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With 1,531 residents, this town was settled in 1878. A regional job hub with 882 jobs.
The best of Hughes Springs’ subject grades is an A− for schools; the weakest is a D for health. On health, just 76 of Texas’ 998 towns do worse. The median household income is $53K, and 20% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 6 of the 489 Texas towns we compare have a lower level of violent crime than Hughes Springs. The biggest park or preserve is Recreation Complex, at 32 acres. Hughes Springs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hughes Springs beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Hughes Springs El | PK–5 | 531 |
| Hughes Springs J H | 6–8 | 232 |
| Hughes Springs H S | 9–12 | 327 |
Where Hughes Springs’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 Hughes Springs is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 69 in 1880, a peak of 2,196 in 1980, 1,575 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and a map from 1962 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hughes Springs, 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 Hughes Springs.
Among adults in Hughes Springs, 21% report frequent mental distress, where Texas’ towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 17%. Of 31 CDC measures, Hughes Springs beats the Texas average on 1 and trails it on 20. For adults in the town, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 29%.
| Hughes Springs | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Hughes Springs | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.8% | 74.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The public schools here belong to Hughes Springs ISD. The largest public high school is Hughes Springs H S, with 327 students. Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes Springs ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 531 | B |
| Hughes Springs H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 327 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Most people who work leave Hughes Springs to do it: just 18% work in town. Hughes Springs’ middle household income is $53,000, against $69,000 in Texas’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Mount Pleasant (7%), Daingerfield (6%) and Texarkana (3%). For half of commuters, work is under 22 miles away.
| Hughes Springs | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hughes Springs’ going rate for rent is $896 a month. In Hughes Springs, nearly two thirds of households live in a home they own.
| Hughes Springs | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $896 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For Hughes Springs, the July high is 93°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Hughes Springs's reported crime rate is well below Texas's. The property offense rate in the town is 3.3 per 1,000 residents. No violent crimes were reported in 2025.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
0.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density for Hughes Springs comes to 0.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 2, covering 34 acres.
| Hughes Springs | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Recreation Complex | — | 32 |
| 2. Spring Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 37% of Hughes Springs’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to tornadoes. One declared disaster, in 2005, has brought federal aid to Hughes Springs households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Hughes Springs; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Hughes Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
1,760 counted in 2010 and 1,575 in 2020; an estimated 1,531 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
City in Texas, United States
Hughes Springs city in Cass and Morris counties in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 census, its population was 1,575. The town was heavily damaged by an EF2 tornado on November 4, 2022.
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That is 3.1 years of the area's median household income ($53,813 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
2 notable people were born here, including John William Wright Patman and Black Ace.