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WestonTX

A town of 1,140, settled in 1854. 5.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Texas town.

Is Weston a good place to live?

The best of Weston’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes, an A for health, and an A− for schools; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. Weston’s median household income is $144,000, against $69,000 in Texas’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 18 of Texas’ 998 towns do worse. Only 7 of Texas’ 791 towns score higher on civic life. Weston has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Weston stand out

Where Weston beats most towns.

Small town

1,140 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns

How Weston grades

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

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Weston: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Weston, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerOncorEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterWeston WSC1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers78% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Weston’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMcKinney Independent School DistrictCelina Independent School District2 districts serve Weston; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereCollin County Early Voting ClerkCollin County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2024
ZIP code7500975009 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 Weston.

HealthA

On CDC estimates, Weston is healthier than 92% of U.S. towns

For Weston, that is below both the Texas town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). Weston beats the Texas average on 18 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of Weston adults report frequent mental distress.

92%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
WestonTexas townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)18%30%25%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)14%18%17%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)14%24%19%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)8.8%14%14%
31 measures vs. Texas
18 better12 too close to call1 worse
What stands outWestonTX
Fewer uninsured adults8.3%19.1%
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth6%12.5%
More adults who have had cancer9.5%6.1%
Methodist Celina Medical Center
5.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Weston’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Weston for work: only 0% work in town. 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Weston. Since 2013, Weston has lost 21 jobs, to 17 in 2023.

0%work in town
WestonTexas townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line2.8%12%9.6%
Average trip to work27 minutes25 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Weston0%
Dallas13%
Plano13%
McKinney12%
Richardson8%
26 mi
median commute distance
17
jobs based in Weston
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Who lives here

Fewer young adults than Texas overall

Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (13% statewide). Weston has grown 304% since 2020, to 1,140 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Weston’s median age is 44 years.

44median age · TX 35.6
WestonTexas townsU.S. towns
Median age44 years35.9 years40.5 years
Under 1821%26%22%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+27%23%29%
WestonTexasUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma9%
High school27%
Some college35%
Associate’s2%
Bachelor’s19%
Graduate9%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 39% and 73% women

The Census survey reached too few of Weston’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±17.1 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Weston
WestonTXU.S.
Under 109.9%13.3%11.6%
10 to 1711.3%11.7%10.3%
18 to 248.8%9.7%9.1%
25 to 344.6%14.5%13.7%
35 to 4416.9%14.1%13.2%
45 to 5410.6%12.3%12.2%
55 to 6415.1%11.1%12.7%
65 to 7417.6%8.2%10.2%
75 and older5.3%5.2%7%
No diploma9%14%10.4%
High school27.1%24.3%26%
Some college35.2%20.1%19.1%
Associate’s1.5%7.7%8.8%
Bachelor’s18.6%21.5%21.6%
Graduate8.5%12.3%14.1%

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Weston

Weston has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Weston is 94°F.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter36–56°
Spring53–74°
Summer72–93°
Fall55–76°
Nov 15
typical first frost
Mar 17
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Tornadoes leads a high hazard risk in Weston

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.

66risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
66High riskLowerHigher
TornadoesInland floodingHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Nearby attractions

Cotton Bowl and 47 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Weston. Close and well known come first.

All 84 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Universal Kids Resort: CANthony0125, CC0 · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Toyota Stadium: Flavius Constantine, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Southfork Ranch: Sf46 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Gerald J. Ford Stadium: Jmcstrav, CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Weston

17pages on Weston
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Weston

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Weston for work

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

13% → Dallas Dallas 13% 13% → Plano Plano 13% 12% → McKinney McKinney 12% 8% → Richardson Richardson 8% 7% → Irving Irving 7% 6% → Allen Allen 6% Weston · 0% stay
17jobs based in Weston
0%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Weston

City in Texas, United States

Weston is a City in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 283 as of the 2020 census, As of 2026, Collin County estimates Weston's population at 1,303.

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

Area
4.3 sq mi
Elevation
748 ft
ZIP code
75097
Area code
972

Questions about Weston

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Weston, TX a good place to live?

5.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Texas town.

Is Weston, TX expensive?

Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.