43% of Texarkana’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Texarkana (11%), Nash (3%) and Dallas (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

43%work in town

Where working residents work

In Texarkana43%

Texarkana11%

Nash3%

Dallas2%

Longview2%

5 mi

median commute distance

25,347

jobs based in Texarkana

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Housing

A typical Texarkana home is worth about $208K

The typical Texarkana home is worth about $208,000, up 2.6% in a year, 31% below the Texas typical home.

$208KZillow home value

Typical home value

Texarkana$208K

Texas$299K

Market temperature

days on market

95.7%

sale-to-list price

+2.6%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Schools

Texarkana’s public schools outperform 54% of Texas districts

The public schools Texarkana’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Margaret Fischer Davis El	PK–2	494	Not graded
Highland Park El	PK–5	427	C−
Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering El	K–5	351	A+
Waggoner Creek El	PK–5	337	A−
Spring Lake Park El	PK–5	334	C
Theron Jones Early Literacy Center	K–2	329	Not graded

NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduationAll 20 schools →

Safety

Less crime per resident than 12% of U.S. towns

Texarkana reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 88% report less.

DSafety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Texarkana6.5

Texas3.5

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Texarkana28.3

Texas18.1

U.S.15.5

12th

percentile among U.S. towns we grade

7th

percentile among TX towns

234

violent crimes reported in 2025

1,016

property crimes reported in 2025

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →

Health

Healthier than 12% of U.S. towns

Texarkana beats the Texas average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

DHealth Grade

26 measures vs. Texas

2 better9 too close to call15 worse

What stands out	Texarkana	TX
Fewer uninsured adults	16%	19.1%
More adults treating high blood pressure	78.2%	74.1%
More adults with COPD	9.3%	5.7%

Christus St. Michael Health System

1 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

17th

percentile among TX towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Outdoors

2.3% of Texarkana is conserved land

3.6 miles of trails across 15 parks and preserves.

2.3%conserved

Map of Texarkana: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk — Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below

2.3%

conserved · 476 of 20,656 acres

3.6 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

#257

most conserved land in TX

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Bringle Lake Park	1.9 mi	200
2. Texarkana College Park	0.5 mi	9
3. Spring Lake Park	0.4 mi	144

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Texarkana has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 34°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

2″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter36–57°

Spring53–75°

Summer71–92°

Fall54–76°

Nov 17

typical first frost

Mar 15

typical last frost

+0.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.

43risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesHail

paid flood claims since 1978

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

A job hub

Every workday, about 19,495 people come to Texarkana for work

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

25,347jobs based in Texarkana

43%of working residents work in town

5 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Offenhauser Insurance Building · National Register of Historic Places

Texarkana’s story

153 years in pictures

11 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

1873Texarkana is settled

Explore the history →

Landmarks

11 places in Texarkana on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

Offenhauser Insurance BuildingBuilt 1971

Draughn-Moore HouseBuilt 1885

Saenger Theater

Whitaker House

About Texarkana

City in Texas, United States

Official town website ↗

Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States, in the Ark-La-Tex region. Located approximately 180 miles (290 km) from Dallas, Texarkana is a twin city with neighboring Texarkana, Arkansas. The Texas city's population was 36,193 at the 2020 census. The city and its Arkansas counterpart form the core of the Texarkana metropolitan statistical area, encompassing all of Bowie County, Texas, and Miller County, Arkansas. The two cities had a combined population of 65,580 in the 2020 decennial census, and the metropolitan area had a population of 149,482.

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