Grape CreekTX
A town of 4,036, founded in 1900.
Is Grape Creek a good place to live?
Grape Creek gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $214K for a typical one, or 3.1 years of the San Angelo metro’s $68K median household income. It grades C− overall, 431st among Texas's 640 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 95% of the country. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in Grape Creek, above both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On history, just 38 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns.
Grape Creek has grown 14% from 2010 to 2020
3,154 counted in 2010 and 3,594 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Grape Creek grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Grape Creek is from typical.
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Moving to Grape Creek: who provides what
Grape Creek is unincorporated, so Tom Green County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Grape Creek.
Grape Creek has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has home values still below their peak, but it has poverty well above the Texas rate.
Grape Creek stands out in Texas and nationally: a larger share of its adults have been diagnosed with depression
26% of Grape Creek adults have been diagnosed with depression. Grape Creek beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 17% of Grape Creek adults have diabetes.
| Grape Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Grape Creek | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.2% | 74.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Grape Creek fall behind 52% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Grape Creek ISD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Grape Creek H S, with 334 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grape Creek PriLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 303 | – |
| Grape Creek H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 334 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
More than half of Grape Creek’s working residents commute to San Angelo
Most working residents leave Grape Creek for work: only 9% work in town. The average trip to work in Grape Creek is 29 minutes. The top destinations are San Angelo (52%), Austin (2%) and Houston (2%).
| Grape Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Grape Creek earns a B+ for cost of living
The typical value, about $214K, is 12% below its January 2022 peak. At about $214K, home values are down 7% in five years, against a rise of 10% across Texas.
Typical home values fell 6.6% in the year to September 2026.
| Grape Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 75% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,076 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Grape Creek has mild winters and hot summers
The Water Valley weather station, 12 miles away, records that about 114 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 96.3°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 31.8°.
Grape Creek has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Grape Creek’s July high is 96°F. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Grape Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 32°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Grape Creek faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Grape Creek.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Grape Creek has set aside 8.9% of its land for conservation
2.4 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Grape Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Grape Creek
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Grape Creek
About 2 of every 100 Grape Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
91% of working residents leave Grape Creek for work
Where Grape Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Grape Creek
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Grape Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tom Green County, Texas, United States. It is part of the San Angelo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Grape Creek had a population of 3,594.
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- Area
- 16 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,988 ft
Questions about Grape Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grape Creek, TX a good place to live?
Grape Creek grades C− overall, better than 16% of U.S. towns and #431 of 640 in Texas. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Grape Creek, TX expensive?
Not for the 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+.