UtopiaTX
169 people live in this town, settled in 1885.
Is Utopia a good place to live?
9.2% of households are owner-occupiers in Utopia, where Texas’ towns sit at 69% and U.S. towns at 73%. The biggest park or preserve is Utopia Park, at 21 acres. Utopia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
169 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Utopia: who provides what
Utopia is unincorporated, so Uvalde 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 Utopia.
Natural hazards: high risk in Utopia, mostly inland flooding
FEMA puts just over four fifths of Utopia’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to drought. On expected storm and flood damage, Utopia sits above three quarters of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utopia SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 196 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Mild winters and hot summers in Utopia
July afternoons reach 95°, January nights drop to 37° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 1.1 jobs for every working resident, Utopia draws in 82 commuters
Jobs based in Utopia fell to 84 in 2023, 43 fewer than in 2013. Most working residents leave Utopia for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Uvalde (16%), San Antonio (9%) and Sabinal (8%). The median commute is under 40 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Utopia than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
Among adults in Utopia, 32% get no exercise outside work. The town beats the Texas average on 9 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 17% of adults here have diabetes; 18% report frequent physical distress.
| Utopia | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Utopia | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.6% | 16.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 14.2% | 19.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.9% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Utopia Park | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Utopia
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Utopia; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Utopia residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Utopia
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Utopia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Uvalde County, Texas, United States. The population was 225 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,362 ft
- ZIP code
- 78884
Questions about Utopia
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Utopia, TX a good place to live?
Utopia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.