170 years in pictures
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004.
- 1856Grandview is settled
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

A town of 2,090, settled in 1856. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
Grandview’s best subject grade is an A for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. 31% of residents are under 18 in Grandview, where Texas’ towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 22%. Grandview has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Grandview beats most towns.
1,561 counted in 2010 and 1,879 in 2020; an estimated 2,090 in 2025.
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 Grandview is from typical.
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The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grandview, 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 Grandview.
Its public schools are run by Grandview ISD. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Grandview H S, with 414 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 643 | A |
| Grandview H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 414 | A+ |
| Grandview J HTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 316 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests
The typical Grandview home is worth about $399,000, up 3.5% in a year, 35% above the Texas typical home. At $828 a month, Grandview’s median rent is below both Texas’ towns ($1,208 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 62% of households own their home in Grandview.
| Grandview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $828 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Grandview has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Grandview is 95°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Grandview for work: only 4% work in town. Grandview’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Grandview has added 407 jobs, to 764 in 2023.
| Grandview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Grandview beats the Texas average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 73% of Grandview adults had a checkup this year.
| Grandview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Grandview | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 14% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 15.1% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.6% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grandview City Park | 0.6 mi | 7 |
| 2. Vista Point Community Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Grandview
About 4 of every 100 Grandview residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
City in Texas, United States
Grandview is a city in Johnson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,561 at the 2010 census, and 1,879 in 2020. David's Supermarkets, an independent chain of grocery stores, was headquartered in Grandview before being acquired by Brookshire Brothers in 2014. Grandview's school district was ranked one of the best school districts in the state of Texas as of (2016).
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
Not for the area. That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($90,275 across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.