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3.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Texas town. The town, settled in 1876, counts 3,737 residents.
Eastland grades low on several counts. With a D overall, Eastland is better than 10% of U.S. towns and ranks 491st of 640 in Texas. Where it falls short is incomes (D): the median household income is $52K, and a quarter of residents live below the poverty line. Homes run about $183K for a typical one, 3.4 times the county’s $54K median household income. Its best grade is for walkability: it is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns. Only 74 of Texas’ 791 towns score higher on civic life.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow.
Where Eastland beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Eastland is from typical.
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Census counts: 88 in 1870, a peak of 9,368 in 1920, 3,609 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1922 and 3 maps from 1894 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eastland, 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 Eastland.
Eastland is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and trades workers with Cisco and other neighbors.
Among households in Eastland, 61% live in a home they own. The town’s midpoint rent is $1,023 a month, against $1,208 a month in Texas’ towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. The typical home value in the town is about $183,000, down 0.7% in a year, 38% below the Texas typical home.
| Eastland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,023 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by Eastland ISD. Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The 3 public schools in Eastland teach 969 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siebert ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 492 | B+ |
| Eastland H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 280 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Eastland’s level of violent crime is 3.7 per 1,000 residents, above both the Texas town median (1.9) and the median of U.S. towns (1.6). Its property offense rate stands at 17.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Eastland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 17.9 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
July afternoons average 95.1°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 32°. The Eastland weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 222 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 89% of Texas places with climate records.
Eastland’s January low stands at 32°F. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Eastland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 32°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
24.9% of residents live below the poverty line, against 13.8% across Texas, which weighs on its D for jobs and income.
Texas has just over a third of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 26%. The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Eastland at 3,737 residents, up 3.1% since 2020. The midpoint age in the town is 41.1 years.
| Eastland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41.1 years | 35.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 24% | 26% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 14% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 23% | 29% |
57% women, 43% men
About 74 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.4 points). Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Eastland | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.7% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.8% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.9% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 44.8% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.9% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.5% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.7% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,700, single groups can be off by several points
Against the 6,390 U.S. towns with household incomes like Eastland’s, it is healthier than 73%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
37% of adults have high blood pressure in Eastland. CDC measures, 31 in all: Eastland beats Texas on 6 and trails on 5.
| Eastland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 74% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Eastland | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.3% | 16.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.4% | 10.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Eastland has about as many jobs (1,791) as working residents, but only 401 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 19.3 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Half of commuters travel less than 37 miles. Since 2013, Eastland has lost 250 jobs, to 1,791 in 2023. For Eastland, the typical journey to work is 19 minutes. One in 4 of the town’s working residents works locally.
| Eastland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 25% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 25% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in nearly three fifths of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims in Eastland since 1986: 31. Federal aid has come to Eastland households in 6 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.2 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. The concentration of trails for Eastland comes to 0.1 miles per square mile. The town has one park or preserve, 7 acres in all.
| Eastland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Eastland City Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Eastland
About 5 of every 100 Eastland residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
6 notable people were born in Eastland.
City in Texas, United States
Eastland is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,609 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Eastland County.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Eastland grades D overall, better than 10% of U.S. towns and #491 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health, C for safety and B for schools. Jobs & income 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.
6 notable people were born here, including Hayden Fry and Bill Reynolds.