A town of 5,151, settled in 1871. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
The 3 things Giddings does most differently from other towns.
Where Giddings’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Giddings. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Giddings’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 | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giddings El | PK–3 | 585 | C |
| Giddings Int | 4–5 | 278 | B |
| Immanuel Lutheran School Private | PK–8 | 196 | |
| Giddings Middle | 6–8 | 389 | B+ |
| Giddings H S | 9–12 | 648 | A+ |
Giddings beats the Texas average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| What stands out | Giddings | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.2% | 74.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.1% | 12.5% |
About one in 4 of Giddings’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Austin (12%), San Antonio (4%) and Houston (4%). Half commute less than 41 miles.
1.9 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Simmang Northwest Park | 1.1 mi | 28 |
| 2. Veterans Park | — | 26 |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 11% of U.S. communities.
Giddings has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 40°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Giddings reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 56% report less.
The typical Giddings home is worth about $302,000, down 1.5% in a year, close to the Texas typical home.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
3 places in Giddings on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Texas, United States
Giddings is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Texas, United States situated on the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and U.S. Route 290. As of the 2020 census, Giddings had a population of 4,969.
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