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A town of 7,730, settled in 1906. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
Seminole gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $261K, 3.5 years of the county’s $74K median household income. It grades B overall, 112th of 640 graded towns in Texas. 36% of working residents work locally in Seminole, against 8.3% in Texas’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Seminole's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns.
Where Seminole beats most towns.
1.2% of the town is conserved land, across 8 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Seminole is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,761 in 1940, 6,988 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 3 maps from 1970 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Seminole, 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 Seminole.
Seminole fares better on crime within Texas than nationally, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Texas.
Seminole’s trail density is 8.9 miles per square mile. 37 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. More trails than any other town in Texas.
| Seminole | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 8.9 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Seminole Sports | 1.5 mi | 18 |
| 2. Seminole City Park | 0.9 mi | 9 |
| 3. Seminole Optimist Park | 0.7 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Seminole ISD. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Seminole H S, with 835 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–1 | Grades PK–1 | 581 | – |
| Seminole H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 835 | B |
| Seminole ElTop results in townGrades 4–5 | Grades 4–5 | 485 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
The Seminole weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 219 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 91% of Texas places with climate records. January nights average 28.5°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 93% of Texas places with climate records; July afternoons average 93.8°.
Seminole has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Seminole is 94°F. About 5 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Seminole | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 29°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 2,245 in 2013 to 3,498.
About one in 3 of Seminole’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Seminole has added 1,253 jobs, to 3,498 in 2023. 6.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Seminole.
| Seminole | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Seminole.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 9,030 U.S. towns with household incomes like Seminole’s, it is healthier than 60%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Seminole beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 24% of Seminole adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Seminole | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 74% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Seminole | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 24.1% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 82% | 84.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Values rose 2.4% in the past year while the Texas typical home fell 1.5%.
The typical Seminole home is worth about $261,000, 12% below the Texas typical home.
| Seminole | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $858 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 69% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 16.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 68% of Texas’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Seminole; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Seminole residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
City in Texas, United States
Seminole is a city in and the county seat of Gaines County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Seminole had a population of 6,988. Seminole and Gaines County are home to a large population of Low German Mennonites from Russia that came to West Texas in the 1980s. It is the birthplace of country music singers Larry Gatlin and Tanya Tucker.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Seminole grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #112 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health, B for safety and B+ for schools, and has the most trail per square mile in the state.
Not for the 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+.