GanadoTX
A town of 2,009, settled in 1883.
Is Ganado a good place to live?
The best of Ganado’s subject grades are a B+ for safety and a B for schools; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. On hazard risk, just 15 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. The median household income is $57K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line. Ganado has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Ganado stand out
Where Ganado beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
How Ganado grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Ganado is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Ganado: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ganado, 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 Ganado.
In Ganado, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
At 87 of 100, Ganado’s FEMA risk score is above both the Texas town median (47 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 2004, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ganado.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ganado’s schools rank ahead of 61% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Ganado ISD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganado ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 321 | A− |
| Ganado H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 221 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Ganado reports less crime per resident than 73% of U.S. towns
At 5.4 per 1,000 residents, Ganado’s property crime rate is against 10.7 in Texas’ towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns.
| Ganado | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.4 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
In Ganado, expect mild winters and hot summers
Ganado has warm winters and hot summers. The July high in Ganado is 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Ganado’s typical home value is about $245K
The typical Ganado home is worth about $245,000, down 1.2% in a year, 17% below the Texas typical home. 51% of Ganado households own their home.
| Ganado | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 51% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,070 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents commute out of Ganado
Most working residents leave Ganado for work: only 9% work in town. Ganado’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. Since 2013, Ganado has lost 100 jobs, to 812 in 2023.
| Ganado | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health in Ganado trails 60% of U.S. towns
Ganado beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 24% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Ganado.
| Ganado | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Ganado | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.1% | 12.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 23.9% | 19.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 21.4% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Ganado
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ganado; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Ganado residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
Famous people from Ganado
3 notable people were born in Ganado.
About Ganado
City in Texas
Ganado ( gə-NAY-doh) is a city in Jackson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,975 at the 2020 census.
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- Established
- 1909
- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 66 ft
- ZIP code
- 77962
- Area code
- 361
Questions about Ganado
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ganado, TX expensive?
That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($65,414 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
What is Ganado, TX known for?
3 notable people were born here, including Patrick Flores and Glenn Sparkman.