Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,595, settled in 1906.
Teague gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $205K, 3.4 years of the county’s $60K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 207th of 640 in Texas. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 75% of U.S. towns. Only 10 of the 613 Texas towns we compare have a lower median rent than Teague.
Where Teague beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Teague’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Teague is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,288 in 1910, a peak of 4,557 in 2000, 3,384 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 3 maps from 1920 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Teague, 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 Teague.
Teague trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Texas (mostly cold waves) and has more 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Texas.
16% of Teague adults have diabetes, above both Texas’ towns (13%) and U.S. towns (12%). 28% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Teague. Teague beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| Teague | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Teague | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.2% | 74.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Teague ISD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Teague H S, with 371 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teague ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 483 | A− |
| Teague H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 371 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 96% of Texas towns, with expected losses of about $430 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
Teague’s FEMA risk score is 9 of 100, against 47 of 100 in Texas’ towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Since 2004, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Teague.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Teague has 325 jobs for its 1,410 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 556 in 2013 to 325.
Most working residents leave Teague for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Teague fell to 325 in 2023, 231 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Fairfield (10%), Dallas (7%) and Mexia (6%).
| Teague | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes are within reach (about $205K for the typical one, A for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 55 miles. The typical value, about $205K, is 17% below its July 2022 peak.
The typical Teague home is worth about $205,000, down 1.6% in a year, 31% below the Texas typical home. 80% of Teague households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Fairfield 3w weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 91 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 82% of Texas places with climate records.
Teague has mild winters and hot summers. Teague’s July high is 94°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reported crimes fell from 68 to 34 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Teague is 6.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Teague | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.9 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Teague; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Teague residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
4 notable people were born in Teague.
City in Texas, United States
Teague (pronounced "TIG") is a city in Freestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,384 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Teague grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #207 of 640 in Texas. It grades D for health, C+ for safety and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
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.
4 notable people were born here, including Dmitri Royster and Ham Harmon.
