PalisadesTX
A town of 295.
Is Palisades a good place to live?
31% of residents are 65 or older in Palisades, above both Texas’ towns (14%) and U.S. towns (18%). Only 8 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Palisades. Palisades has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
295 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Palisades: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Palisades, 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 Palisades.
The FEMA risk score in Palisades is higher than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
At 87 of 100, Palisades’ FEMA risk score is where Texas’ towns sit at 47 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Palisades since 2015.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About half of Palisades’ working residents commute to Amarillo
Most working residents leave Palisades for work: only 0% work in town. The average trip to work in Palisades is 31 minutes. The top destinations are Amarillo (49%), Canyon (14%) and Lubbock (2%).
| Palisades | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes in Palisades are worth about $205K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Palisades home is worth about $205,000, up 12% in a year, 31% below the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Four seasons and hot summers in Palisades
Palisades has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Palisades’ July high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Palisades is
Palisades beats the Texas average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 39% of Palisades adults have high blood pressure.
| Palisades | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 39% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Palisades | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.9% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Palo Duro Canyon and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Palisades. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Canyon & gorgePalo Duro Canyon
9 mi MuseumAmerican Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
13 mi Theme parkWonderland Park
9 mi MuseumPanhandle–Plains Historical Museum
36 mi National MonumentAlibates Flint Quarries National Monument8K visitors a year
12 mi MuseumDon Harrington Discovery CenterPhoto credits
Palo Duro Canyon: Kimberly Vardeman from Lubbock, TX, USA, CC BY 3.0 · American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. J. Nguyen~commonswiki assumed (based on cop, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wonderland Park: Slapshot46 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Who What Where Nguyen Why~commonswiki assum, Public domain · Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument: NPS Photo, Public domain · Don Harrington Discovery Center: Who What Where Nguyen Why, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Palisades
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Palisades
About 1 of every 100 Palisades residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Palisades for work
Where Palisades’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Palisades
Village in Texas, United States
Palisades is a village in Randall County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Palisades had a population of 268. It is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,353 ft
Questions about Palisades
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Palisades, TX a good place to live?
Palisades has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.