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MooreTX

Population 372: a town settled in 1897.

Is Moore a good place to live?

32% of households are owner-occupiers in Moore, against 69% in Texas’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Moore has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

372 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Texas - Frio County - ED 82-1 - ED 82-10
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Texas - Frio County - ED 82-1 - ED 82-10, 1880
Moore’s story

129 years in pictures

The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1880.

  • 1897Moore is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Moore: who provides what

Moore is unincorporated, so Frio County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMedina Electric Coop12.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMoore WSC2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers90% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesFrio CountyFrio County provides services here
SchoolsPearsall Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereFrio County Early Voting ClerkFrio County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7805778057 100%Census 2020

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 Moore.

Natural hazards

Moore has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Moore’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 18 of 100. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2015. 26% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 24%.

18risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
18Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Moore work out of town

Half commute less than 40 miles. Among residents in Moore, 17% live below the poverty line. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in Moore shed 244 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 39.

1%work in town
MooreTexas townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line17%12%9.6%
Working residents who work in town0.8%8.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Moore1%
San Antonio32%
Pearsall14%
Austin5%
Devine3%
40 mi
median commute distance
39
jobs based in Moore
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Moore

July afternoons reach 97°, January nights drop to 41° and snow is almost unheard of.

97°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter43–68°
Spring59–83°
Summer72–96°
Fall59–83°
Dec 2
typical first frost
Feb 24
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
97°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Housing

Homes in Moore are worth about $244K, by Zillow’s estimate

Typical home values fell 2.4% in the year to September 2026.

$244KZillow home value

Typical home value

Moore$244K
Texas$296K
−2.4%
value change, 1 year

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Health

How healthy Moore is

Moore: just over a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among adults in the town, 28% say their health is fair or poor and 26% worry about having enough food.

MooreTexas townsU.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)25%18%8.1%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)16%13%12%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)28%24%19%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)26%20%14%
31 measures vs. Texas
0 better15 too close to call16 worse
What stands outMooreTX
More adults facing food insecurity25.6%19.3%
More adults with COPD7.5%5.7%
More uninsured adults25.1%19.1%
Frio Regional Hospital
14.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Moore is conserved land

2.7 miles of trail. The density of trails in Moore is 0.4 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 3,894 acres
2.7 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moore

16pages on Moore
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Moore; the nearest are

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Moore for work

Where Moore’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

32% → San Antonio San Antonio 32% 14% → Pearsall Pearsall 14% 5% → Austin Austin 5% 3% → Devine Devine 3% 3% → Houston Houston 3% 2% → Dilley Dilley 2% Moore · 1% stay
39jobs based in Moore
1%of working residents work in town
40 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Moore

Census-designated place in Texas, United States

Moore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Frio County, Texas, United States. Its population was 610 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
6.1 sq mi
Elevation
663 ft
ZIP code
78057
Area code
830

Questions about Moore

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Moore, TX a good place to live?

Moore has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.