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Texas›Ellis County

Pecan HillTX

A town of 746, settled in 1990.

Is Pecan Hill a good place to live?

Pecan Hill’s average trip to work is 42 minutes, above both Texas’ towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Pecan Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

746 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Red OakRed OakPecan Hill
Nearby attractions

AT&T Stadium and 69 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pecan Hill. Close and well known come first.

All 82 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

AT&T Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Globe Life Field: Drone To Fly, CC BY 3.0 · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags Over Texas: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Choctaw Stadium: KENGRIFFEY24FAN, CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting set up

Moving to Pecan Hill: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Pecan Hill, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerOncorEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterRockett SUDNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pecan Hill’s trash rules yet
SchoolsRed Oak Independent 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 hereEllis County Early Voting ClerkEllis County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2024
ZIP codes75165, 7515475165 55% · 75154 45%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 Pecan Hill.

Work & commute

Most of Pecan Hill’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Pecan Hill for work: only 0% work in town. 2.1% of Pecan Hill residents live below the poverty line, below both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Pecan Hill’s median household income is $105,000.

0%work in town
Pecan HillTexas townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line2.1%12%9.6%
Median household income$105,000$69,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Pecan Hill0%
Dallas24%
Waxahachie11%
Fort Worth5%
Midlothian4%
24 mi
median commute distance
19
jobs based in Pecan Hill
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Pecan Hill, expect mild winters and hot summers

Pecan Hill has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Pecan Hill is 95°F.

96°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter38–59°
Spring55–76°
Summer73–94°
Fall56–78°
Nov 19
typical first frost
Mar 12
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Pecan Hill

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.

35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
35Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Pecan Hill is

Pecan Hill beats the Texas average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 13% of Pecan Hill adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.

Pecan HillTexas townsU.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)13%18%8.1%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)12%20%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%35%35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)76%74%79%
31 measures vs. Texas
11 better14 too close to call6 worse
What stands outPecan HillTX
Fewer adults facing food insecurity11.6%19.3%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.9%16.4%
More adults who have had cancer9.2%6.1%
Crescent Medical Center Lancaster
5.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pecan Hill

16pages on Pecan Hill
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Pecan Hill

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Pecan Hill for work

Where Pecan Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

24% → Dallas Dallas 24% 11% → Waxahachie Waxahachie 11% 5% → Fort Worth Fort Worth 5% 4% → Midlothian Midlothian 4% 4% → Irving Irving 4% 3% → Grand Prairie Grand Prairie 3% Pecan Hill · 0% stay
19jobs based in Pecan Hill
0%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Pecan Hill

City in Texas, United States

Official town website ↗

Pecan Hill is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 735 at the 2020 census, up from 626 at the 2010 census.

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

Area
2.1 sq mi
Elevation
541 ft

Questions about Pecan Hill

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Pecan Hill, TX a good place to live?

Pecan Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.