Eidson RoadTX
9,684 residents make their home in this town in Texas.
Is Eidson Road a good place to live?
The data are hard on it. Eidson Road grades D overall, better than nearly a tenth of U.S. towns. It ranks 501st of 640 in Texas. Its weakest subject is health (D−) — CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 97% of the country. Incomes are weaker too: the median household income is $34K, and a quarter of residents live below the poverty line. Where it does best is hazard risk (A+). At about $101K, a typical home costs 2 years of the Eagle Pass metro’s $50K median household income. The biggest place to walk is Bowles Ranch, 94 acres with 2.4 miles of trail.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Eidson Road stand out
Where Eidson Road beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Eidson Road | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 45.6% | 19.1% |
93% of working residents leave Eidson Road for work
Where Eidson Road’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Eidson Road grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Eidson Road is from typical.
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Moving to Eidson Road: who provides what
Eidson Road is unincorporated, so Maverick County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Eidson Road.
Eidson Road carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Texas (mostly inland flooding), trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns.
0.4% of Eidson Road is conserved land
Across 4 parks and preserves: 5.1 miles of trail. The trail density in Eidson Road is 1.1 miles per square mile.
| Eidson Road | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bowles Ranch | 2.4 mi | 94 |
| 2. Nick Carr Sports Complex | — | 7 |
| 3. Balcones Heights Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Eidson Road’s schools trail 58% of Texas districts
Eagle Pass ISD runs its public schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 2 public schools serve Eidson Road, with 784 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry B Gonzalez ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–6 | Grades 1–6 | 401 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
A larger share of adults say their health is fair or poor in Eidson Road than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
Against the 1,067 U.S. towns with household incomes like Eidson Road’s, it is less healthy than 71%, so its D− isn’t only a matter of income.
Eidson Road: 14% of adults binge drink, below both the Texas town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). Among adults locally, 22% report frequent physical distress.
| Eidson Road | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Eidson Road | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.4% | 6.1% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.5% | 17% |
| More uninsured adults | 45.6% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The FEMA risk score in Eidson Road is lower than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 99% of Texas towns, with expected losses of about $50 per resident a year; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
Expected losses in Eidson Road break down as 33% from inland flooding and 30% from heat waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About one in three of Eidson Road’s working residents commute to Eagle Pass
Jobs based here fell from 4,007 in 2013 to 2,117.
Only 7% of working residents stay in Eidson Road for work; the rest commute out. Jobs locally fell by 1,890 from 2013 to 2023, to 2,117. The typical journey to work for Eidson Road comes to 22 minutes. The top destinations are Eagle Pass (30%), San Antonio (10%) and Rosita (7%).
| Eidson Road | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 25% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $34,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Eidson Road: mild winters and hot summers
The Eagle Pass 3n weather station, 6 miles away, records that about 151 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 41.1°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 98.4°.
Eidson Road’s January low is 41°F. It almost never snows.
| Eidson Road | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 98°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 41°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Eidson Road sells for about $250K at the median
Homes are within reach (B for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 36 miles. At 2 years of the Eagle Pass metro’s $50K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 92% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
For Eidson Road, the median rent is $819 a month. 85% of households own their home locally.
| Eidson Road | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $819 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Eidson Road
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Eidson Road; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Eidson Road residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Eidson Road
CDP in Texas, United States
Eidson Road is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maverick County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,461 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 7.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 751 ft
Eidson Road’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Eidson Road.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eidson Road | #501 | D | B | — | C+ | D− |
| Eagle Pass | #558 | D | D | C | C+ | C− |
| Rosita | #377 | C− | A | — | C+ | D |
Eidson Road and Rosita report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Eidson Road with a neighbor →
Questions about Eidson Road
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Eidson Road, TX a good place to live?
Eidson Road grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #501 of 640 in Texas. It grades D− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Eidson Road, TX expensive?
The typical home is worth about $101,000, 66% below 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.