Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Winnsboro grades C+ overall, 265th among Texas's 640 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It reports less crime per resident than 83% of U.S. towns and natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, the median household income is $55K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. 18% of working residents work locally in Winnsboro, above both the Texas town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Marcus DeWitt Carlock House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Winnsboro beats most towns.
Marcus DeWitt Carlock HouseWhere Winnsboro’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 Winnsboro is from typical.
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Census counts: 388 in 1890, 3,455 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1970 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Winnsboro, 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 Winnsboro.
Winnsboro carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Texas (mostly inland flooding), draws workers from Tyler and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
1,979 jobs are based in Winnsboro, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
For half of commuters, work is under 41 miles away. Jobs based in Winnsboro grew to 1,979 in 2023, 159 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Mount Pleasant (6%), Sulphur Springs (4%) and Longview (4%).
| Winnsboro | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $55,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools: Winnsboro ISD. The largest public high school is Winnsboro H S, with 487 students. Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnsboro ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 348 | – |
| Winnsboro H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 487 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
Winnsboro’s violent offense rate comes in at 0.5 per 1,000 residents. Its rate of thefts and burglaries comes in at 3.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Winnsboro | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.2 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 92% of Texas towns, with expected losses of about $300 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1980, Winnsboro has seen 3 flood insurance claims paid out. The risk rating from FEMA here is 13 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 35% come from inland flooding and 15% from cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 7,367 U.S. towns with household incomes like Winnsboro’s, it is healthier than 56%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
In Winnsboro, nearly a quarter of adults have been diagnosed with depression. This Texas town beats the Texas average on 9 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 14% of adults locally have diabetes; 77% had a checkup this year.
| Winnsboro | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Winnsboro | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 13.6% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.8% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons average 93°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 86% of Texas places with climate records; January nights average 35.2°.
For Winnsboro, the January low is 35°F. Snowfall is close to zero. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Winnsboro | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 93°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median property tax bill is $2,045, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
For households in Winnsboro, the share who live in a home they own is 53%. Values fell 2.2% in the year to September 2026. Also worth knowing: the midpoint rent for Winnsboro comes to $877 a month.
| Winnsboro | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 53% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $877 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Winnsboro; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Winnsboro residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
City in Texas, United States
Winnsboro is a city in Franklin and Wood counties in northeastern Texas, United States, north of Tyler. The population was 3,455 at the 2020 census. Settlement of Winnsboro began in the 1850s with a post office established between 1854 and 1855.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Winnsboro grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #265 of 640 in Texas. It grades C for health, A− for safety and B− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 4.3 years of the area's median household income ($60,300 across the county). 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 Josh Neiswander and Scott Conley.