A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Shepherd'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

Shepherd 0

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Shepherd 2

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

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

Work & commute in Shepherd

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Most working residents leave Shepherd for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Houston (21%), Cleveland (5%) and Conroe (4%). Half commute less than 38 miles.

Houston

21%

Cleveland

Conroe

Livingston

12%Work in townlive and work in Shepherd 38 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 793Jobs based herebalanced

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSWork & commute in Shepherd →

Health in Shepherd

Health Grade D

Healthier than 9% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Texas

1better than TX·15worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 10 are too close to call.

Conditions 10▼ 2 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 1▲ 1▼ 5 close Mind 3▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

77.3%More adults treating high blood pressureTX 74.1% · better 24.2%More older adults who have lost all their teethTX 12.5% · worse

Care nearby

Chi St. Lukes Health Memorial LivingstonLivingston · 19.5 mi · ER

Health Center of Southeast Texas - ShepherdShepherd · 1.6 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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

Natural hazards in Shepherd

Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌪️ Tornadoes🥶 Cold waves

14Does Shepherd flood?paid flood claims since 1979 9Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Shepherd

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

Climate in Shepherd

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Shepherd has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 41°, and snow is almost unheard of.

64° / 43°Winter

79° / 58°Spring

93° / 73°Summer

80° / 58°Fall

How much snow does Shepherd get?Almost none.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Nov 20, with the last in spring around Mar 7.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.1° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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

Schools in Shepherd

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C⁻

School Grade C-

The public schools Shepherd’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 78% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictSHEPHERD ISDSchools4

Shepherd PriElementary · Grades PK–2 · 504 students Shepherd Int DElementary · Grades 3–5 · 400 students Shepherd Middle C-Middle · Grades 6–8 · 448 students Shepherd H S C+High · Grades 9–12 · 616 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.