A town of 17,707, settled in 1888. Nearly 12.6% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Alice does most differently from other towns.
12.6% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
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Ordered by what stands out in Alice. Another town gets a different order.
1.5 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Findley Park | — | 19 |
| 2. Anderson Park | — | 14 |
| 3. Mary Garcia Park | — | 8 |
Alice beats the Texas average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| What stands out | Alice | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14% | 17% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.4% | 74.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 35.5% | 19.1% |
The typical Alice home is worth about $135,000, down 10% in a year, 55% below the Texas typical home.
Alice reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less.
About one in 3 of Alice’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Corpus Christi (13%), San Antonio (4%) and Houston (4%). Half commute less than 28 miles.
The public schools Alice’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 89% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schallert El | PK–5 | 592 | C− |
| Noonan El | PK–5 | 523 | D |
| Dubose El | PK–5 | 483 | Not graded |
| Saenz El | PK–5 | 471 | D |
| St. Elizabeth Catholic School Private | PK–6 | 160 | |
| Adams Middle | 6–8 | 933 | D |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
Alice has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 46°, and snow is almost unheard of.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
14 notable people were born in Alice.
City in Texas, United States
Alice is a city in and the county seat of Jim Wells County, Texas, United States, in the South Texas region of the state. As of the 2020 census, Alice had a population of 17,891. Alice was established in 1888. The city was originally named "Bandana", then "Kleberg", and finally "Alice" after Alice Gertrudis King Kleberg, the daughter of Richard King, who established the King Ranch.
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