DaisettaTX
A town of 1,194, settled in 1921.
Is Daisetta a good place to live?
Daisetta’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for schools. Daisetta’s trail network density is 1.3 miles per square mile, above both Texas’ towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). Daisetta has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,194 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Daisetta grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Daisetta is from typical.
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Moving to Daisetta: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Daisetta, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Daisetta.
Daisetta’s public schools trail 94% of Texas districts
Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Daisetta teach 163 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hull-Daisetta J HLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 58 | B− |
| Hull-Daisetta H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 105 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Daisetta’s workers commute out
Half the trips to work are shorter than 45 miles. Daisetta’s average commute is 29 minutes, above both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Commuting out is the norm in the town: 1% of working residents work locally. It had 55 jobs in 2023, down 32 from 2013.
| Daisetta | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More of Daisetta’s adults have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
22% of Daisetta adults say their health is fair or poor. Against the Texas average, Daisetta comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 9.
| Daisetta | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Daisetta | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 13% | 19.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 8% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Daisetta
July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 42° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Daisetta, with inland flooding at the top
11 flood insurance claims have been paid in Daisetta since 1996. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 59% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 30% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 26% to tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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Everything we know about Daisetta
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Daisetta; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Daisetta residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
99% of working residents leave Daisetta for work
Where Daisetta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Daisetta
City in Texas, United States
Daisetta is a city in Liberty County, Texas, United States. The population was 923 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 82 ft
- ZIP code
- 77533
- Area code
- 936
Questions about Daisetta
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Daisetta, TX expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.