Holly Lake RanchTX
A town of 2,956.
Is Holly Lake Ranch a good place to live?
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C, 287th of 640 graded towns in Texas. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 71% of Texas towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $260K for a typical one and 4.3 times the county’s $60K median household income. Holly Lake Ranch’s average trip to work is 43 minutes, above both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 89 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on history.
What makes Holly Lake Ranch stand out
Where Holly Lake Ranch beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Holly Lake Ranch for work
Where Holly Lake Ranch’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Holly Lake Ranch grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Holly Lake Ranch is from typical.
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Moving to Holly Lake Ranch: who provides what
Holly Lake Ranch is unincorporated, so Wood 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 Holly Lake Ranch.
Holly Lake Ranch is a second-home town, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Texas.
Most working residents commute out of Holly Lake Ranch
Holly Lake Ranch has 165 jobs for its 915 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 42.6 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Most working residents leave Holly Lake Ranch for work: only 3% work in town. 7% of residents live below the poverty line in Holly Lake Ranch. Jobs based in Holly Lake Ranch fell to 165 in 2023, 23 fewer than in 2013.
| Holly Lake Ranch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Holly Lake Ranch has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
2.5 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Holly Lake Ranch faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Holly Lake Ranch since 2009.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Holly Lake Ranch
July afternoons average 93.5°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 78% of Texas places with climate records; January nights average 35.2°.
Holly Lake Ranch has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Holly Lake Ranch is 94°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Holly Lake Ranch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, fewer of Holly Lake Ranch’s adults report frequent mental distress
Against the 10,514 U.S. towns with household incomes like Holly Lake Ranch’s, it is healthier than 76%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
12% of Holly Lake Ranch adults report frequent mental distress. Of the 641 Texas towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Holly Lake Ranch. 20% of Holly Lake Ranch adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Holly Lake Ranch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Holly Lake Ranch | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.6% | 16.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 19.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.9% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Holly Lake Ranch
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Holly Lake Ranch
About 1 of every 100 Holly Lake Ranch residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Questions about Holly Lake Ranch
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Holly Lake Ranch, TX a good place to live?
Holly Lake Ranch grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #287 of 640 in Texas. It grades B for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Holly Lake Ranch, TX expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.