HeartlandTX
Home to 10,607 people, the town was founded in 2006.
Is Heartland a good place to live?
A tough set of grades. Its weakest is cost of living (D−) — the typical home is worth about $322K, 3.6 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. It lags on walkability as well. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 66% of U.S. towns. Incomes are where it shines: the median household earns $93K. The overall grade lands at D, better than a tenth of U.S. towns. That places it 488th of 640 in Texas. The biggest park or preserve is Heartland Park, at 99 acres.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
100% of working residents leave Heartland for work
Where Heartland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Heartland grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Heartland is from typical.
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Moving to Heartland: who provides what
Heartland is unincorporated, so Kaufman 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 Heartland.
Heartland has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Dallas and beyond, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Fewer of Heartland’s working residents work locally than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Heartland has 242 jobs for its 4,973 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 40 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
The average trip to work for Heartland comes to 40 minutes, against 25 minutes in Texas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Heartland has added 239 jobs, to 242 in 2023. Half the trips to work are shorter than 24 miles. The top destinations are Dallas (35%), Mesquite (6%) and Richardson (4%).
| Heartland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 40 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.2% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On state tests, Heartland’s schools trail 57% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Crandall ISD. One of its 4 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 4 public schools serve Heartland, with 2,997 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crandall MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,038 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Younger than Texas overall
The age of the median resident for Heartland comes to 29.7 years, where Texas’ towns sit at 35.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. People 65 and older are 4% of residents (13% statewide); children under 18 are 34% of residents (25% statewide). Heartland: 33% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Heartland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 34% | 26% | 22% |
| Median age | 29.7 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.1 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Heartland | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 21.4% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 24.2% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.7% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 2% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.5% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.8% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.7% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.5% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.9% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.9% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Heartland has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 94.5°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.8°.
The January low for Heartland comes to 36°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Heartland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Heartland stands out in Texas and nationally, with more of its adults who sleep under 7 hours
Against the 9,574 U.S. towns with household incomes like Heartland’s, it is less healthy than 81%, so it trails even them.
The share of adults in Heartland who have diabetes: 10%. This Texas town beats the Texas average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 10. Among adults here, 20% report frequent mental distress and 72% had a checkup this year.
| Heartland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 39% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 74% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Heartland | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.7% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.4% | 10.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Heartland is inland flooding, at a low overall level
FEMA puts just over two fifths of Heartland’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to heat waves. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Heartland after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Heartland sells for about $272K at the median
78.4% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.7% across Texas. The median property tax bill is $7,601, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
92% of households own their home in Heartland. The town’s rent at the middle of the market is $2,333 a month. A home in Heartland typically sold within 68 days of listing.
| Heartland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,333 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 92% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0% of Heartland is conserved land
The trail density in Heartland is 0.1 miles per square mile. Trails run 0.2 miles in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heartland Park | 0.2 mi | 99 |
| 2. Firewheel Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Cotton Bowl and 57 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Heartland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
36 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
37 mi Stadium & arenaChoctaw StadiumPhoto credits
Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · AT&T Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Globe Life Field: Drone To Fly, CC BY 3.0 · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags Over Texas: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Choctaw Stadium: KENGRIFFEY24FAN, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Heartland
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Heartland
About 9 of every 100 Heartland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Heartland
Unincorporated community in Texas, US
Heartland is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) located in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Heartland had a population of 8,509. It was founded in 2006. The 2,000 acre master-planned community is located 25 miles east of Downtown Dallas and is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. In 2009, Heartland was awarded community of the year by The Homebuilders Association of Greater Dallas.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 453 ft
Heartland’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Heartland.
Heartland reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Heartland with a neighbor →
Questions about Heartland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Heartland, TX a good place to live?
Heartland grades D overall, better than 10% of U.S. towns and #488 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Heartland, TX expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $322,000, 9% above the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.