New HopeTX
A town of 687 in Texas.
Is New Hope a good place to live?
New Hope’s midpoint age is 53.6 years, where Texas’ towns sit at 35.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. New Hope has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
687 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in New Hope.
The typical home in New Hope is valued at about $439K
The share of households in New Hope who live in a home they own is 70%. New Hope’s median rent is $1,827 a month.
| New Hope | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,827 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 69% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
A older population than Texas as a whole
687 people lived in New Hope by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 3.5% more than in 2020. People 65 and older are 30% of residents (13% statewide); children under 18 are 16% of residents (25% statewide). 32% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in the town.
| New Hope | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 26% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 38% and 67% women
The Census survey reached too few of New Hope’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.3 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| New Hope | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.7% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.4% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.5% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 19.7% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.4% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.9% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.2% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.8% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
Most of New Hope’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
For New Hope, the mean commuting time is 29 minutes. Since 2013, New Hope has added 56 jobs, to 105 in 2023. The top destinations are McKinney (16%), Dallas (16%) and Plano (13%). Nearly a tenth of New Hope residents live below the poverty line.
| New Hope | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in New Hope
The typical July afternoon high in New Hope is 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy New Hope is
Among adults in New Hope, 78% had a checkup this year. On the CDC’s 31 measures, New Hope is ahead of Texas on 15 and behind on 5. In New Hope, 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 10% worry about having enough food.
| New Hope | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 39% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 20% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | New Hope | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 19.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.2% | 19.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in New Hope, with tornadoes at the top
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 58% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 68% of New Hope’s expected hazard losses down to tornadoes, and 16% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about New Hope
Cotton Bowl and 50 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Hope. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
16 mi Theme parkUniversal Kids Resort
17 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Stadium
12 mi MuseumSouthfork Ranch
8 mi Stadium & arenaCredit Union of Texas Event CenterPhoto 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 · Credit Union of Texas Event Center: Dravecky, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to New Hope: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Hope, 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.
100% of working residents leave New Hope for work
Where New Hope’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Hope
About 10 of every 100 New Hope residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About New Hope
Town in Texas, United States
New Hope is a town in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 661 at the 2020 census. New Hope is a class B town and has an aldermanic form of government, under Texas general law. The mayor and five aldermen meet once a month on the last Tuesday of the month for town council meetings.
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- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 600 ft
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