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Quail Creek
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Quail CreekTX

Home to 1,715 people, this town lies in Texas.

J. T. Jecker House · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Quail Creek, TX · J. T. Jecker House · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population
1,715
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$204K
Census ACS
Household income
$90K
median
Median age
37.1
years
Jobs based here
733
Balanced

Is Quail Creek a good place to live?

Quail Creek’s best subject grade is a B+ for incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. Quail Creek’s mean commuting time is 44 minutes, above both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 83 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on hazard risk. Quail Creek has 1 place on the National Register. Quail Creek has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

WeakestDWalkabilityC−Hazard risk
A growing town

Quail Creek has grown 11% from 2010 to 2020

1,628 counted in 2010 and 1,800 in 2020.

1,6282010
1,8002020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Quail Creek grades

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

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 5 of 20; 2.3% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Hazard riskHurricanes top the listC−Open →Jobs & income$90K median household incomeB+Open →SchoolsWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →HealthDe Tar Hospital Navarro 5.1 miles awayC+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $204K, 2.9 years of the Victoria metro’s $70K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksCOpen →HistoryGraded on historic places and the town’s ageDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 96° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 37.1; 11% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Quail Creek: who provides what

Quail Creek is unincorporated, so Victoria County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerGuadalupe Valley Elec Coop11.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterQuail Creek MUD4 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesVictoria CountyVictoria County provides services here
SchoolsVictoria 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 hereVictoria County Early Voting ClerkVictoria County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code7790577905 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 Quail Creek.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−

Top of a high hazard risk in Quail Creek: hurricanes

Expected losses in Quail Creek break down as 50% from hurricanes and 22% from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Quail Creek sits above 78% of U.S. communities.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland floodingCold waves
Full pageQuail Creek’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters24 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.1 events a year, on average · Ready for hurricanes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

SchoolsC

Quail Creek’s public schools trail 67% of Texas districts

Public schools: Victoria ISD. Its one school is below. Quail Creek’s only public school teaches 378 students.

33%of TX districts it outscoresCSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Aloe ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–5378B
Full pageQuail Creek’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page
The districtsVICTORIA ISDEvery school1 school · Aloe ElQuestions“Are Quail Creek’s schools good?”

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

Climate

In Quail Creek, expect mild winters and hot summers

July afternoons reach 95°, January nights drop to 44° and snow is almost unheard of.

96°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter46–68°
Spring61–81°
Summer74–95°
Fall61–83°
Dec 4
typical first frost
Feb 18
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high
Full pageQuail Creek’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 95°, January lows 44°Rain & snow37″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard ofHeating & coolingBoth heating and coolingThen and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+

About two in five of Quail Creek’s working residents commute to Victoria

Employers in Quail Creek shed 372 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 733. For most workers, Quail Creek is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. The share of residents in Quail Creek who live below the poverty line: 5.4%. The top destinations are Victoria (41%), Houston (7%) and San Antonio (4%).

3%work in town
Quail CreekTexas townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line5.4%12%9.6%
Median household income$90,000$69,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town3.5%8.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Quail Creek3%
Victoria41%
Houston7%
San Antonio4%
Austin3%
11 mi
median commute distance
733
jobs based in Quail Creek
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns
Full pageQuail Creek’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page
The jobs here733 jobs based here · BalancedWhere people work3% work in Quail CreekCommute times44 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 11 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC+

Residents of Quail Creek are less healthy than three in five U.S. towns

28% of adults get no exercise outside work in Quail Creek. Among adults locally, 19% binge drink and 18% report frequent mental distress.

39%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
Quail CreekTexas townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)72%74%79%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)19%18%8.1%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%17%16%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)18%18%17%
31 measures vs. Texas
6 better25 too close to call0 worse
What stands outQuail CreekTX
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth9.2%12.5%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity15.5%19.3%
De Tar Hospital Navarro
5.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageQuail Creek’s health reportOpen the full Health report
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby5.1 miles to an ER · De Tar Hospital NavarroHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent mental distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than TX on 6 of 31

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

HousingCost of living grade B−

Homes in Quail Creek sell for about $210K

Quail Creek: 84% of households live in a home they own. For Quail Creek, the median rent is $1,309 a month.

$210Kmedian sale price
Quail CreekTexas townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home84%69%73%
Median rent$1,309 a month$1,208 a month$1,185 a month
4
homes sold in September
Full pageQuail Creek’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the full Housing & cost-of-living page
Prices over the yearsPrices over the yearsYears of income to buyA typical home costs 2.3 years of incomeRents$1,309 a month · Median rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Quail Creek

14pages on Quail Creek
The big questions
SchoolsCBehind 67% of TX districts · 1 schoolHealthC+Better than TX on 6 of 31 CDC measuresCost of livingB−Work & commuteB+$90K median household income · 733 jobs hereNatural hazardsC−FEMA risk higher than 78% of U.S. communities · hurricanes
Out and about
PlacesLibraryVictoria Public LibraryCollegesVictoria College is 6.9 mi away
The story
Climate96° summer highs
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Quail Creek

Victoria CollegeCommunity college · Public · Victoria6.9 mi$2,976 in-state tuitionUniversity of Houston-VictoriaUniversity or college · Public · Victoria7.1 mi$7,149 in-state tuition

About 5 of every 100 Quail Creek residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

Questions about Quail Creek

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Quail Creek, TX expensive?

The typical home is worth about $204,000, 31% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.