A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Temple's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Temple 3.2

Texas 4

U.S. 3.6

Property crime per 1,000

Temple 23.6

Texas 20.7

U.S. 17.7

FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Work & commute in Temple

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43% of Temple’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Austin (7%), Belton (7%) and Waco (4%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Austin

Belton

Waco

Killeen

43%Work in townlive and work in Temple 8 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 53,926Jobs based herea job hub

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSWork & commute in Temple →

Health in Temple

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Health Grade C−

Healthier than 23% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Texas

2better than TX·10worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.

Conditions 9▼ 3 close Habits all close Care 2▲ 5 close Mind 1▼ 2 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

16.5%Fewer uninsured adultsTX 19.1% · better 62.9%More adults screened for colon cancerTX 57.9% · better 17.5%More older adults who have lost all their teethTX 12.5% · worse

Care nearby

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple · 2.3 mi · ER

Waco Family Medicine - Temple DowntownTemple · 2.6 mi · sliding-scale fees

2 hospitals · 1 health center in Temple →

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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

Natural hazards in Temple

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 23% of U.S. communities.

🌪️ Tornadoes🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves

57Does Temple flood?paid flood claims since 1979 5Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Temple MapTemple vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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

Climate in Temple

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Temple has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 37°, and snow is almost unheard of.

62° / 38°Winter

78° / 55°Spring

95° / 72°Summer

80° / 56°Fall

How much snow does Temple get?Almost none.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Nov 20, with the last in spring around Mar 14.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.5° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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

Schools in Temple

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School Grade C+

The public schools Temple’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#275Best public schoolsof 583 in TX

DistrictTEMPLE ISDSchools32

Thornton El C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 763 students Sampson-Howard ElElementary · Grades PK–5 · 611 students Charter Oak El B+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 602 students Joe M Pirtle El A-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 575 students Lakewood El AElementary · Grades K–5 · 572 students High Point El B+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 563 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.