Rice Texas old buildings ws (1 of 1), 2020
Rice’s story
154 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2008.
- 1872Rice is settled
Population
1,286
2025 Census estimate · +7.8% since 2020
Typical home
$293K
−2.2% in a year
Household income
$66K
median
Median age
26.2
years
Jobs based here
347
Balanced
Is Rice a good place to live?
The best of Rice’s subject grades is a B for schools; the weakest is a D for walkability. Rice's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 99% of U.S. towns. Only 47 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on the outdoors. Rice has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Rice stand out
Where Rice beats most towns.
Small town
1,286 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Rice grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Rice is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 6 of 20; 4.6% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Hazard risktornadoes tops the listA−Open →HealthEnnis Regional Medical Center 9.9 miles awayC−Open →Jobs & income$66K median household incomeCOpen →SchoolsBeat 62% of Texas districts on tests and graduationBOpen →Cost of livingC+Open →SafetyBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD−Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life1.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsD−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 96° summer afternoons–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 26.2; 11% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Rice: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rice, and how to reach them.
PowerOncorEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterRice WSCNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homeTown site
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.govWho runs elections hereNavarro County Early Voting ClerkNavarro County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2022
ZIP code7515575155 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 Rice.
HealthC−
Health in Rice trails 80% of U.S. towns
Among adults in Rice, 15% report frequent physical distress, against 15% in Texas’ towns and 14% across U.S. towns. Nearly a quarter of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in the town. In Rice, 20% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 24% worry about having enough food.
20%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Rice | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 74% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 20% | 14% |
31 measures vs. Texas
0 better22 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Rice | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 17% | 12.5% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 24.1% | 19.3% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 13.1% | 10.5% |
Ennis Regional Medical Center
9.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Top of a very low hazard risk in Rice: tornadoes
In Rice, the FEMA hazard score is 19 of 100, where Texas’ towns sit at 47 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 32% come from tornadoes and 31% from inland flooding. The town has had one paid flood insurance claim since 2018.
19risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
TornadoesInland floodingCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 2018
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
The climate in Rice brings mild winters and hot summers
Rice’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 95°F.
96°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter38–60°
Spring55–76°
Summer73–94°
Fall56–79°
Nov 16
typical first frost
Mar 14
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most of Rice’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them
The median commute is under 42 miles. The share of residents in Rice who live below the poverty line: 16%. Most people who work leave Rice to do it: just 3% work in town. This Texas town had 347 jobs in 2023, down 96 from 2013.
3%work in town
| Rice | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Rice3%
Corsicana15%
Dallas12%
Ennis11%
Fort Worth6%
42 mi
median commute distance
347
jobs based in Rice
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SafetyB
Rice is safer than 55% of U.S. towns, by crime per resident
The violent crime rate in Rice is 2.4 per 1,000 residents. The property crime rate in the town is 9.5 per 1,000 residents.
55%of U.S. towns report more crimeBSafety Grade
| Rice | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.5 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Rice2.4
Texas3.5
U.S.3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Rice9.5
Texas18.1
U.S.15.5
55th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
3
violent crimes reported in 2025
12
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
HousingCost of living grade C+
A typical Rice home is worth about $293K
For Rice, the typical rent is $1,513 a month. Values fell 2.2% in the year to September 2026. Also worth knowing: 85% of Rice households live in a home they own.
$293KZillow home value
| Rice | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,513 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Rice$293K
Texas$296K
−2.2%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rice
18pages on Rice
The big questions
SchoolsBBeat 62% of TX districtsSafetyB2.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents (2025)HealthC−Better than TX on 0 of 31 CDC measuresCost of livingC+$293K typical home · down 2.2% in a yearWork & commuteC$66K median household income · 347 jobs hereNatural hazardsA−FEMA risk higher than 19% of U.S. communities · tornadoes
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rice
About 10 of every 100 Rice residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Rice
City in Texas, United States
Rice is a city in Navarro County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,203 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 459 ft
- ZIP code
- 75155
Questions about Rice
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rice, TX expensive?
That is 4.6 years of the area's median household income ($63,111 across the Corsicana, TX area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.