Is River Oaks a good place to live?
River Oaks gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $216K for a typical one, or 2.4 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. It grades C− overall, ranked 346th of 640 in Texas. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 81% of the country and its public schools trail 75% of Texas towns on state tests and graduation. River Oaks's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 97% of U.S. towns. River Oaks’ July high is 96°F, against 95°F in Texas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
97% of working residents leave River Oaks for work
Where River Oaks’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How River Oaks grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far River Oaks is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
AT&T Stadium and 70 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around River Oaks. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
19 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
18 mi Stadium & arenaChoctaw StadiumPhoto credits
AT&T Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Globe Life Field: Drone To Fly, CC BY 3.0 · Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Six Flags Over Texas: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Choctaw Stadium: KENGRIFFEY24FAN, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to River Oaks: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in River Oaks, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in River Oaks.
River Oaks has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more.
River Oaks has set aside 0.4% of its land for conservation
1.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in River Oaks is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| River Oaks | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marion Sansom Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
| 2. River Oaks Community Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
River Oaks earns a C for schools
Its public schools are run by Castleberry ISD. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Castleberry H S, with 1,085 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irma Marsh MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 840 | C |
| Castleberry H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,085 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
River Oaks earns a C− for health
28% of River Oaks adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. River Oaks beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 70% of River Oaks adults had a checkup this year.
| River Oaks | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 74% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | River Oaks | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 27.7% | 19.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.6% | 12.5% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 28.1% | 21.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of River Oaks’ workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave River Oaks for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in River Oaks grew to 1,623 in 2023, 262 more than in 2013. River Oaks’ average trip to work is 28 minutes.
| River Oaks | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
River Oaks earns a B for cost of living
At 2.4 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home (about $216K) costs less against local pay than in 84% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
The typical River Oaks home is worth about $216,000, about the same as a year ago, 27% below the Texas typical home. 77% of households own their home in River Oaks.
| River Oaks | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 77% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,183 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
River Oaks has mild winters and hot summers
The Benbrook Dam weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 103 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 96.3°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.8°.
River Oaks has mild winters and hot summers. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
River Oaks sees more crime per resident than 55% of U.S. towns
Reported crimes fell from 116 to 83 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Moderate risk in River Oaks, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in River Oaks.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about River Oaks
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of River Oaks
About 4 of every 100 River Oaks residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About River Oaks
City in Texas, United States, population 7,427
River Oaks is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Its population was 7,646 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1940
- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 600 ft
- Area code
- 817
Questions about River Oaks
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is River Oaks, TX a good place to live?
River Oaks grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #346 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health, B− for safety and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is River Oaks, TX expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.