Hilltop LakesTX
Population 797: a town in Texas.
Is Hilltop Lakes a good place to live?
27% of residents live below the poverty line in Hilltop Lakes, against 12% in Texas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Hilltop Lakes’ concentration of trails is 1.3 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Texas’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Hilltop Lakes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Hilltop Lakes has grown 26% from 2010 to 2020
1,101 counted in 2010 and 1,385 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Hilltop Lakes: who provides what
Hilltop Lakes is unincorporated, so Leon 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 Hilltop Lakes.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Hilltop Lakes’ workers commute out
The average commute here in Hilltop Lakes is 35 minutes. Most people who work leave Hilltop Lakes to do it: just 3% work in town. The top destinations are Houston (13%), Bryan (10%) and College Station (7%). Half commute less than 46 miles.
| Hilltop Lakes | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hilltop Lakes has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves
For Hilltop Lakes, the FEMA risk score is 27 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Hilltop Lakes after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Expected losses in Hilltop Lakes break down as 40% from cold waves and 23% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hilltop Lakes: mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 94°, January nights drop to 38° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, more of Hilltop Lakes’ adults have high blood pressure
For adults in Hilltop Lakes, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 25%. Of 31 CDC measures, Hilltop Lakes beats the Texas average on 11 and trails it on 9. Among adults here, 17% have diabetes and 13% binge drink.
| Hilltop Lakes | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hilltop Lakes | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.3% | 16.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.3% | 19.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.1% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Hilltop Lakes sell for about $349K
The share of households in Hilltop Lakes who own their home is 93%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Hilltop Lakes
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Hilltop Lakes; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Hilltop Lakes residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
797 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Hilltop Lakes
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Hilltop Lakes is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Leon County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hilltop Lakes had a population of 1,385.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 8.7 sq mi
Questions about Hilltop Lakes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hilltop Lakes, TX a good place to live?
Hilltop Lakes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.