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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How Texarkana ranks

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#21Shortest commute in TX #194Cheapest rent in TX #229Most affordable in TX All TX rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code75501, 75503, 75504

Area code903

Living in Texarkana

Housing in Texarkana

$208K▲ 2.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

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

A buyer's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market57

Sale-to-list95.7%

Sold in May22

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Safety in Texarkana

Safety Grade D

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

Violent crime per 1,000

Texarkana 6.5

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Texarkana 28.3

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Texarkana

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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.

Texarkana, AR

11%

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43%Work in townlive and work in Texarkana 5 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 25,347Jobs based herea job hub

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Health in Texarkana

Health Grade D

Healthier than 12% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 28% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Texas

2better than TX·15worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.

Conditions 9▼ 3 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 2▲ 1▼ 4 close Mind 3▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

16%Fewer uninsured adultsTX 19.1% · better 78.2%More adults treating high blood pressureTX 74.1% · better 9.3%More adults with COPDTX 5.7% · worse

Care nearby

Christus St. Michael Health SystemTexarkana · 1 mi · ER

Core Health Systems - Texarkana CollegeTexarkana · 0.7 mi · sliding-scale fees

2 hospitals · 3 health centers in Texarkana →

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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

Natural hazards in Texarkana

Moderate

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

🌊 Inland flooding🌪️ Tornadoes🧊 Hail

97Does Texarkana flood?paid flood claims since 1978 9Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Texarkana MapTexarkana vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Climate in Texarkana

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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.

57° / 36°Winter

75° / 53°Spring

92° / 71°Summer

76° / 54°Fall

How much snow does Texarkana get?About 2 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Nov 17, with the last in spring around Mar 15.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.7° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Texarkana

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B⁻

School Grade B-

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.

#221Best public schoolsof 583 in TX

DistrictTEXARKANA ISDSchools20

Margaret Fischer Davis ElElementary · Grades PK–2 · 494 students Highland Park El C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 427 students Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering El A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 351 students Waggoner Creek El A-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 337 students Spring Lake Park El CElementary · Grades PK–5 · 334 students Theron Jones Early Literacy CenterElementary · Grades K–2 · 329 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.