Elm Creek grades low on several counts. Its weakest is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Overall, Elm Creek earns a D, better than 8% of U.S. towns. That places it 525th of 640 in Texas. At about $170K, a typical home costs 3.4 years of the Eagle Pass metro’s $50K median household income. Where it does best is hazard risk (A−). The town’s density of trails is 1.9 miles per square mile, above both the Texas town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).

Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.

StrongestA⁻Hazard riskWeakestD⁻Walkability C⁻Health C⁻Jobs & income

How Elm Creek grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Elm Creek is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.8 of 20; 1.9% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD⁻Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 19% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA⁻Open →HealthFort Duncan Medical Center 5.1 miles awayC⁻Open →Jobs & income$52K median household income; 49 jobs based hereC⁻Open →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsC⁺Open →Cost of livingNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors6 miles of trailsC⁻Open →HistoryLittle recorded history by comparisonDOpen →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

ClimateMild winters, 99° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 33.0; 6% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

What makes Elm Creek stand out

Where Elm Creek beats most towns.

Natural hazardsA⁻

Very low risk of storm and flood damage

FEMA National Risk Index.

A growing town

Elm Creek has grown 17% from 2010 to 2020

2,469 counted in 2010 and 2,884 in 2020.

2,4692010

2,8842020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Elm Creek.

Elm Creek has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and sends most of its workers to Eagle Pass and beyond.

OutdoorsC⁻

0% of Elm Creek is conserved land

#24for trails in TX

5.6 miles of trail.

conserved · 0 of 1,835 acres

5.6 mi

of trails · 1.9 per sq mi

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Trail map5.6 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Elm Creek?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

SchoolsC⁺

Public schools in Elm Creek fall behind 58% of Texas districts

42%of TX districts it outscoresC⁺School Grade

Eagle Pass ISD runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Elm Creek’s public school: 327 students.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Pete Gallego ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–6	Grades 1–6	327	D⁻

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The districtsEAGLE PASS ISD Every school1 school · Pete Gallego El Questions“Are Elm Creek’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation

HealthC⁻

Health in Elm Creek trails 84% of U.S. towns

17%healthier than U.S. townsC⁻Health Grade

Against the 6,548 U.S. towns with household incomes like Elm Creek’s, it is less healthy than 64%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.

In Elm Creek, nearly two in five adults get no exercise outside work, and 32% say their health is fair or poor. This Texas town does better than the Texas average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 13. For adults here, the share who worry about having enough food is 33%.

	Elm Creek	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)	33%	20%	14%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)	39%	18%	8.1%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	39%	30%	25%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	32%	24%	19%

31 measures vs. Texas

3 better15 too close to call13 worse

What stands out	Elm Creek	TX
Fewer adults who have had cancer	3.7%	6.1%
Fewer adults with COPD	4.6%	5.7%
More uninsured adults	38.7%	19.1%

Fort Duncan Medical Center

5.1 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

25th

percentile among TX towns

Full pageElm Creek’s health reportOpen the full Health report

Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby5.1 miles to an ER · Fort Duncan Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than TX on 3 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A⁻

Very low risk in Elm Creek, with inland flooding at the top

19risk score of 100

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities. Nearly two thirds of Elm Creek’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 16%.

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingDroughtHeat waves

Full pageElm Creek’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page

What it facesVery low risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters11 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready1.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C⁻

Most people working in Elm Creek commute elsewhere

1%work in town

Elm Creek has 49 jobs for its 854 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.

Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. In Elm Creek, 14% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Eagle Pass (26%), Eidson Road (12%) and San Antonio (11%). The town’s mean commuting time comes in at 29 minutes.

	Elm Creek	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	29 minutes	25 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	0.8%	8.3%	8%
Below the poverty line	14%	12%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Elm Creek1%

Eagle Pass26%

Eidson Road12%

San Antonio11%

Del Rio5%

11 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Elm Creek

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

D−

Walkability grade: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns

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The jobs here49 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Elm Creek Commute times29 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 11 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

A typical July afternoon in Elm Creek is hotter than in most of Texas or the rest of the country

99°summer high

The Eagle Pass 3n weather station records that about 151 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 40.9°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 98.4°.

Snow is almost unheard of. Elm Creek’s January low stands at 41°F. Also worth knowing: winters here are warm and summers hot, with very little rain.

	Elm Creek	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

Winter43–68°

Spring60–85°

Summer75–98°

Fall60–84°

Dec 1

typical first frost

Feb 19

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

99°

typical summer high

Full pageElm Creek’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

A year of weatherJuly highs 98°, January lows 41°Rain & snow19″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HousingCost of living grade B⁻

The median home in Elm Creek sells for about $280K

$280Kmedian sale price

The median property tax bill is $1,792, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.

Among households in Elm Creek, 89% own their home.

homes sold in September

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Prices over the yearsPrices over the years Years of income to buyA typical home costs 5.4 years of income RentsRents

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

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Everything we know about Elm Creek

15pages on Elm Creek

The big questions

SchoolsC⁺Behind 58% of TX districts · 1 school HealthC⁻Better than TX on 3 of 31 CDC measures Cost of livingB⁻Work & commuteC⁻$52K median household income · 49 jobs here Natural hazardsA⁻FEMA risk higher than 19% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

OutdoorsC⁻6 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesLibraryEagle Pass Public Library Colleges

The story

Climate99° summer highs

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

Getting set up

Moving to Elm Creek: who provides what

Elm Creek is unincorporated, so Maverick County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerRio Grande Electric Coop18.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterCity of Eagle Pass water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet3 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesMaverick CountyMaverick County provides services here

SchoolsEagle Pass Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereMaverick County Early Voting ClerkMaverick County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023

ZIP code7885278852 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Elm Creek for work

Where Elm Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

49jobs based in Elm Creek

1%of working residents work in town

11 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Elm Creek; the nearest are

Southwest Texas CollegeCommunity college · Public · Uvalde54.8 mi$2,646 in-state tuition Texas A & M International UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Laredo105.3 mi$7,894 in-state tuition

About 5 of every 100 Elm Creek residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Elm Creek

Census-designated place in Texas, United States

Elm Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maverick County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,884 as of the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 2.9 sq mi
Elevation: 751 ft

Questions about Elm Creek

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Elm Creek, TX a good place to live?

Elm Creek grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #525 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.

Is Elm Creek, TX expensive?

The typical home is worth about $170,000, 43% 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−.

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