Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
The best of Honey Grove’s subject grades are an A− for schools, safety, and cost of living; the weakest is a D for incomes. Only 35 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score higher on history. Honey Grove has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Honey Grove beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Honey Grove El | PK–5 | 288 |
| Honey Grove Middle | 6–8 | 142 |
| Honey Grove H S | 9–12 | 221 |
Thomas and Katherine Trout HouseWhere Honey Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Honey Grove is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1886.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Honey Grove, 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 Honey Grove.
The public schools here belong to Honey Grove ISD. Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. 3 public schools serve Honey Grove, with 651 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Grove ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 288 | A |
| Honey Grove H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 221 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Among adults in Honey Grove, 76% had a checkup this year. Against the Texas average, Honey Grove comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 10. 15% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance locally, below the Texas town median (18%) but above the median of U.S. towns (8.1%). Two figures for adults here: 40% sleep under 7 hours, 39% have high blood pressure.
| Honey Grove | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Honey Grove | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 15.4% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 14.4% | 16.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Honey Grove’s level of violent crime is 0.5 per 1,000 residents, where Texas’ towns sit at 1.9 and U.S. towns at 1.6. Its rate of thefts and burglaries stands at 4.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Honey Grove | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.9 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Honey Grove for work: only 5% work in town. The town’s income of the median household stands at $47,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Honey Grove dropped by 30, to 180. The top destinations are Bonham (10%), Dallas (9%) and Paris (9%).
| Honey Grove | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $47,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Federal aid has come to Honey Grove households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities. 57% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by tornadoes at 14%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Honey Grove’s peak summer temperature comes in at 94°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Honey Grove: 62% of households are owner-occupiers. Zillow values the typical Honey Grove home at about $249,000, about the same as a year ago, 16% below the Texas typical home.
| Honey Grove | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $581 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 69% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 44% | 51% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1.8 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. In Honey Grove, the concentration of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile. One park or preserve covers 4 acres locally.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crockett Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Honey Grove; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Honey Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
8 notable people were born in Honey Grove.
City in Texas, United States
Honey Grove is a city in Fannin County, Texas, United States. Honey Grove bills itself as "The Sweetest Town in Texas". The population was 1,715 at the 2020 census, up from 1,668 at the 2010 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
8 notable people were born here, including Fred Newhouse and Bill Erwin.
