Half of Oak Trail Shores’ homes were built after 1984
More historic than 11% of U.S. towns · #457 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Most of Oak Trail Shores was built recently: 0.9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984.
About Oak Trail Shores’ history
How historic is Oak Trail Shores?
More historic than 11% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
What drives Oak Trail Shores’ History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Oak Trail Shores is more historic than 11% of U.S. towns, #457 of 642 in Texas. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
Few Texas towns list much on the Register (a typical Texas town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Oak Trail Shores’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (34% of Texas towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
Questions about Oak Trail Shores’ history
How does Oak Trail Shores rank for history?
Oak Trail Shores is more historic than 11% of U.S. towns, #457 of 642 in Texas. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Oak Trail Shores?
0.9% of Oak Trail Shores’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.5 points), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 1984.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.