Westwood ShoresTX
Some 1,466 people live in this town, in Texas.
Is Westwood Shores a good place to live?
Westwood Shores’ weakest subject grade is a D− for walkability. Westwood Shores’ average trip to work is 44 minutes, against 25 minutes in Texas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 48 of Texas’ 999 towns do worse. Westwood Shores's schools rank behind 82% of the state's. On the outdoors, just 16 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Westwood Shores has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,466 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Westwood Shores grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Westwood Shores is from typical.
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Moving to Westwood Shores: who provides what
Westwood Shores is unincorporated, so Trinity 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 Westwood Shores.
The median age in Westwood Shores is higher than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
College graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults 25 and older, against 34% across Texas. People 65 and older are 46% of residents (13% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 9% of residents (24% statewide).
| Westwood Shores | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 61.7 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.6 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 100% are men (TX 51%).
| Westwood Shores | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.7% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.3% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 3.2% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.8% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 29.8% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 38.6% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.6% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Westwood Shores work out of town
The top destinations are Huntsville (17%), Houston (16%) and Trinity (4%). Just 2% of Westwood Shores’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs based locally fell to 42 in 2023, 25 fewer than in 2013. In Westwood Shores, 2.9% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Westwood Shores | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Westwood Shores stands out in Texas and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure
The share of adults in Westwood Shores who report frequent physical distress: 17%. Among 642 Texas towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Westwood Shores. Also worth knowing: the town does better than the Texas average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 9.
| Westwood Shores | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Westwood Shores | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.4% | 16.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6% | 10.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.7% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Westwood Shores is cold waves, at a high overall level
Westwood Shores’ natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 68 of 100. Expected losses in Westwood Shores break down as 42% from cold waves and 24% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Westwood Shores, expect mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 95°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Westwood Shores sell for about $210K
A home in Westwood Shores typically sold within 117 days of listing. Nine in ten households own their home in the town. In Westwood Shores, the typical sale closed at 95.7% of the list price.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Westwood Shores
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Westwood Shores; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Westwood Shores residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
98% of working residents leave Westwood Shores for work
Where Westwood Shores’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Westwood Shores
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Westwood Shores, TX a good place to live?
Some 1,466 people live in this town, in Texas.
Is Westwood Shores, TX expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $166,000, 44% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.