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For most people who can afford it, yes. Fate grades A− overall, 51st among Texas's 640 graded towns. The median household earns $133K and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 83% of U.S. towns. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $355K, 3.9 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. Fate’s median rent is $2,500 a month, where Texas’ towns sit at $1,206 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Smith Park, at 25 acres.
Where Fate beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lupe Garcia El | PK–6 | 864 |
| Billie Stevenson El | PK–6 | 805 |
| Miss May Vernon El | PK–5 | 790 |
6,357 counted in 2010 and 17,958 in 2020; an estimated 29,007 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 61.3% since 2020, after 182.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Fate is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 299 in 1920, a low of 127 in 1940, 17,958 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1912 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fate, 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 Fate.
Fate has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns, has home values still below their peak and has less diabetes than most of Texas.
Violent crime is rare: 34 reported in 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Fate is 3 per 1,000 residents.
| Fate | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its A− for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $355K.
Its public schools are run by Royse City ISD. Three of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Pioneer Technology (PTAA) Fate, with 344 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Summers MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,066 | B |
| Pioneer Technology (PTAA) FateLargest public high schoolGrades 5–12 | Grades 5–12 | 344 | A− |
| Miss May Vernon ElTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 790 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Texas is diabetes: 8.2% of its 12,065 adults have diabetes, against 12.7% statewide. Against the 4,275 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fate’s, it is less healthy than 61%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Fate beats the Texas average on 17 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of Fate adults binge drink.
| Fate | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Fate | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.2% | 12.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.4% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 69.3% | 74.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fate has 1,657 jobs for its 10,642 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 35.2 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Most working residents leave Fate for work: only 2% work in town. Fate’s average trip to work is 35 minutes. Since 2013, Fate has added 1,273 jobs, to 1,657 in 2023.
| Fate | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $133,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 17% | 9.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median household earns $132,752, against $78,476 across Texas, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Children under 18 are 34% of residents (25% statewide); people 65 and older are 7% of residents (13% statewide). 42% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Fate. Fate has grown 61% since 2020, to 29,007 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Fate | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 34% | 26% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 6.6% | 14% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 23% | 29% |
| Median age | 31.6 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 32.0, men 31.2.
| Fate | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19.2% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.4% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.2% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.4% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.8% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.1% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.4% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.9% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.4% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.5% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.7% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.7% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
July afternoons average 94°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.3°.
Fate has mild winters and hot summers. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Fate | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical value, about $355K, is 16% below its August 2022 peak. The median property tax bill is $6,495, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Fate home is worth about $355,000, down 3.4% in a year, 20% above the Texas typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 2018, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fate.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.2 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Smith Park | — | 25 |
| 2. Joe Burger Park | — | 24 |
| 3. Woodcreek Lakeside Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fate. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
31 mi Theme parkUniversal Kids Resort
30 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Stadium
25 mi Stadium & arenaGerald J. Ford Stadium
15 mi MuseumSouthfork RanchCotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Universal Kids Resort: CANthony0125, CC0 · Toyota Stadium: Flavius Constantine, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gerald J. Ford Stadium: Jmcstrav, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Southfork Ranch: Sf46 at en.wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Fate; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Fate residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
Where Fate’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Rockwall County, Texas, United States
Fate is a city located in the center of Rockwall County, Texas, United States. The population in 2020 was 17,958, an increase from 6,357 in 2010, and 602 in 2000. In 2025, Fate's population was estimated to have grown to over 29,000.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
3 towns share a border with Fate.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fate | #51 | A− | D | A− | A− | A− |
| Rockwall | #70 | B+ | D | B− | A | A |
| Royse City | #162 | B− | D | B | B+ | B+ |
| Mobile City | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mobile City isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fate with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Fate grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #51 of 640 in Texas. It grades A− for health, A− for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living 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.
