Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 7,330 residents, this town was settled in 1893.
The weak point is incomes (D): the median household income is $57K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. At about $441K, a typical home costs 6.5 years of the county’s $68K median household income. Its strongest is schools: its schools outperform just over three fifths of the state's. All told, that adds up to a C− overall and a rank of 426th of 640 in Texas. Nationally, it does better than 16% of U.S. towns. 28% of residents are 65 or older in Kingsland, above both Texas’ towns (14%) and U.S. towns (18%). Only 40 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on hazard risk. Residents are less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES.
6,030 counted in 2010 and 7,028 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Kingsland is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,241 in 1980, 7,028 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 4 maps from 1929 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Kingsland is unincorporated, so Llano 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Kingsland.
Kingsland is a second-home town and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Texas (mostly inland flooding).
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 6.3 miles of trail. Kingsland’s density of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile. It has one park or preserve, 2 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Packsaddle Elementary School Playground | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its two schools are below. Public school enrollment in Kingsland: 775 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packsaddle ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 630 | C |
| Kingsland SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 145 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
At 6.5 years of the county’s $68K median household income, the typical home (about $441K) costs more against local pay than in 92% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. The typical value, about $441K, is 19% below its July 2022 peak.
A home in Kingsland typically sold within 132 days of listing. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home lost 3.7% of its value. The median rent for Kingsland comes to $892 a month.
| Kingsland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $892 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Kingsland, 77% of adults had a checkup this year. This Texas town beats the Texas average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 13. Among adults here, 16% have diabetes and 17% report frequent physical distress.
| Kingsland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Kingsland | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 14.2% | 16.4% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 63.7% | 57.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of Texas towns, with expected losses of about $794 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
For Kingsland, the FEMA risk score is 82 of 100. FEMA puts 79% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 8% to tornadoes. 50 flood insurance claims have been paid here since 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 751 in 2013 to 1,102.
Jobs based in Kingsland grew to 1,102 in 2023, 351 more than in 2013. For Kingsland, the average commute is 33 minutes. The top destinations are Austin (11%), Marble Falls (11%) and San Antonio (4%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 45 miles.
| Kingsland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Llano weather station, 13 miles away, records that about 120 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 96.6°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 36.2°.
Snowfall is close to zero. The typical July afternoon high in Kingsland is 97°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Kingsland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 97°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
None within 15 miles of Kingsland; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Kingsland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Where Kingsland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Kingsland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Llano County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kingsland had a population of 7,028. Texas Ranch to Market Road 1431 runs through the community.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Kingsland grades C− overall, better than 16% of U.S. towns and #426 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.