Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Hitchcock grades D overall, ranked 511th of 640 in Texas. In its favor, it has 35 miles of trail. Among 642 Texas towns, just 2 have a lower July high than Hitchcock. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. Stringfellow Orchards is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Coastal flooding makes up 10% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Hitchcock is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 5,216 in 1960, 7,301 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 5 maps from 1929 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hitchcock. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaReliant Stadium
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaDaikin Park
7 mi BeachGalveston Island
13 mi Theme parkGalveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
39 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Center
39 mi MuseumRothko ChapelReliant Stadium: User eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Daikin Park: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0 · Galveston Island: NASA, Public domain · Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Toyota Center: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Rothko Chapel: Unknown, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hitchcock, 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 Hitchcock.
Hitchcock has homes that are cheap against local pay and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Hitchcock sits above both the Texas town median (1.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%) on this measure. Jack Brooks Park, at 360 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Hitchcock | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jack Brooks Park | 1.3 mi | 360 |
| 2. Carbide Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Hitchcock ISD. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Hitchcock H S, with 585 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitchcock PriLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 485 | – |
| Hitchcock H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 585 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 1,077 in 2013 to 1,458.
Most working residents leave Hitchcock for work: only 4% work in town. At 29 minutes, Hitchcock’s average trip to work is against 25 minutes in Texas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Hitchcock grew to 1,458 in 2023, 381 more than in 2013.
| Hitchcock | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The violent crime rate in Hitchcock is 3.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Hitchcock | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.3 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 12.8 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1,273 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 107 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 1,273 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hitchcock.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 2.6 years of the Houston metro’s $82K median household income, the typical home (about $212K) costs less against local pay than in 81% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living. The typical value, about $212K, is 11% below its July 2022 peak.
The typical Hitchcock home is worth about $212,000, about the same as a year ago, 28% below the Texas typical home. Hitchcock’s median rent is $1,380 a month.
| Hitchcock | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,380 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hitchcock beats the Texas average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 39% of adults have high blood pressure in Hitchcock.
| Hitchcock | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 36% |
| What stands out | Hitchcock | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 16.2% | 19.1% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 63.6% | 57.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.1% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 47.2°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.5°. The Galveston Scholes Fld weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 66 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 99% of Texas places with climate records.
Hitchcock has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3 within 15 miles of the center of Hitchcock
About 4 of every 100 Hitchcock residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Where Hitchcock’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Texas, United States
Hitchcock is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States and a suburb of Galveston. The population was 7,301 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Hitchcock.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitchcock | #511 | D | B− | C | C | C |
| La Marque | #609 | D− | C+ | C− | D | C− |
| Bayou Vista | — | — | D | — | D | B+ |
| Alvin | #321 | C | C | C+ | B | C |
| Santa Fe | #196 | B− | C+ | B+ | B | B |
| Tiki Island | — | — | D | — | D | B+ |
Bayou Vista and Tiki Island have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bayou Vista and Tiki Island report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hitchcock with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hitchcock grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #511 of 640 in Texas. It grades C for health, C for safety and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 2.6 years of the area's median household income ($82,168 across the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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−.
