DeCordovaTX
A town of 3,296.
Is DeCordova a good place to live?
DeCordova is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 38th of 640 graded towns in Texas, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 86% of the country. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $106K. A typical home there costs about $341K, 3.9 years of the Granbury area’s $88K median household income. DeCordova’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both Texas’ towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Among 642 Texas towns, just 10 have a higher median age than DeCordova.
DeCordova has grown 23% since 2010
2,683 counted in 2010 and 3,007 in 2020; an estimated 3,296 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 9.5% since 2020, after 12.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How DeCordova grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far DeCordova is from typical.
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Moving to DeCordova: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in DeCordova, 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 DeCordova.
DeCordova has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Granbury and beyond.
A smaller share of adults in DeCordova report frequent mental distress than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
12% of adults report frequent mental distress in DeCordova. DeCordova beats the Texas average on 18 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 15% of adults say their health is fair or poor in DeCordova.
| DeCordova | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 39% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 74% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | DeCordova | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.4% | 19.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 19.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of DeCordova
DeCordova has 178 jobs for its 1,418 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 37.3 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Most working residents leave DeCordova for work: only 2% work in town. 5.7% of DeCordova residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, DeCordova has lost 38 jobs, to 178 in 2023.
| DeCordova | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $106,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in DeCordova
July afternoons average 95.5°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.5°.
DeCordova has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in DeCordova is 96°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| DeCordova | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Tornadoes leads a low hazard risk in DeCordova
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 2014, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in DeCordova.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in DeCordova sells for about $403K at the median
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Dinosaur Valley State Park and 26 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around DeCordova. Close and well known come first.
14 mi State parkDinosaur Valley State Park
27 mi Stadium & arenaAmon G. Carter Stadium
29 mi MuseumKimbell Art Museum29 mi Stadium & arenaDickies Arena
31 mi GardenFort Worth Water Gardens
32 mi MuseumTexas Cowboy Hall of FamePhoto credits
Dinosaur Valley State Park: Gordon Reid, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Amon G. Carter Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kimbell Art Museum: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Fort Worth Water Gardens: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, GFDL · Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about DeCordova
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of DeCordova; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 DeCordova residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
98% of working residents leave DeCordova for work
Where DeCordova’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About DeCordova
City in Texas, United States
DeCordova is an unincorporated city in Hood County, Texas, United States. As of the US 2020 Census, it had a population of 3,007. It is a gated residential community located on Lake Granbury, 6 miles (10 km) east-southeast of Granbury, and is part of the Granbury, Texas Micropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 725 ft
- Area code
- 817
Questions about DeCordova
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is DeCordova, TX a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. DeCordova grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #38 of 640 in Texas. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is DeCordova, TX expensive?
The typical home is worth about $341,000, 15% above the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.