Lowry CrossingTX
A town of 2,521.
Is Lowry Crossing a good place to live?
Lowry Crossing grades B overall, ranked 133rd of 640 in Texas, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $117K and its schools rank ahead of 77% of Texas towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $378K, 4.2 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. Lowry Crossing's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. 97% of households own their home in Lowry Crossing, against 69% in Texas’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns.
100% of working residents leave Lowry Crossing for work
Where Lowry Crossing’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Lowry Crossing grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Lowry Crossing is from typical.
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Moving to Lowry Crossing: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lowry Crossing, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lowry Crossing.
Lowry Crossing has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, has home values still below their peak and sends most of its workers to Dallas and beyond.
Most working residents commute out of Lowry Crossing
Lowry Crossing has 182 jobs for its 1,410 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Lowry Crossing for work: only 0% work in town. Lowry Crossing’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Lowry Crossing has added 21 jobs, to 182 in 2023.
| Lowry Crossing | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $117,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 17% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For cost of living, Lowry Crossing earns a C
The typical value, about $378K, is 11% below its July 2022 peak.
Typical home values fell 5% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
More middle-aged adults than Texas overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 17% of residents (25% statewide). Lowry Crossing has grown 49% since 2020, to 2,521 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age in Lowry Crossing is 42.9 years.
| Lowry Crossing | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 26% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.9 years | 35.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 14% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Lowry Crossing | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.7% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.2% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.9% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.6% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.5% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.9% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.7% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.5% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.2% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.7% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.7% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
Lowry Crossing has mild winters and hot summers
The Lavon Dam weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 95 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 94.4°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 33.9°.
Lowry Crossing has mild winters and hot summers. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Lowry Crossing | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 34°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lowry Crossing ranks healthier than 53% of the country’s towns
Against the 6,175 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lowry Crossing’s, it is less healthy than 83%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Lowry Crossing beats the Texas average on 9 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 13% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Lowry Crossing.
| Lowry Crossing | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 39% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 74% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lowry Crossing | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.6% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.6% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.5% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Lowry Crossing, with tornadoes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Lowry Crossing since 2022.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cotton Bowl and 51 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lowry Crossing. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
17 mi Theme parkUniversal Kids Resort
17 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Stadium
9 mi MuseumSouthfork Ranch
27 mi Stadium & arenaGerald J. Ford StadiumPhoto credits
Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Universal Kids Resort: CANthony0125, CC0 · Toyota Stadium: Flavius Constantine, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Southfork Ranch: Sf46 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Gerald J. Ford Stadium: Jmcstrav, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Lowry Crossing
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lowry Crossing
About 5 of every 100 Lowry Crossing residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About Lowry Crossing
City in Texas, United States
Lowry Crossing is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,689 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 512 ft
Lowry Crossing’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Lowry Crossing.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowry Crossing | #133 | B | C | — | A− | B− |
| McKinney | #52 | A− | D− | B+ | A− | A |
| Princeton | #152 | B | D | B− | B+ | B |
Lowry Crossing reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Lowry Crossing with a neighbor →
Questions about Lowry Crossing
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lowry Crossing, TX a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Lowry Crossing grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #133 of 640 in Texas. It grades B− for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Lowry Crossing, TX expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.