 18.3 mi | 1,713 |
| 2. Carl Barton Jr Park | 2.8 mi | 177 |
| 3. The Woodlands Hills Park | 1 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Conroe ISD. Three of its 45 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J Stockton JHLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,367 | B+ |
| Conroe H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 5,252 | B |
| Giesinger ElTop results in townGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 713 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
The Cleveland weather station, 24 miles away, records that about 88 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. January nights average 41.6°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 94.1°.
Conroe has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Conroe is 42°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Conroe | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 42°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Jobs based here grew from 39,867 in 2013 to 56,816.
About one in 4 of Conroe’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Conroe has added 16,949 jobs, to 56,816 in 2023. The top destinations are Houston (27%), The Woodlands (7%) and Austin (2%).
| Conroe | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 12% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
708 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 105 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 708 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Conroe.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 18 to 34 are 29% of residents (24% statewide). Conroe has grown 33% since 2020, to 119,564 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 34% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Conroe.
| Conroe | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.7 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 23% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 14% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 26% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1 point. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 34.6, men 32.5.
| Conroe | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.6% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.6% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.9% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.8% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.4% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.3% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.4% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.4% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.9% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.7% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Conroe beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Conroe adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Conroe | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 36% |
| What stands out | Conroe | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 6.8% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Conroe home is worth about $311,000, down 1.8% in a year, close to the Texas typical home.
| Conroe | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,393 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 53% | 50% | 48% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Conroe. Close and well known come first.
12 mi TheatreCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
40 mi National PreserveBig Thicket National Preserve228K visitors a year
17 mi National forestSam Houston National Forest
40 mi State parkWashington-on-the-Brazos
39 mi LandmarkMemorial Park
40 mi TheatreHobby Center for the Performing ArtsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · Sam Houston National Forest: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain · Washington-on-the-Brazos: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Memorial Park: Tartessos75, Public domain · Hobby Center for the Performing Arts: Unknown, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Conroe
About 6 of every 100 Conroe residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
20 notable people were born in Conroe.
City in Texas, United States
Conroe is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Texas, United States, about 40 miles (64 km) north of Houston. It is a principal city in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. As of 2024, the population was 114,581. Since 2007, the city has increased in size (and population) by annexation, with the city territory expanding from 52.8 to 74.4 square miles. Some communities have attempted to fight such annexation. According to the Census Bureau, Conroe was the fastest-growing large city in the United States between July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016.
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2 towns share a border with Conroe.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conroe | #261 | C+ | D | C+ | A− | B− |
| The Woodlands | #54 | A− | D | — | A− | A |
| Willis | #363 | C− | B− | C− | C | C+ |
The Woodlands reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Conroe with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Conroe grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #261 of 640 in Texas. It grades B− for health, C+ for safety and A− 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.
20 notable people were born here, including Colin Edwards and Kyle Bennett.
