New WaverlyTX
A town of 1,031, settled in 1873.
Is New Waverly a good place to live?
New Waverly’s best subject grades are a B+ for civic life and a B for schools; its weakest is a D for health. 22% of residents live below the poverty line in New Waverly, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. Only 52 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on the outdoors. New Waverly has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes New Waverly stand out
Where New Waverly beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,031 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How New Waverly grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far New Waverly is from typical.
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Moving to New Waverly: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Waverly, 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 New Waverly.
With 2.4 jobs for every working resident, New Waverly draws in 669 commuters
Most working residents leave New Waverly for work: only 8% work in town. At $48,000, New Waverly’s median household income is against $69,000 in Texas’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Jobs based in New Waverly grew to 692 in 2023, 233 more than in 2013.
| New Waverly | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $48,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
New Waverly’s schools rank ahead of 60% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by New Waverly ISD. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Waverly ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 327 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
On CDC estimates, New Waverly is less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns
New Waverly beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 42% of adults sleep under 7 hours in New Waverly.
| New Waverly | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | New Waverly | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.4% | 74.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.9% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
New Waverly’s typical home value is about $380K
The typical New Waverly home is worth about $380,000, up 3% in a year, 28% above the Texas typical home. 49% of New Waverly households own their home.
| New Waverly | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 49% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,245 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
New Waverly has mild winters and hot summers
New Waverly has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in New Waverly is 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in New Waverly, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in New Waverly.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about New Waverly
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Waverly
About 5 of every 100 New Waverly residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
New Waverly has grown 0% since 2010
1,032 counted in 2010 and 914 in 2020; an estimated 1,031 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Famous people from New Waverly
4 notable people were born in New Waverly.
About New Waverly
City in Texas, United States
New Waverly is a city in Walker County, Texas, United States. The population was 914 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 354 ft
- ZIP code
- 77358
- Area code
- 936
Questions about New Waverly
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Waverly, TX expensive?
Yes. That is 7.3 years of the area's median household income ($52,324 across the Huntsville, TX area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
What is New Waverly, TX known for?
4 notable people were born here, including Minnie Fisher Cunningham and Robert L. Baird.