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ChicoTX
A town of 1,512. A typical home worth about $367K.
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Population
1,512
−5.6% since 2010
Typical home
$367K
+0.3% in a year
Household income
$76K
median
Median age
32.2
years
Jobs based here
368
Balanced
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Weather
Forecast →82°
Thunderstorms
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Housing
A typical Chico home is worth about $367K
The typical Chico home is worth about $367,000, about the same as a year ago, 23% above the Texas typical home.
$367KZillow home value
Typical home value
Chico$367K
Texas$299K
+0.3%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in March
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers
Chico has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
2″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter34–58°
Spring52–76°
Summer71–94°
Fall54–77°
Nov 7
typical first frost
Mar 29
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
Healthier than 35% of U.S. towns
Chico beats the Texas average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
C+Health Grade
26 measures vs. Texas
1 better17 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Chico | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 15.8% | 19.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.6% | 12.5% |
Faith Community Hospital
23.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
54th
percentile among TX towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Chico
Most working residents leave Chico for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Worth (10%), Bridgeport (9%) and Decatur (7%). Half commute less than 42 miles.
2%work in town
Where working residents work
In Chico2%
Fort Worth10%
Bridgeport9%
Decatur7%
Irving4%
42 mi
median commute distance
368
jobs based in Chico
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Schools
Chico’s public schools outperform 38% of Texas districts
The public schools Chico’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
C+School Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chico El | PK–5 | 284 | B |
| Chico Middle | 6–8 | 122 | B |
| Chico H S | 9–12 | 166 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 44% of U.S. communities.
44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingWildfireTornadoes
2
paid flood claims since 2007
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
About Chico
Town in Texas, United States
Chico is a town in Wise County, Texas, United States. The population was 946 in 2020.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 946
- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 925 ft
- ZIP code
- 76431
- Area code
- 940
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