SouthmaydTX
A town of 1,110, settled in 1881.
Is Southmayd a good place to live?
The best of Southmayd’s subject grades are a B+ for health and cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 68 of Texas’ 999 towns do worse. Southmayd has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Southmayd stand out
Where Southmayd beats most towns.
1,110 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Southmayd grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Southmayd is from typical.
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Moving to Southmayd: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Southmayd, 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 Southmayd.
Southmayd’s public schools trail 52% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by S And S CISD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| S and S Cons ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 345 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Southmayd has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Southmayd for work: only 1% work in town. 17% of Southmayd residents live below the poverty line, above both Texas’ towns (12%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Southmayd fell to 166 in 2023, 50 fewer than in 2013.
| Southmayd | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Southmayd is healthier than 72% of U.S. towns
Southmayd beats the Texas average on 9 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Southmayd adults binge drink, above both the Texas town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 12% of Southmayd adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Southmayd | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Southmayd | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.1% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.4% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Low risk in Southmayd, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Southmayd, expect mild winters and hot summers
Southmayd has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Southmayd is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Property crime in Southmayd is lower than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Southmayd’s property crime rate is 0.9 per 1,000 residents. Southmayd's reported crime rate is well below Texas's. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025.
| Southmayd | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 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
The median home in Southmayd sells for about $185K
91% of households own their home in Southmayd.
| Southmayd | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,715 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Southmayd
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Southmayd
About 2 of every 100 Southmayd residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
99% of working residents leave Southmayd for work
Where Southmayd’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Southmayd
City in Texas, United States
Southmayd (the latter syllable pronounced like "maid") is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 978 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Sherman–Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 735 ft
- ZIP code
- 76268
- Area code
- 903
Questions about Southmayd
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Southmayd, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $164,000, 45% 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 B+.