Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Tiki Island’s subject grades is an A+ for incomes; the weakest is a D for cost of living. 10% of residents are under 18 in Tiki Island, below both Texas’ towns (26%) and U.S. towns (22%). On incomes, just 48 of Texas’ 990 towns do better. Tiki Island's public schools trail 87% of Texas towns on state tests and graduation. Only 66 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on the outdoors. Tiki Island has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Tiki Island beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 19% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Tiki Island is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 537 in 1990, 1,106 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 7 maps from 1929 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tiki Island. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaReliant Stadium
5 mi BeachGalveston Island
8 mi Theme parkGalveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
9 mi MuseumUSS Cavalla
33 mi LandmarkSan Jacinto Monument
21 mi MuseumSpace Center HoustonReliant Stadium: User eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Galveston Island: NASA, Public domain · Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Cavalla: USN photo courtesy of http://ussubvetsofwwii.org. Photo i.d. courtesy of Chuck N, Public domain · San Jacinto Monument: Tijuana Brass at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Space Center Houston: Shujianyang, CC BY 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tiki Island, 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 Tiki Island.
The typical rent in Tiki Island is $1,639 a month. Values fell 6.4% in the year to September 2026. 96% of Tiki Island households are owner-occupiers.
| Tiki Island | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 96% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,639 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For residents in Tiki Island, the share who live below the poverty line is 2.5%. Only 1% of working residents stay in Tiki Island for work; the rest commute out. The town had 114 jobs in 2023, up 28 from 2013. In Tiki Island, the median household income is $129,000.
| Tiki Island | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $129,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Tiki Island, 8% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Tiki Island is ahead of Texas on 16 and behind on 7. 43% of adults locally have high blood pressure; 32% sleep under 7 hours.
| Tiki Island | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 39% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Tiki Island | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA puts 24% of Tiki Island’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 23% to hurricanes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 484 claims locally since 1998.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Winters in Tiki Island are warm and summers warm, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among 489 Texas towns, just 3 have a lower property offense rate than Tiki Island. Tiki Island's reported crime rate is well below Texas's. No violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Tiki Island | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
3 within 15 miles of the center of Tiki Island
About 1 of every 100 Tiki Island residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Village in Texas, United States
Tiki Island is a village in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,106 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 8.1 years of the area's median household income ($82,168 across the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
