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Outdoors in Edna
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Jackson County Monument
The Jackson County Monument, in Edna, Texas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
About Edna
City in Jackson County, Texas, United StatesEdna is a city and the county seat of Jackson County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,499 at the 2010 census and 5,987 at the 2020 census. Edna is the gateway to 11,000-acre (45 km2) Lake Texana, which covers the site of Texana, Texas. Edna has a hospital, convalescent home, library, museum, city park with swimming pool, three banks, two savings and loan associations, a country club with a nine-hole golf course, and Oak Creek Village, a retirement community. It is the center of a prosperous agricultural area with petroleum and natural gas production and has an active chamber of commerce, oilfield service industries, and two grain elevators.
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How Edna ranks
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Housing in Edna
The typical Edna home is worth about $219,000, about the same as a year ago, 27% below the Texas typical home.
Safety in Edna
Safety Grade B-
Edna reports less crime per resident than 51% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Edna
Full picture →Most working residents leave Edna for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Victoria (12%), Houston (7%) and Vanderbilt (4%). Half commute less than 25 miles.
Health in Edna
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 21% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Edna
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Edna
Full climate →Edna has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 44°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Edna
All Edna schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Edna’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 72% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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.
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