Tivoli’s midpoint age is 57.3 years, against 35.9 years in Texas’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Tivoli has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

433 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns

Austwell · 6 mi Seadrift · 11 mi Port Lavaca · 19 mi Point Comfort · 25 mi

1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Texas - Refugio County - ED 196-1 - ED 196-11, 1880

Tivoli’s story

133 years in pictures

The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1880.

1893Tivoli is settled

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Getting set up

Moving to Tivoli: who provides what

Tivoli is unincorporated, so Refugio County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerVictoria Electric Coop12.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterRefugio County Wcid 1 water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & county servicesRefugio CountyRefugio County provides services here

SchoolsAustwell-Tivoli 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 hereRefugio County Early Voting ClerkRefugio County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024

ZIP code7799077990 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 Tivoli.

Housing

Homes in Tivoli are worth about $127K, by Zillow’s estimate

In Tivoli, 93% of households own their home. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home lost 7.1% of its value.

$127KZillow home value

Typical home value

Tivoli$127K

Texas$296K

−7.1%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in September

Full pageTivoli’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsDown 7.1% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 1.7 years of income RentsRents

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Schools

The schools Tivoli’s kids attend

Its two schools are below. 2 public schools serve Tivoli, with 141 students in all.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Austwell-Tivoli ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5	Grades PK–5	67	B
Austwell-Tivoli H SLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12	Grades 6–12	74	C⁺

Full pageTivoli’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsAUSTWELL-TIVOLI ISD Every school2 schools · Austwell-Tivoli H S Questions“Are Tivoli’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Natural hazards

Tivoli stands out in Texas and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher

Households in Tivoli have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. FEMA puts two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 19% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.

89risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

HurricanesInland floodingDrought

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageTivoli’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters4 federal disasters · Paid out in Tivoli Get ready0.1 events a year, on average · Ready for hurricanes

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Tivoli has 0.7 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work

Tivoli: 3.3% of working residents work locally. Employers in Tivoli added 31 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 104. Its average trip to work is 22 minutes. The median commute is under 52 miles.

3%work in town

	Tivoli	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	3.7%	12%	9.6%
Average trip to work	22 minutes	25 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	3.3%	8.3%	8%

Where working residents work

In Tivoli3%

Woodsboro13%

Corpus Christi11%

Refugio6%

San Antonio6%

52 mi

median commute distance

104

jobs based in Tivoli

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Full pageTivoli’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here104 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work3% work in Tivoli Commute times22 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 52 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Tivoli brings mild winters and hot summers

Its typical July afternoon high is 92°F.

94°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter48–67°

Spring62–80°

Summer75–92°

Fall63–82°

+1.4°

vs. the 20th-century average

94°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 92°, January lows 45°Rain & snow38″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Tivoli is

40% of adults have obesity in Tivoli. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Tivoli is ahead of Texas on 2 and behind on 14. Among adults here, 36% get no exercise outside work and 29% say their health is fair or poor.

	Tivoli	Texas towns	U.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)	27%	18%	8.1%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	18%	13%	12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	36%	30%	25%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	29%	24%	19%

31 measures vs. Texas

2 better15 too close to call14 worse

What stands out	Tivoli	TX
More adults treating high blood pressure	78.5%	74.1%
More adults getting cholesterol checked	87.2%	84.6%
More adults with diabetes	17.9%	12.7%

Memorial Medical Center

19.3 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageTivoli’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby19.3 miles to an ER · Memorial Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than TX on 2 of 31

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tivoli

15pages on Tivoli

The big questions

Schools2 schools HealthBetter than TX on 2 of 31 CDC measures Cost of living$127K typical home · down 7.1% in a year Work & commute$74K median household income · 104 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 89% of U.S. communities · hurricanes

Out and about

PlacesLibrarySeadrift Branch Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1893 Climate94° summer highs

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 77990 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Tivoli; the nearest are

University of Houston-VictoriaUniversity or college · Public · Victoria25.1 mi$7,149 in-state tuition Victoria CollegeCommunity college · Public · Victoria25.1 mi$2,976 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Tivoli residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Tivoli for work

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

104jobs based in Tivoli

3%of working residents work in town

52 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Tivoli

Unincorporated community / Census-designated place in Texas, United States

Tivoli is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Refugio County, Texas, United States. It takes its name from the town of Tivoli in the Lazio region of central Italy. It was a new CDP for the 2010 census. As of the 2020 census, Tivoli had a population of 419.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 1.1 sq mi
Elevation: 39 ft
ZIP code: 77990

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