Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Incomes is its weak spot (D): the median household income is $56K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line. Overall, Hallettsville earns a C: better than 28% of U.S. towns, and 322nd of 640 in Texas. A typical home there costs about $335K, 5.3 years of the county’s $63K median household income. Its strongest is schools (B+) — its schools outperform 73% of the state's. Only 26 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is Hallettsville City Park, at 95 acres. 22% of working residents work locally in the town, above both the Texas town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Its National Register listings include Lay-Bozka House and Lavaca County Courthouse.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap · Census LEHD, 2023.
Where Hallettsville beats most towns.
Lay-Bozka House| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Hallettsville El | PK–4 | 465 |
| Hallettsville J H | 5–8 | 305 |
| Hallettsville H S | 9–12 | 406 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Hallettsville is from typical.
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Its founding year, 1831, comes before those of 97% of the Texas towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 43 in 1870, 2,731 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 3 maps from 1962 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hallettsville, 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 Hallettsville.
Hallettsville has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with Houston and other neighbors.
Hallettsville ISD runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Hallettsville H S, with 406 students. Of its 4 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallettsville ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 465 | B+ |
| Hallettsville H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 406 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
The Hallettsville 2 N weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 297 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. The Hallettsville 2 N weather station records that about 117 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
For Hallettsville, the midsummer high is 95°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The level of violent crime for Hallettsville comes to 4.4 per 1,000 residents. The town’s level of property crime is 9.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Hallettsville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.5 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Hallettsville has about as many jobs (1,498) as working residents, but only 281 people both live and work here.
The top destinations are Houston (16%), Yoakum (4%) and Victoria (3%). Half of commuters travel less than 37 miles. For Hallettsville, the average trip to work is 23 minutes.
| Hallettsville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes in Hallettsville are typically worth about $335,000, up 1.4% in a year, 13% above the Texas typical home. The typical rent in the town is $922 a month. Among households here, 65% live in a home they own.
| Hallettsville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $922 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Flood insurance has paid out on 83 claims in Hallettsville since 1981. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities. Also worth knowing: households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 7,648 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hallettsville’s, it is healthier than 71%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
For adults in Hallettsville, the share who get no exercise outside work is 29%. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Hallettsville is ahead of Texas on 7 and behind on 6. In Hallettsville, 14% of adults have diabetes, and 77% had a checkup this year.
| Hallettsville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Hallettsville | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 14.5% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 14.1% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.5 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Hallettsville’s trail density stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Hallettsville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hallettsville City Park | — | 95 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Hallettsville; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Hallettsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
3 places in Hallettsville on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Hallettsville.
City in Texas, United States
Hallettsville is a city in Lavaca County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,731 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Lavaca County. Hallettsville also has a sizable German-Texan population, as the town founders were mainly German and Czech immigrants.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hallettsville grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #322 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health, C+ for safety and B+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
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 Logan Ondrusek and Charles Victor Grahmann.
