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A town of 535. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.

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Population
535
residents
Typical home
$353K
+2.1% in a year
Household income
$45K
median
Median age
41.2
years
Jobs based here
52
A commuter town

What makes Evant stand out

The 2 things Evant does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

535 people, and everyone knows the way

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Schools

Evant’s public schools outperform 12% of Texas districts

The public schools Evant’s kids attend trail 88% of Texas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Evant ElPK–5100C−
Evant H S6–1298C+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state testsAll 2 schools →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Evant

Most working residents leave Evant for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Austin (11%), Gatesville (11%) and Hamilton (7%). Half commute less than 52 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Evant1%
Austin11%
Gatesville11%
Hamilton7%
Copperas Cove4%
52 mi
median commute distance
52
jobs based in Evant
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Evant has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 35°.

95°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter37–61°
Spring54–77°
Summer71–94°
Fall55–79°
Nov 18
typical first frost
Mar 15
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
95°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing

A typical Evant home is worth about $353K

The typical Evant home is worth about $353,000, up 2.1% in a year, 18% above the Texas typical home.

$353KZillow home value

Typical home value

Evant$353K
Texas$299K
+2.1%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

How healthy Evant is

Evant beats the Texas average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

26 measures vs. Texas
1 better21 too close to call4 worse
What stands outEvantTX
Fewer uninsured adults15.6%19.1%
More adults who have had cancer7.4%6.1%
Hamilton General Hospital
15.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.

55risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
55Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Evant for work

Where Evant’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Austin Austin 11% 11% → Gatesville Gatesville 11% 7% → Hamilton Hamilton 7% 4% → Copperas Cove Copperas Cove 4% 4% → Temple Temple 4% 3% → Killeen Killeen 3% Evant · 1% stay
52jobs based in Evant
1%of working residents work in town
52 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Evant

Town in Texas, United States

Evant ( EE-vant) is a town in Coryell and Hamilton counties in central Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Evant had a population of 455. The Coryell County portion of Evant is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
455
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
1,253 ft
ZIP code
76525
Area code
254

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