LamarTX
A town of 1,202, settled in 1839.
Is Lamar a good place to live?
Lamar’s best subject grade is an A+ for the outdoors; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. 38% of residents are 65 or older in Lamar, above both Texas’ towns (14%) and U.S. towns (18%). On hazard risk, just 60 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Lamar's schools rank behind 69% of the state's. 11% of the land in Lamar is conserved, where Texas’ towns sit at 1.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Only 10 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score higher on the outdoors. The biggest place to walk is Goose Island State Park, 307 acres with 1.2 miles of trail. Lamar has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,202 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Lamar grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Lamar is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lamar: who provides what
Lamar is unincorporated, so Aransas 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 Lamar.
In Lamar, the median age runs higher than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Lamar’s median age is 62.7 years. People 65 and older are 38% of residents (13% statewide); children under 18 are 11% of residents (25% statewide). 43% of Lamar adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Lamar | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 62.7 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.2 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Lamar | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0.7% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 2.7% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 23.2% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.3% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 19.1% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.8% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.6% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.6% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.7% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 32% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.2% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Very high risk in Lamar, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Lamar’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Lamar for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Lamar is 37 minutes. Since 2013, Lamar has lost 54 jobs, to 34 in 2023.
| Lamar | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Lamar
Lamar has warm winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 48° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lamar has set aside 11.2% of its land for conservation
1.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Goose Island State Park | 1.2 mi | 307 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lamar stands out in Texas and nationally: a larger share of its adults had a checkup this year
82% of adults had a checkup this year in Lamar. Lamar beats the Texas average on 13 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 9.1% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Lamar.
| Lamar | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 74% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lamar | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.1% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.6% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Lamar sells for about $995K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lamar
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lamar; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Lamar residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
97% of working residents leave Lamar for work
Where Lamar’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Lamar
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lamar, TX expensive?
The typical home is worth about $318,000, 7% above 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 C.