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Uvalde EstatesTX

A town of 1,908.

State Highway 3 Bridge at the Nueces River · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

1,908

Census survey, 2020–24

Is Uvalde Estates a good place to live?

Uvalde Estates’ weakest subject grade is a D− for walkability. On the outdoors, just 6 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Uvalde Estates has 1 place on the National Register. Uvalde Estates has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA⁺Hazard riskWeakestD⁻Walkability DSchools

What makes Uvalde Estates stand out

Where Uvalde Estates beats most towns.

Natural hazardsA⁺

Very low risk of storm and flood damage

FEMA National Risk Index.

A shrinking town

Uvalde Estates has shrunk 14% from 2010 to 2020

2,171 counted in 2010 and 1,879 in 2020.

2,1712010

1,8792020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Uvalde Estates grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Uvalde Estates is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.7 of 20; 19.1% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD⁻Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 7% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA⁺Open →SchoolsBehind 89% of Texas districts on tests and graduationDOpen →HealthUvalde Memorial Hospital 5.3 miles awayC⁺Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD⁻Open →HistoryDOpen →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

ClimateCold winters, 98° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 28.7; 8% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Uvalde Estates: who provides what

Uvalde Estates is unincorporated, so Uvalde County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerBandera Electric Coop12.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterWindmill WSCNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet2 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesUvalde CountyUvalde County provides services here

SchoolsUvalde Consolidated 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 hereUvalde County Early Voting ClerkUvalde County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2026

ZIP code7880178801 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 Uvalde Estates.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A⁺

In Uvalde Estates, the FEMA risk score runs lower than in the typical Texas or U.S. town

57% of Uvalde Estates’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 12%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities.

7risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingDroughtHeat waves

Full pageUvalde Estates’ hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery low risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters16 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready3.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Uvalde Estates stands out in Texas and nationally: the average trip to work there is shorter

18% of residents live below the poverty line in Uvalde Estates. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Uvalde Estates dropped by 39, to 42. Among working residents here, 0.4% work locally, below both the Texas town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). The top destinations are Uvalde (29%), San Antonio (16%) and Laredo (3%).

0%work in town

	Uvalde Estates	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	12 minutes	25 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	18%	12%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	0.4%	8.3%	8%

Where working residents work

In Uvalde Estates0%

Uvalde29%

San Antonio16%

Laredo3%

Houston2%

45 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Uvalde Estates

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

D−

Walkability grade: more walkable than 0% of U.S. towns

Full pageUvalde Estates’ work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here42 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Uvalde Estates Commute times12 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 45 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers: that is Uvalde Estates’ year

Uvalde Estates’ typical July afternoon high is 97°F.

98°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter41–67°

Spring58–83°

Summer73–96°

Fall59–83°

+0.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

98°

typical summer high

Full pageUvalde Estates’ climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 97°, January lows 39°Rain & snow24″ of rain a year · Rain a year Heating & coolingHeating & cooling Then and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC⁺

Uvalde Estates is less healthy than 62% of U.S. towns

Among adults in Uvalde Estates, 14% have diabetes. CDC measures, 31 in all: Uvalde Estates beats Texas on 2 and trails on 6. In Uvalde Estates, 72% of adults had a checkup this year, and 19% have been diagnosed with depression.

38%healthier than U.S. townsC⁺Health Grade

	Uvalde Estates	Texas towns	U.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)	30%	18%	8.1%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)	26%	20%	14%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	72%	74%	79%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	19%	22%	23%