Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Cuero grades D overall, 448th of 640 graded towns in Texas, mostly because of incomes and safety. The median household income is $56K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line. It reports more crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns, including 68 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. It also has a long history, with 56 places on the National Register. Cuero’s violent crime rate is 8.3 per 1,000 residents, above both Texas’ towns (1.9) and U.S. towns (1.6). Its National Register listings include Terrell-Reuss Streets Historic District and Cuero Commercial Historic District.
Where Cuero beats most towns.
Its 55 National Register listings are more than in 95% of Texas towns with a listing.
Census counts: 1,333 in 1880, 8,128 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1881 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Cuero is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Cuero, 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 Cuero.
Cuero trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it reports violent crime at about twice the Texas rate.
Violent crime runs at 8.3 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Texas rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D.
Cuero reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Cuero ISD. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Cuero H S, with 647 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–5 | Grades 2–5 | 483 | C+ |
| Cuero H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 647 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Against the 7,869 U.S. towns with household incomes like Cuero’s, it is less healthy than 60%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
Cuero beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 24% of Cuero adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Cuero | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 20% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Cuero | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.6% | 12.5% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 24.9% | 19.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.1% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes are within reach (about $214K for the typical one, B for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 54 miles. The median property tax bill is $1,382, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Cuero home is worth about $214,000, down 1.9% in a year, 28% below the Texas typical home. The median rent in Cuero is $903 a month.
| Cuero | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $903 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Cuero Municipal Park, at 136 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Cuero | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cuero Municipal Park | 1.3 mi | 136 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Cuero weather station records that about 139 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 42.5°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 95.3°.
Cuero has warm winters and hot summers. Cuero’s January low is 43°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Cuero | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 43°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cuero has about as many jobs (3,520) as working residents, but only 813 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 17.7 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
About one in 4 of Cuero’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are San Antonio (10%), Victoria (8%) and Austin (5%).
| Cuero | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 26% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 9.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 47 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cuero.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Cuero; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Cuero residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
6,841 counted in 2010 and 8,128 in 2020; an estimated 8,264 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
55 places in Cuero on the National Register of Historic Places.
17 notable people were born in Cuero.
City in Texas, United States
Cuero ( KWAIR-oh) is a city in and the county seat of DeWitt County, Texas, United States. Its population was 8,128 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cuero grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #448 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health, D for safety and B for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 3.4 years of the area's median household income ($63,730 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
17 notable people were born here, including Fred Hansen and Mary Wheeler.
