Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Rio Vista’s best subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and a B for civic life; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Its National Register listings include Smith Ranch and Meredith Hart House. Rio Vista has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Rio Vista beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Rio Vista is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rio Vista, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Rio Vista.
The share of residents in Rio Vista who live below the poverty line is 8.8%, against 12% in Texas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Also worth knowing: the average commute for Rio Vista comes to 42 minutes. Jobs in the town fell by 50 from 2013 to 2023, to 55.
| Rio Vista | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 42 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The public schools here belong to Rio Vista ISD. Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked. 3 public schools serve Rio Vista, with 1,032 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Vista ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 507 | B− |
| Rio Vista H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 296 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Among adults in the town, 24% say their health is fair or poor. The share of adults in Rio Vista who sleep under 7 hours is 41%, above both Texas’ towns (39%) and U.S. towns (36%). Only 4 of the 642 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Rio Vista.
| Rio Vista | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 74% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Rio Vista | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.2% | 12.5% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 12.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For Rio Vista, the FEMA risk score is 31 of 100. Federal aid has come to Rio Vista households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2021. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 39% come from tornadoes and 25% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The peak summer temperature in Rio Vista is 95°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Two thirds of households are owner-occupiers in Rio Vista. The town’s median rent is $1,177 a month.
| Rio Vista | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 67% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,177 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rio Vista
About 3 of every 100 Rio Vista residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Where Rio Vista’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Rio Vista on the National Register of Historic Places.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($90,275 across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
