SeadriftTX
A town of 1,031, settled in 1891.
Is Seadrift a good place to live?
Seadrift’s best subject grades are an A for safety and walkability and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Only 12 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on hazard risk. On civic life, just 62 of Texas’ 791 towns do better. Seadrift has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Seadrift stand out
Where Seadrift beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Seadrift has shrunk 25% since 2010
1,364 counted in 2010 and 995 in 2020; an estimated 1,031 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Seadrift grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Seadrift is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Seadrift: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Seadrift, 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 Seadrift.
Seadrift reports less crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns
At 2.8 per 1,000 residents, Seadrift’s property crime rate is below both the Texas town median (10.7) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9).
| Seadrift | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.8 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Public schools in Seadrift beat 50% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Calhoun County ISD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seadrift SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 202 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
The FEMA risk score in Seadrift is higher than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
At 87 of 100, Seadrift’s FEMA risk score is against 47 of 100 in Texas’ towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Since 1980, 26 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Seadrift.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Seadrift’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Seadrift for work: only 5% work in town. 0.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Seadrift. Since 2013, Seadrift has added 43 jobs, to 114 in 2023.
| Seadrift | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 0.6% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical Seadrift home is worth about $202K
The typical Seadrift home is worth about $202,000, up 1.7% in a year, 32% below the Texas typical home.
| Seadrift | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,341 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 69% | 73% |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mild winters and hot summers in Seadrift
Seadrift has warm winters and warm summers. Seadrift’s July high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Seadrift are healthier than 51% of U.S. towns
Seadrift beats the Texas average on 8 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 16% of Seadrift adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Seadrift | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Seadrift | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.3% | 10.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 13.4% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Seadrift
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Seadrift; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Seadrift residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
1,031 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Seadrift
City in Texas, United States
Seadrift is a city in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. The population was 995 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- ZIP code
- 77983
- Area code
- 361
Questions about Seadrift
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Seadrift, TX expensive?
Not for the area. That is 2.5 years of the area's median household income ($79,959 across the Port Lavaca, 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 B+.