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Rockwell PlaceTX

Public schools that outperform most of Texas. It is a town of 2,016 residents in Texas.

Population
2,016
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$92K
Census ACS
Household income
$57K
median
Median age
36.5
years
Jobs based here
120
A commuter town

Is Rockwell Place a good place to live?

Rockwell Place’s best subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 13% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Rockwell Place, below both the Texas town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 10 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a lower January low than Rockwell Place. Only 20 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on the outdoors. Rockwell Place has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestASchoolsA−Cost of livingWeakestC−Hazard risk

How Rockwell Place grades

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

How grading works

SchoolsNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $92K, 1.3 years of the Amarillo metro’s $70K median household incomeA−Open →Hazard riskHail tops the listC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.8 of 20; 1.8% of households have no car; 2.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →HealthBsa Hospital 10.9 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & incomeAbout average among the towns comparedC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD−Open →HistoryLittle recorded history by comparisonDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Who lives hereMedian age 36.5; 12% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

What makes Rockwell Place stand out

Where Rockwell Place beats most towns.

CANYON ISD schools
SchoolGradesStudents
Lakeview ElPK–4388
SchoolsA
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Rockwell Place for work

Where Rockwell Place’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

53% → Amarillo Amarillo 53% 8% → Canyon Canyon 8% 4% → Lubbock Lubbock 4% 1% → Dallas Dallas 1% 1% → Hereford Hereford 1% 1% → Midland Midland 1% Rockwell Place · 1% stay
120jobs based in Rockwell Place
1%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Rockwell Place.

SchoolsA

On state tests, Rockwell Place’s schools beat 85% of Texas districts

85%of TX districts it outscoresASchool Grade

Its one school is below. 388 students attend Rockwell Place’s public school.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Lakeview ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4Grades PK–4388B
Full pageRockwell Place’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page
The districtsCANYON ISDEvery school1 school · Lakeview ElQuestions“Are Rockwell Place’s schools good?”

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

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+

More than half of Rockwell Place’s working residents commute to Amarillo

1%work in town

The top destinations are Amarillo (53%), Canyon (8%) and Lubbock (4%). Commuting out is the norm in Rockwell Place: 1% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 59, to 120. The median household income for Rockwell Place comes to $57,000.

Rockwell PlaceTexas townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town0.9%8.3%8%
Median household income$57,000$69,000$80,000
Average trip to work26 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line10%12%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Rockwell Place1%
Amarillo53%
Canyon8%
Lubbock4%
Dallas1%
11 mi
median commute distance
120
jobs based in Rockwell Place
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns
Full pageRockwell Place’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page
The jobs here120 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work1% work in Rockwell PlaceCommute times26 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 11 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−

Natural hazards: high risk in Rockwell Place, mostly hail

75risk score of 100

Of the losses FEMA expects in Rockwell Place, 22% come from hail and 20% from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Rockwell Place sits above three quarters of U.S. communities.

FEMA risk score
75High riskLowerHigher
HailInland floodingTornadoes
Full pageRockwell Place’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters14 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready8.8 events a year, on average · Ready for hail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthC

Rockwell Place is less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns

34%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade

25% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Rockwell Place. Against the Texas average, Rockwell Place comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 8.

Rockwell PlaceTexas townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)18%17%16%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)15%18%8.1%
Depression (CDC PLACES)25%22%23%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)75%74%79%
31 measures vs. Texas
6 better17 too close to call8 worse
What stands outRockwell PlaceTX
Fewer uninsured adults14.5%19.1%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity15.1%19.3%
More adults with COPD7.9%5.7%
Bsa Hospital
10.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
Full pageRockwell Place’s health reportOpen the full Health report
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby10.9 miles to an ER · Bsa HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than TX on 6 of 31

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

Climate

The climate in Rockwell Place brings four seasons and hot summers

8″snow a winter

In Rockwell Place, the midsummer high is 92°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–53°
Spring42–72°
Summer64–91°
Fall44–72°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageRockwell Place’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 92°, January lows 24°Rain & snow8″ of snow a winter · 19 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingBoth heating and coolingThen and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HousingCost of living grade A−

Homes in Rockwell Place sell for about $185K

$185Kmedian sale price

The share of households in Rockwell Place who live in a home they own: 84%. The town’s going rate for rent comes in at $1,298 a month.

Rockwell PlaceTexas townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home84%69%73%
Median rent$1,298 a month$1,208 a month$1,185 a month
0
homes sold in September
Full pageRockwell Place’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 3.2 years of incomeRents$1,298 a month · Median rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rockwell Place

15pages on Rockwell Place
The big questions
SchoolsABeat 85% of TX districts · 1 schoolHealthCBetter than TX on 6 of 31 CDC measuresCost of livingA−Work & commuteC+$57K median household income · 120 jobs hereNatural hazardsC−FEMA risk higher than 75% of U.S. communities · hail
Out and about
PlacesAttractions10 nearby · Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum 4 miLibraryCanyon Area LibraryCollegesWest Texas A & M University is 3.8 mi away
The story
Climate92° summer highs · 8″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
Nearby attractions

Palo Duro Canyon and 9 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rockwell Place. Close and well known come first.

All 10 attractions →
15 mi Canyon & gorgePalo Duro Canyon12 mi MuseumAmerican Quarter Horse Hall of Fame4 mi MuseumPanhandle–Plains Historical Museum11 mi MuseumDon Harrington Discovery Center39 mi National MonumentAlibates Flint Quarries National Monument8K visitors a year15 mi Theme parkWonderland Park
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Palo Duro Canyon: Kimberly Vardeman from Lubbock, TX, USA, CC BY 3.0 · American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. J. Nguyen~commonswiki assumed (based on cop, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Who What Where Nguyen Why~commonswiki assum, Public domain · Don Harrington Discovery Center: Who What Where Nguyen Why, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument: NPS Photo, Public domain · Wonderland Park: Slapshot46 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Rockwell Place: who provides what

Rockwell Place is unincorporated, so Randall County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerXcel Energy13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRockwell Acres Water System1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesRandall CountyRandall County provides services here
SchoolsCanyon 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 hereRandall County Early Voting ClerkRandall County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes79015, 7911879015 53% · 79118 47%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Rockwell Place

West Texas A & M UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Canyon3.8 mi$9,101 in-state tuitionAmarillo CollegeCommunity college · Public · Amarillo10.9 mi$2,136 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Rockwell Place residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Rockwell Place

Census-designated place in Texas, United States

Rockwell Place is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Randall County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Rockwell Place had a population of 1,811. It is north of the center of the county, on the east side of Interstate 27. It is bordered to the south by Canyon, the county seat. Amarillo is 14 miles (23 km) to the north.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
2.3 sq mi
Elevation
3,638 ft

Questions about Rockwell Place

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Rockwell Place, TX a good place to live?

Public schools that outperform most of Texas.

Is Rockwell Place, TX expensive?

Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $92,000, 69% 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−.

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