A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Bishop's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Bishop 1.3

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Bishop 3.6

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Work & commute in Bishop

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Most working residents leave Bishop for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Corpus Christi (21%), Kingsville (17%) and San Antonio (4%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

Corpus Christi

21%

Kingsville

17%

San Antonio

Alice

8%Work in townlive and work in Bishop 25 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 366Jobs based herea commuter town

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSWork & commute in Bishop →

Health in Bishop

Health Grade D

Healthier than 15% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Texas

13worse than TX

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▼ 5 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 2▼ 5 close Mind 2▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

29.2%More uninsured adultsTX 19.1% · worse 31.6%More adults in fair or poor healthTX 21.8% · worse 18.1%More adults with diabetesTX 12.7% · worse

Care nearby

Christus Spohn Hospital KlebergKingsville · 7.3 mi · ER

Javelina Health ClinicKingsville · 6.6 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · part of Bishop

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

Natural hazards in Bishop

High

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.

🌀 Hurricanes🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves

23Does Bishop flood?paid flood claims since 1980 8Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Bishop

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Bishop →

Climate in Bishop

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Bishop has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 47°, and snow is almost unheard of.

71° / 49°Winter

84° / 64°Spring

95° / 75°Summer

85° / 64°Fall

How much snow does Bishop get?Almost none.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Dec 7, with the last in spring around Feb 13.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.9° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Climate in Bishop →

Schools in Bishop

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B⁻

School Grade B-

The public schools Bishop’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictBISHOP CISDSchools4

Bishop PriElementary · Grades PK–2 · 258 students Bishop El BElementary · Grades 3–5 · 232 students Lillion E Luehrs J H C+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 330 students Bishop H S BHigh · Grades 9–12 · 533 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.