Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Whitehouse grades B+ overall, 67th of 640 graded towns in Texas. Natural-hazard risk is low. Its public schools beat 90% of Texas towns on state tests and graduation and it reports less crime per resident than 81% of U.S. towns. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $286K, 3.9 years of the Tyler metro’s $74K median household income. Whitehouse’s July high is 93°F, against 95°F in Texas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns.
Where Whitehouse beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| H L Higgins El | PK–5 | 597 |
| Gus Winston Cain El | PK–5 | 508 |
| Stanton-Smith El | PK–5 | 486 |
Where Whitehouse’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Whitehouse is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 842 in 1960, 8,257 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1943 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Whitehouse, 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 Whitehouse.
Whitehouse carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Texas (mostly inland flooding), has schools in the top 5% of Texas and fares better on crime within Texas than nationally.
Its A ranks #23 of the 642 Texas towns we grade for schools. Its A for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $286K.
Its public schools are run by Whitehouse ISD. Three of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Whitehouse H S, with 1,404 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehouse J HLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 751 | A |
| Whitehouse H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,404 | A+ |
| Stanton-Smith ElTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 486 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 96% of Texas towns, with expected losses of about $137 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
Whitehouse’s FEMA risk score is 9 of 100. Since 2016, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Whitehouse.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 94% of Texas’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 6 reported in 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Whitehouse is 4.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Whitehouse | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.5 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Jobs based here grew from 1,302 in 2013 to 1,836.
Most working residents leave Whitehouse for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Whitehouse grew to 1,836 in 2023, 534 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Tyler (48%), Dallas (3%) and Longview (3%).
| Whitehouse | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $99,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Texas is no health insurance: 10.6% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 19.1% statewide.
Whitehouse beats the Texas average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 10% of adults have diabetes in Whitehouse.
| Whitehouse | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Whitehouse | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.6% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.8% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.5% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons average 93.4°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 81% of Texas places with climate records; January nights average 36.4°.
Whitehouse has mild winters and hot summers. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Texas average. 11% of Whitehouse residents are 65 or older. Whitehouse has grown 21% since 2020, to 9,970 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Whitehouse | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32.4 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 28% | 26% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 14% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 23% | 29% |
44% women, 56% men
About 126 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.2 points). Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Whitehouse | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.2% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.9% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.1% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.9% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.8% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.2% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Just 22 of its 3,557 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Whitehouse itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gardenview Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Whitehouse City Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Whitehouse. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Zoo & aquariumCaldwell Zoo
10 mi GardenRose Garden Center
10 mi MuseumDiscovery Science Place39 mi GardenEast Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society
40 mi MuseumMuseum for East Texas CultureCaldwell Zoo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rose Garden Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Discovery Science Place: Paul M. Budd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum for East Texas Culture: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Whitehouse
About 5 of every 100 Whitehouse residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
City in Texas, United States
Whitehouse is a city in Smith County, Texas, United States. Situated just southeast of Tyler, Texas, it has experienced steady growth, reaching a population of 8,257 in the 2020. As part of the Tyler metropolitan area, Whitehouse benefits from its proximity to the economic and cultural opportunities of the region while maintaining its own strong civic identity. The city is home to the Whitehouse Independent School District, known for its high academic standards, and features a mix of residential neighborhoods, parks, and businesses. With its strategic location along major transportation routes, Whitehouse continues to attract residents and businesses.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. It grades B+ for health, A− for safety and A 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−.
2 notable people were born here, including Hank Griffin and Jacob Holmen.
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