RedwoodTX
A town settled in 1895, now home to 3,441 people.
Is Redwood a good place to live?
Cheap to live in, with trade-offs. Overall, Redwood earns a C+: better than 37% of U.S. towns, and 268th of 640 in Texas. Where it falls short is schools — its schools rank behind 88% of the state's. Its best grade is for cost of living (A): a typical home costs about $110K, 1.4 years of the San Antonio metro’s $76K median household income. It is strong on incomes as well: the median household earns $89K. On the outdoors, just 4 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. 2.2% of residents live below the poverty line in the town, against 12% in Texas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · USGS PAD-US.
97% of working residents leave Redwood for work
Where Redwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Redwood grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Redwood is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Redwood: who provides what
Redwood is unincorporated, so Guadalupe County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Redwood.
Redwood trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to San Marcos and beyond.
Most working residents commute out of Redwood
Redwood has 215 jobs for its 1,701 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Employers in Redwood added 117 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 215. In Redwood, the average trip to work is 31 minutes. The top destinations are San Marcos (26%), San Antonio (15%) and Austin (10%). 2.5% of working residents work locally here.
| Redwood | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Redwood is less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns
Against the 10,118 U.S. towns with household incomes like Redwood’s, it is less healthy than 85%, so it trails even them.
The share of adults in Redwood who say their health is fair or poor: 28%. CDC measures, 31 in all: Redwood beats Texas on 2 and trails on 9. Among adults in the town, 72% had a checkup this year and 34% get no exercise outside work.
| Redwood | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 20% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 74% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Redwood | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.4% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.7% | 5.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 31.9% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Redwood has mild winters and hot summers
The San Marcos weather station, 6 miles away, records that about 117 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 95.6°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.9°.
In Redwood, the midsummer high is 96°F. Snow almost never falls.
| Redwood | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 40°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Redwood, mostly inland flooding
Paid flood insurance claims in Redwood since 1985: 34. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 55% of U.S. communities. 79% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 10%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Redwood sells for about $260K
Homes are within reach (A for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 24 miles. At 1.4 years of the San Antonio metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 98% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living.
Redwood’s going rate for rent comes in at $1,302 a month. 72% of Redwood households live in a home they own.
| Redwood | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,302 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jacob's Well (Texas) and 47 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Redwood. Close and well known come first.
20 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
34 mi Stadium & arenaMoody Center
28 mi Park & preserveCOTALAND
33 mi LakeLady Bird Lake
34 mi LakeLake AustinPhoto credits
Jacob's Well (Texas): Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium: Brint03, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moody Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · COTALAND: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lady Bird Lake: Arvindn on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Austin: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
Everything we know about Redwood
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Redwood
About 3 of every 100 Redwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Redwood
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
Redwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,003 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 4,338 tabulated in 2010. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 6.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 554 ft
Redwood’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Redwood.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood | #268 | C+ | A | — | D | C |
| San Marcos | #424 | C− | B− | C− | D | B |
Redwood reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Redwood with a neighbor →
Questions about Redwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Redwood, TX a good place to live?
Redwood grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #268 of 640 in Texas. It grades C for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Redwood, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $110,000, 63% 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 A.