Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Longview grades C− overall, 385th of 640 graded towns in Texas, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, its crime rate is higher than 82% of U.S. towns, with 291 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 71% of Texas towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 78% of the country. A typical home there costs about $233K, 3.5 years of the Longview metro’s $67K median household income. 45% of working residents work locally in Longview, where Texas’ towns sit at 8.3% and U.S. towns at 8%. Longview is home to LeTourneau University. Longview's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 80% of U.S. towns.
Where Longview beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| East Texas Montessori Prep Academy | PK–K | 1,039 |
| Hallsville West El | PK–4 | 703 |
| Parkway El | 1–4 | 674 |
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| LeTourneau University | 2,063 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Longview is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,525 in 1880, 81,638 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1919 and 3 maps from 1956 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Longview, 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 Longview.
Longview draws workers from Tyler and beyond and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
51,395 jobs are based in Longview, 1.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 20.7 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
17% of Longview residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Kilgore (4%), Tyler (4%) and Dallas (3%). The average trip to work in Longview is 21 minutes.
| Longview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Three of its 36 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Texas Montessori Prep AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–K | Grades PK–K | 1,039 | – |
| Longview H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,272 | A |
| Hudson ElTop results in townGrades 1–5 | Grades 1–5 | 452 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 2,419 to 2,081 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Longview’s property crime rate is 21.3 per 1,000 residents. Longview reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less. Longview’s violent crime rate is 3.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Longview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 21.3 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
18% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Longview. Longview beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 19% of adults report frequent mental distress in Longview.
| Longview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Longview | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.9% | 5.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.1% | 3.2% |
| More smokers | 15.7% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Longview home is worth about $233,000, up 0.6% in a year, 21% below the Texas typical home.
| Longview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,101 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 51% | 50% | 48% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Longview #2 weather station records that about 111 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Longview has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 94°, January nights drop to 36° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
117 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 16 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 117 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Longview.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Texas average. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Texas.
| Longview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.3 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 26% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 14% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 23% | 29% |
51.4% women, 48.6% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 37.1, men 32.7.
| Longview | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.9% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.2% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.8% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.6% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.9% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.7% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.4% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.6% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.8% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
5.0 miles of trail in 35 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Paul G Boorman Trail Park, at 230 acres.
| Longview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lear Park | 0.7 mi | 170 |
| 2. Spring Hill Park | 0.4 mi | 20 |
| 3. Teague Park | 0.3 mi | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Longview
About 5 of every 100 Longview residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
Where Longview’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
9 places in Longview on the National Register of Historic Places.
55 notable people were born in Longview.
City in Texas, United States
Longview is a city in and the county seat of Gregg County, Texas, United States. Longview is located in East Texas, where Interstate 20 and U.S. highways 80 and 259 converge just north of the Sabine River. The population was 81,638 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 83,668 in 2024. Longview is the principal city of the Longview metropolitan statistical area, comprising Gregg, Upshur, and Rusk counties. The population of the metropolitan area as of 2025 census estimates was 297,315. Longview was established in 1870 in what was at the time southern Upshur County; the town incorporated on May 17, 1871. After Gregg County was created on May 7, 1873 and organized on June 28, 1873, Longv…
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One town shares a border with Longview.
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Longview grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #385 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health, C− for safety and B+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
55 notable people were born here, including Forest Whitaker and Miranda Lambert.
