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A town of 28,307, settled in 1885.
Royse City grades B− overall, 162nd among Texas's 640 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $117K. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $309K, 3.4 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. Royse City’s rent at the middle of the market is $2,078 a month, above both the Texas town median ($1,206 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Royse City's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 90% of U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns.
9,349 counted in 2010 and 13,508 in 2020; an estimated 28,307 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 108.4% since 2020, after 44.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Royse City is from typical.
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Census counts: 299 in 1890, 13,508 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1919 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Royse City, 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 Royse City.
Royse City fares better on crime within Texas than nationally, has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and has home values still below their peak.
The average commute for its 8,257 working residents takes 34.3 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas. Jobs based here grew from 1,550 in 2013 to 3,953.
Half of commuters travel less than 25 miles. Jobs based in Royse City grew to 3,953 in 2023, 2,403 more than in 2013. Commuting out is the norm here: 5% of working residents work locally. The typical journey to work for Royse City comes to 34 minutes.
| Royse City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $117,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 18% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools: Royse City ISD. Two of its 10 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The 6 public schools in Royse City teach 3,371 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouida Baley MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,224 | B− |
| Royse City H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,834 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Against the 6,205 U.S. towns with household incomes like Royse City’s, it is less healthy than 60%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
For adults in Royse City, the share who get no exercise outside work is 23%. CDC measures, 31 in all: Royse City beats Texas on 15 and trails on 2. Two figures for adults here: 8.8% have diabetes, 72% had a checkup this year.
| Royse City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 74% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Royse City | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.8% | 12.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 13.8% | 19.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.8% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons average 94°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.9°.
It almost never snows. Royse City’s midsummer high stands at 94°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Royse City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
There are 4.2 miles of trail across 10 parks and preserves. In Royse City, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Royse City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Walker Hawk Sports Complex | — | 18 |
| 2. City Lake Park | — | 14 |
| 3. Sea Breeze Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 14.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 75% of Texas’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 388 to 217 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent offense rate here is 1 per 1,000 residents. Royse City’s property crime rate comes in at 6 per 1,000 residents.
| Royse City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 29% of adults 25 and older, vs 34% across Texas. People 65 and older are 9% of residents (13% statewide). Since 2020, Royse City has grown 108%, to 28,307 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. In Royse City, the median age is 32.8 years.
| Royse City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 9.1% | 14% | 18% |
| Median age | 32.8 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 27% | 26% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 23% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 30.3, men 33.7.
| Royse City | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.5% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.4% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.5% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.1% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.9% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.2% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.8% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 28% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.5% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.8% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Federal aid has come to Royse City households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024. Compared with 57% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. One claim on flood insurance has been paid out here since 1990. Expected losses in Royse City break down as 38% from tornadoes and 27% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical value, about $309K, is 18% below its August 2022 peak. 76.3% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.7% across Texas.
84% of households live in a home they own in Royse City. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home lost 4.4% of its value. On the market here: a median 70 days to sell.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Royse City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
33 mi Theme parkUniversal Kids Resort
33 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Stadium
29 mi Stadium & arenaGerald J. Ford Stadium
18 mi MuseumSouthfork RanchCotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Universal Kids Resort: CANthony0125, CC0 · Toyota Stadium: Flavius Constantine, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gerald J. Ford Stadium: Jmcstrav, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Southfork Ranch: Sf46 at en.wikipedia, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Royse City
About 3 of every 100 Royse City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Where Royse City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Royse City.
City in Texas, United States
Royse City is a city in Rockwall County in the U.S. state of Texas. It also extends into Collin and Hunt counties. and is also part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The population was 2,957 at the 2000 census, rising to 9,349 in 2010. The estimated population in 2018 was 12,998. In 2020, its population grew to 13,508.
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One town shares a border with Royse City.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royse City | #162 | B− | D | B | B+ | B+ |
| Fate | #51 | A− | D | A− | A− | A− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Royse City grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #162 of 640 in Texas. It grades B+ for health, B for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
3 notable people were born here, including Taylor Hearn and Glen Payne.
