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A town of 2,020, settled in 1886.
The best of Van Horn’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for incomes. 33% of working residents work locally in Van Horn, above both the Texas town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Only 31 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score higher on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Only 85 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score higher on the outdoors. Van Horn has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them First Presbyterian Church and Clark Hotel. Van Horn has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Van Horn beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Van Horn is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2006.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Van Horn, 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 Van Horn.
Its public schools are run by Culberson County-Allamoore ISD. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Van Horn School, with 381 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Horn SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 381 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Van Horn beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 21. 34% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Van Horn, against 24% in Texas’ towns and 19% across U.S. towns. 20% of Van Horn adults have diabetes.
| Van Horn | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 30% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 18% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Van Horn | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.6% | 74.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 34% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Van Horn since 2020.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Van Horn home is worth about $162,000, up 14.9% in a year, 45% below the Texas typical home. The median rent in Van Horn is $1,043 a month.
| Van Horn | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,043 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Van Horn has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Van Horn’s July high is 94°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Van Horn’s working residents works in town. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Van Horn. Jobs based in Van Horn grew to 573 in 2023, 69 more than in 2013.
| Van Horn | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Van Horn | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rivas Park | — | 15 |
| 2. Van Horn City Park | 0.2 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Van Horn; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Van Horn residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
2 places in Van Horn on the National Register of Historic Places.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.
