Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Glen Rose gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $394K, 4.9 years of the county’s $80K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 115th of 640 in Texas. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 81% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On the plus side, its schools outperform 81% of the state's. Glen Rose’s trail density is 3.5 miles per square mile, where Texas’ towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Only 25 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is Glen Rose Soccer Park, at 26 acres.
Where Glen Rose beats most towns.
Somervell County Courthouse| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Rose El | PK–2 | 499 |
| Glen Rose Int | 3–5 | 480 |
| Glen Rose J H School | 6–8 | 497 |
0.9% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Glen Rose is from typical.
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Census counts: 132 in 1880, 2,659 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1894 and 2 maps from 1889 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Glen Rose, 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 Glen Rose.
Glen Rose pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Texas (mostly inland flooding).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Glen Rose Soccer Park | 0.9 mi | 26 |
| 2. Beck Baseball/Softball Complex | — | 13 |
| 3. Paluxy Heritage Park | 0.1 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A− for schools comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $394K.
Its public schools are run by Glen Rose ISD. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Glen Rose H S, with 643 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Rose ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 499 | – |
| Glen Rose H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 643 | A |
| Glen Rose IntTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 480 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
2,267 jobs are based in Glen Rose, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 1,525 in 2013 to 2,267.
About one in 4 of Glen Rose’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Glen Rose has added 742 jobs, to 2,267 in 2023. At 23 minutes, Glen Rose’s average trip to work is against 25 minutes in Texas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Glen Rose | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of Texas towns, with expected losses of about $552 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1989, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Glen Rose.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes are within reach (about $394K for the typical one, B for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 40 miles.
The typical Glen Rose home is worth about $394,000, up 1.3% in a year, 33% above the Texas typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (24% statewide). 16% of Glen Rose residents are under 18. Glen Rose has grown 18% since 2020, to 3,148 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Glen Rose | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 years | 35.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 16% | 26% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 14% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 23% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Glen Rose | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.2% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.3% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.1% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.8% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.8% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.1% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.5% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.9% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.5% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.6% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.6% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
The Rainbow weather station records that about 109 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 95.9°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.7°.
Glen Rose has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Glen Rose is 96°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Glen Rose | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Glen Rose beats the Texas average on 8 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 14% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Glen Rose.
| Glen Rose | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 8.1% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 74% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Glen Rose | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.7% | 16.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.9% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Glen Rose. Close and well known come first.
4 mi State parkDinosaur Valley State Park
39 mi Stadium & arenaAmon G. Carter Stadium
4 mi MuseumCreation Evidence Museum5 mi Zoo & aquariumFossil Rim Wildlife Center22 mi MuseumLayland Museum
36 mi MuseumVintage Grill & Car MuseumDinosaur Valley State Park: Gordon Reid, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Amon G. Carter Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Creation Evidence Museum: Ian Juby, Public domain · Vintage Grill & Car Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Glen Rose; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Glen Rose residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Where Glen Rose’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Glen Rose on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Glen Rose.
City in Texas, United States
Glen Rose is a city in and the county seat of Somervell County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 2,659.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Glen Rose grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #115 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
5 notable people were born here, including Brooke Rollins and Sammy Hale.
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