Alvin is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area and Brazoria County. As of the 2020 census, Alvin had a population of 27,098. Alvin's claim to fame is Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, who moved with his family to the city in 1947 as an infant and lived there until he moved to Round Rock in 2003. The Nolan Ryan Museum is in the Nolan Ryan Foundation and Exhibit Center on the campus of Alvin Community College. Alvin is also the home town of professional pitcher Nathan Eovaldi and professional football quarterback Joe Ferguson.

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How Alvin ranks

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#138Most new homes in TX #144Most trails in TX #212Highest graduation rate in TX All TX rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code77511–77512, 77511, 77512

Area code281

Living in Alvin

Housing in Alvin

$294K▼ 1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Alvin home is worth about $294,000, down 1% in a year, close to the Texas typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market57

Sale-to-list98.1%

Sold in May24

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Safety in Alvin

C⁺

Safety Grade C+

Alvin reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 56% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Alvin 1.3

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Alvin 11.9

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Alvin

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Most working residents leave Alvin for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Houston (30%), Pearland (5%) and League City (3%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Houston

30%

Pearland

League City

Pasadena

15%Work in townlive and work in Alvin 21 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 14,085Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Alvin

Health Grade C

Healthier than 35% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Texas

3worse than TX

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.

Conditions 2▼ 10 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care all close Mind all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

6.8%More adults with COPDTX 5.7% · worse 6.9%More adults who have had cancerTX 6.1% · worse 42.8%More adults sleeping under 7 hoursTX 38.2% · worse

Care nearby

Memorial Hermann Houston Physicians HospitalWebster · 9.6 mi · ER

Women and Children's Health CenterAlvin · 1.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · part of Alvin

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Alvin · CMS · HRSAHealth in Alvin →

Natural hazards in Alvin

High

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌀 Hurricanes🌪️ Tornadoes

1,418Does Alvin flood?paid flood claims since 1978 10Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Alvin MapAlvin vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Climate in Alvin

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Alvin has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 45°, and snow is almost unheard of.

66° / 47°Winter

79° / 61°Spring

92° / 75°Summer

81° / 62°Fall

How much snow does Alvin get?Almost none.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Dec 5, with the last in spring around Feb 14.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.5° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Alvin

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School Grade B

The public schools Alvin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

See how Alvin’s schools compare in TX →

DistrictALVIN ISDSchools14

Alvin El C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 724 students Hood-Case El B+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 698 students Mark Twain El C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 634 students Melba Passmore El B-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 592 students Bill Hasse El BElementary · Grades PK–5 · 574 students R L Stevenson PriElementary · Grades PK–2 · 461 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.