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Weatherford grades C+ overall, 252nd among Texas's 640 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $396K, 4.4 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. Weatherford is home to Weatherford College. 20% of working residents work locally in Weatherford, against 8.3% in Texas’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Weatherford has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Parker County Courthouse and Chandor Gardens.
Where Weatherford beats most towns.
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Weatherford College | 4,241 |
Parker County Courthouse25,250 counted in 2010 and 30,854 in 2020; an estimated 40,634 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 31.6% since 2020, after 22.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Weatherford is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,046 in 1880, 30,854 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1891 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Weatherford, 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 Weatherford.
Weatherford carries less natural-hazard risk than most of Texas (mostly tornadoes), has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and trades workers with Fort Worth and other neighbors.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 89% of Texas towns, with expected losses of about $176 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Weatherford is 16 of 100. Since 1978, 39 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Weatherford.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Weatherford ISD. Three of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hall MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 934 | B+ |
| Weatherford H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,427 | B+ |
| Martin ElTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 547 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Weatherford’s median rent is $1,527 a month. The typical Weatherford home is worth about $396,000, about the same as a year ago, 34% above the Texas typical home. 62% of households own their home in Weatherford.
| Weatherford | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,527 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7.8 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Cartwright Park, at 147 acres.
| Weatherford | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Holland Lake Park | 0.7 mi | 30 |
| 2. Cartwright Park | — | 147 |
| 3. Soldier Springs Park | — | 58 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
July afternoons average 95.1°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 33.4°. The Benbrook Dam weather station, 20 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 245 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 84% of Texas places with climate records.
Weatherford has mild winters and hot summers. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Weatherford | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 33°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Weatherford has about as many jobs (16,056) as working residents, but only 2,970 people both live and work here.
About one in 5 of Weatherford’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Weatherford has added 3,605 jobs, to 16,056 in 2023. The top destinations are Fort Worth (21%), Dallas (6%) and Arlington (3%).
| Weatherford | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 13% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 18% of residents (13% statewide). Weatherford has grown 32% since 2020, to 40,634 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Texas.
| Weatherford | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 14% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 26% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 23% | 29% |
| Median age | 38 years | 35.8 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.6 points). Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 39.8, men 36.2.
| Weatherford | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.9% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.9% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.6% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.1% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.1% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.4% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Weatherford beats the Texas average on 8 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 19% of Weatherford adults binge drink.
| Weatherford | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Weatherford | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.1% | 19.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 13.5% | 19.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.7% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Weatherford
About 5 of every 100 Weatherford residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
4 places in Weatherford on the National Register of Historic Places.
16 notable people were born in Weatherford.
City in the United States
Weatherford () is a city in and the county seat of Parker County, Texas, United States. In 2020, its population was 30,854. Weatherford is named after Thomas J. Weatherford, a State senator and advocate for Texas's secession to the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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2 towns share a border with Weatherford.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherford | #252 | C+ | C− | C+ | B− | B |
| Willow Park | #83 | B+ | D | B | A− | A− |
| Hudson Oaks | #309 | C | D | C− | B− | B |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Weatherford grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #252 of 640 in Texas. It grades B for health, C+ for safety and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
16 notable people were born here, including Mary Martin and William H. Simpson.
