Skidmore Historical Society Museum, 2017
Skidmore’s story
139 years in pictures
Census counts: 1,013 in 2000, 863 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2017 and 2 maps from 1954 on.
- 1887Skidmore is settled
SkidmoreTX
This town of 1,183 people was settled in 1887.
Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0
Population
1,183
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$178K
−3.6% in a year
Household income
$37K
median
Median age
35.3
years
Jobs based here
29
A commuter town
Is Skidmore a good place to live?
The best of Skidmore’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 61 of Texas’ 999 towns score lower on walkability. Only 2 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on the outdoors. Skidmore has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Skidmore stand out
Where Skidmore beats most towns.
Typical home value
Skidmore$178K
Texas$296K
Cost of livingA−
3.1 years of income buys a home
More affordable than 79% of U.S. towns
Zillow Home Value Index; area median household income, Census ACS.
SKIDMORE-TYNAN ISD schools
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Skidmore-Tynan El | PK–5 | 362 |
| Skidmore-Tynan J H | 6–8 | 182 |
| Skidmore-Tynan H S | 9–12 | 231 |
SchoolsB+
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
Small town
1,183 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Skidmore grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Skidmore is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.5 of 20; 7.1% of households have no car; 0.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Hazard riskDrought tops the listC−Open →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsA−Open →HealthChristus Spohn Hospital Beeville 10.1 miles awayCOpen →SchoolsAhead of most towns comparedB+Open →Jobs & income$37K median household income; 29 jobs based hereCOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 97° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 35.3; 9% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Skidmore: who provides what
Skidmore is unincorporated, so Bee County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerKarnes Electric Coop10.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSkidmore WSC7 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBee CountyBee County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereBee County Early Voting ClerkBee County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7838978389 100%Census 2020
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 Skidmore.
HousingCost of living grade A−
The typical home in Skidmore: about $178K
77% of Skidmore households own their home, against 69% in Texas’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Home values are down 3.6% over the year to September 2026. The town’s typical rent comes in at $1,112 a month.
$178KZillow home value
| Skidmore | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 77% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,112 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Skidmore$178K
Texas$296K
−3.6%
value change, 1 year
0
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
SchoolsB+
Skidmore’s public schools outperform 71% of Texas districts
Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. Skidmore-Tynan ISD runs its public schools. The 3 public schools in Skidmore teach 775 students between them.
71%of TX districts it outscoresB+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skidmore-Tynan ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 362 | C+ |
| Skidmore-Tynan H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 231 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most of Skidmore’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
The share of residents in Skidmore who live below the poverty line: 1.1%. 0.7% of Skidmore working residents work locally, below both Texas’ towns (8.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). For half of commuters, work is under 40 miles away. The mean commuting time for Skidmore comes to 21 minutes.
1%work in town
| Skidmore | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.1% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Skidmore1%
Corpus Christi17%
Beeville11%
San Antonio5%
Ingleside3%
40 mi
median commute distance
29
jobs based in Skidmore
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
On CDC estimates, Skidmore is less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns
Skidmore beats the Texas average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 23% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance locally. In Skidmore, 27% of adults say their health is fair or poor, and 34% get no exercise outside work.
26%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Skidmore | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 25% |
31 measures vs. Texas
3 better18 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Skidmore | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.2% | 10.7% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 9.5% | 10.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.9% | 5.6% |
Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville
10.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
The biggest natural risk in Skidmore is drought, at a high overall level
A third of Skidmore’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by hurricanes at 31%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in nearly three quarters of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Skidmore after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtHurricanesInland flooding
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
97°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter47–69°
Spring62–83°
Summer74–95°
Fall62–84°
Dec 8
typical first frost
Feb 17
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
97°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Skidmore
17pages on Skidmore
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Skidmore
About 4 of every 100 Skidmore residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Skidmore for work
Where Skidmore’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
29jobs based in Skidmore
1%of working residents work in town
40 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Skidmore
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Skidmore is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bee County, Texas, United States. Its population was 863 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 11 sq mi
- Elevation
- 154 ft
- ZIP code
- 78389
Questions about Skidmore
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Skidmore, TX expensive?
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 A−.