Holiday LakesTX
A town of 1,059.
Is Holiday Lakes a good place to live?
The best of Holiday Lakes’ subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. 33% of residents live below the poverty line in Holiday Lakes, above both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 40 of Texas’ 999 towns score lower on walkability. The median household income is $44K, and 33% of residents live below the poverty line. Holiday Lakes's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. Holiday Lakes has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,059 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Holiday Lakes grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Holiday Lakes is from typical.
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Moving to Holiday Lakes: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Holiday Lakes, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Holiday Lakes.
Fewer of Holiday Lakes’ working residents work locally than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
The median commute is under 30 miles. Holiday Lakes’ average commute stands at 37 minutes. Also worth knowing: the income of the median household for Holiday Lakes comes to $45,000, below both Texas’ towns ($69,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Houston (19%), Clute (9%) and Angleton (9%).
| Holiday Lakes | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $45,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Holiday Lakes is safer than 67% of U.S. towns, by crime per resident
Holiday Lakes’ violent offense rate comes in at 0.9 per 1,000 residents. In Holiday Lakes, the level of property crime is 9.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Holiday Lakes | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.2 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Holiday Lakes
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 45° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Holiday Lakes ranks healthier than 62% of the country’s towns
Among adults in Holiday Lakes, 74% had a checkup this year. CDC measures, 31 in all: Holiday Lakes beats Texas on 10 and trails on 1. In Holiday Lakes, one in ten adults smoke cigarettes, and 20% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Holiday Lakes | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Holiday Lakes | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.3% | 5.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.5% | 3.2% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 42.9% | 38.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Holiday Lakes is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Holiday Lakes, 44% come from inland flooding and 32% from hurricanes. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1992, 91 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Holiday Lakes sells for about $70K at the median
80% of households live in a home they own in Holiday Lakes. Holiday Lakes’ going rate for rent is $1,243 a month.
| Holiday Lakes | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 80% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,243 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Holiday Lakes
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Holiday Lakes
About 1 of every 100 Holiday Lakes residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Holiday Lakes has shrunk 4% since 2010
1,107 counted in 2010 and 991 in 2020; an estimated 1,059 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Holiday Lakes
Town in Texas, United States
Holiday Lakes is a town in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 991 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 36 ft
Questions about Holiday Lakes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Holiday Lakes, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $95,000, 68% below 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 A+.