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Crockett County Courthouse November 2020
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OzonaTX

A town of 2,405, settled in 1891.

Photo: Aualliso · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ozona, TX · Photo: Aualliso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

Is Ozona a good place to live?

Ozona’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for walkability; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. On cost of living, just 2 of Texas’ 998 towns do better. Ozona’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile, above both the Texas town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Ozona's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns. Ozona has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Crockett County Courthouse and Ira and Wilma Carson House. Ozona has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Ozona stand out

Where Ozona beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.

A shrinking town

Ozona has shrunk 17% from 2010 to 2020

3,225 counted in 2010 and 2,663 in 2020.

3,2252010
2,6632020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Ozona grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Ozona is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Crockett County Courthouse
Crockett County Courthouse · National Register of Historic Places
Ozona’s story

135 years in pictures

The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004.

2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1891Ozona is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Ozona: who provides what

Ozona is unincorporated, so Crockett County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerRio Grande Electric Coop18.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCrockett County Wcid 1 Ozona water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers89% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesCrockett CountyCrockett County provides services here
SchoolsCrockett County Consolidated Common 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 hereCrockett County Early Voting ClerkCrockett County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7694376943 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 Ozona.

HousingCost of living grade A+

Ozona stands out in Texas and nationally: the median rent there is lower

At $558 a month, Ozona’s median rent is where Texas’ towns sit at $1,208 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Typical home values fell 6% in the year to September 2026.

$115KZillow home value
OzonaTexas townsU.S. towns
Median rent$558 a month$1,208 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home77%69%73%

Typical home value

Ozona$115K
Texas$296K
−6%
value change, 1 year

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

SchoolsB

Ozona’s schools rank ahead of 61% of Texas districts

Its public schools are run by Crockett County Consolidated CSD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.

61%of TX districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Ozona ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–5264B−
Ozona H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12Grades 9–12214B

NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D

Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Ozona is higher

Ozona’s FEMA risk score is 87 of 100.

87risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
87Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthC−

Health in Ozona trails 78% of U.S. towns

Ozona beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 28% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Ozona.

23%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
OzonaTexas townsU.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)28%18%8.1%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)17%13%12%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)30%24%19%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)36%30%25%
31 measures vs. Texas
1 better17 too close to call13 worse
What stands outOzonaTX
More adults treating high blood pressure78.2%74.1%
More uninsured adults28.3%19.1%
Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial Hospital
35.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+

With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Ozona’s workers commute out

About one in 4 of Ozona’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Ozona is 20 minutes. Jobs based in Ozona fell to 532 in 2023, 277 fewer than in 2013.

27%work in town
OzonaTexas townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town27%8.3%8%
Average trip to work20 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line8.9%12%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Ozona27%
Midland7%
San Angelo6%
Lubbock3%
Houston2%
93 mi
median commute distance
532
jobs based in Ozona
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Ozona

Ozona has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 94° and January nights drop to 33°.

94°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–62°
Spring53–80°
Summer70–93°
Fall53–78°
Nov 6
typical first frost
Mar 21
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
94°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsB+

Ozona has set aside 1.9% of its land for conservation

7.2 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Crockett County Fair Park, at 25 acres.

1.9%conserved
1.9%
conserved · 56 of 2,977 acres
7.2 mi
of trails · 1.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Crockett County Fair Park—25
2. Ozona Baseball Park—13
3. Crockett County Park—3

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ozona

15pages on Ozona
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Ozona; the nearest are

Landmarks

2 places in Ozona on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

About Ozona

Census-designated place in Texas, United States

Official town website ↗

Ozona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) that serves as the county seat of Crockett County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,663 at the time of the 2020 census. Ozona is the only Census Bureau–recognized community in Crockett County, which is named for Colonel Davy Crockett, a hero of the Alamo. Ozona was known as "Powell Well", after land surveyor E. M. Powell, when it was founded in 1891. In 1897, it was renamed "Ozona" for the high quantity of its open air, or "ozone". A flood in 1954 killed 16 people and destroyed about half of the homes in the town.

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

Established
1891
Area
4.7 sq mi
Elevation
2,349 ft
ZIP code
76943
Area code
325

Questions about Ozona

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Ozona, TX expensive?

Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.