StowellTX
A town of 1,823, settled in 1900.
Is Stowell a good place to live?
Stowell’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. 49% of residents live below the poverty line in Stowell, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 40 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on history. Stowell has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
91% of working residents leave Stowell for work
Where Stowell’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Stowell grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Stowell is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Stowell: who provides what
Stowell is unincorporated, so Chambers County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Stowell.
On CDC estimates, Stowell is less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns
Stowell beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 42% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Stowell, above both Texas’ towns (39%) and U.S. towns (36%). 19% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Stowell.
| Stowell | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Stowell | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.6% | 12.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.7% | 5.7% |
| More smokers | 15.7% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Stowell’s public schools outperform 63% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by East Chambers ISD. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is East Chambers H S, with 447 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Chambers PriLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 431 | – |
| East Chambers H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 447 | A− |
| East Chambers ElTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 318 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Stowell’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Stowell for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Stowell has added 253 jobs, to 406 in 2023. The average trip to work in Stowell is 28 minutes.
| Stowell | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Stowell, expect mild winters and hot summers
Stowell has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Stowell’s July high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Stowell faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Stowell has set aside 0.4% of its land for conservation
0.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Stowell | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gregory Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Stowell sells for about $310K at the median
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Stowell
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Stowell; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Stowell residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Stowell’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Stowell.
Stowell has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Stowell and Winnie report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Stowell with a neighbor →
Questions about Stowell
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Stowell, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $122,000, 59% 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 A−.