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Spring GardensTX

622 people live in this town in Texas.

Is Spring Gardens a good place to live?

Spring Gardens’ January low is 47°F, above both Texas’ towns (37°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Only 4 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher home-ownership rate than Spring Gardens. Spring Gardens’ trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, where Texas’ towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Spring Gardens has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

622 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Tierra VerdeTierra VerdeSpring Gardens
Getting set up

Moving to Spring Gardens: who provides what

Spring Gardens is unincorporated, so Nueces County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNueces Electric Cooperative11.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNueces WSCNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesNueces CountyNueces County provides services here
SchoolsRobstown Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereNueces County Early Voting ClerkNueces County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7838078380 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 Spring Gardens.

Work & commute

About two in five of Spring Gardens’ working residents commute to Corpus Christi

Spring Gardens: 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Corpus Christi (39%), Robstown (9%) and San Antonio (7%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

0%work in town
Spring GardensTypical Texas townTypical U.S. town
Below the poverty line5.5%12%9.6%
Average trip to work26 minutes25 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Spring Gardens0%
Corpus Christi39%
Robstown9%
San Antonio7%
Houston4%
21 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Spring Gardens
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Spring Gardens faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes

In Spring Gardens, the FEMA hazard score is 78 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 33% come from hurricanes and 27% from drought.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
HurricanesDroughtInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Spring Gardens, expect mild winters and hot summers

Spring Gardens’ midsummer high is put at 95°F.

96°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter49–70°
Spring63–83°
Summer75–95°
Fall64–85°
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Spring Gardens is

Among adults in Spring Gardens, 35% say their health is fair or poor. The town does better than the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 15. Nearly a fifth of adults locally have diabetes; 41% get no exercise outside work.

Spring GardensTypical Texas townTypical U.S. town
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)35%24%19%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)19%13%12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)41%30%25%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)37%20%14%
31 measures vs. Texas
1 better15 too close to call15 worse
What stands outSpring GardensTX
Fewer adults who have had cancer3.8%6.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth24.9%12.5%
Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg
19.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Spring Gardens is conserved land

1.0 miles of trail.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 641 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 1.0 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Spring Gardens

15pages on Spring Gardens
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Spring Gardens; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Spring Gardens for work

Where Spring Gardens’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

39% → Corpus Christi Corpus Christi 39% 9% → Robstown Robstown 9% 7% → San Antonio San Antonio 7% 4% → Houston Houston 4% 3% → Ingleside Ingleside 3% 2% → Alice Alice 2% Spring Gardens · 0% stay
0jobs based in Spring Gardens
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about Spring Gardens

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Spring Gardens, TX a good place to live?

Spring Gardens has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 622 people live in this town in Texas.