The Grand Opera House, also known as the Janey Slaughter Briscoe Grand Opera House, is a historic theater in Uvalde, Texas. Built in 1891, it became a premier arts venue in Southwest Texas for plays, musicals, and cultural performances.

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About Uvalde

City in Texas, United States

15,217Population

7.7 sq miArea

909 ftElevation

Uvalde ( yoo-VAL-dee) is a city in and the county seat of Uvalde County, Texas, United States. The population was 15,217 at the 2020 census, down from 15,751 in 2010. It is the principal city in the Uvalde, Texas Micropolitan Statistical Area. Uvalde is located in the Texas Hill Country, 80 miles (130 km) west of downtown San Antonio and 54 miles (87 km) east of the Mexico–United States border.

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How Uvalde ranks

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#8Rent easiest to afford in TX #69Lowest depression in TX #93Shortest commute in TX All TX rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code78801, 78802

Area code830

Living in Uvalde

Housing in Uvalde

$177K▼ 6.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Uvalde home is worth about $177,000, down 6.7% in a year, 41% below the Texas typical home.

A buyer's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market153

Sale-to-list97.9%

Sold in May8

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Safety in Uvalde

C⁻

Safety Grade C-

Uvalde reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 77% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Uvalde 4.1

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Uvalde 14.9

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Uvalde

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About one in 3 of Uvalde’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are San Antonio (14%), Del Rio (2%) and Eagle Pass (2%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

San Antonio

14%

Del Rio

Eagle Pass

Austin

38%Work in townlive and work in Uvalde 22 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 5,673Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Uvalde

C⁻

Health Grade C−

Healthier than 19% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 42% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Texas

11worse than TX

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.

Conditions 5▼ 7 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 3▼ 4 close Mind 2▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

30.7%More uninsured adultsTX 19.1% · worse 18.5%More older adults who have lost all their teethTX 12.5% · worse 30.5%More adults in fair or poor healthTX 21.8% · worse

Care nearby

Uvalde Memorial HospitalUvalde · 0.8 mi · ER · rural critical access

Our Health/Nuestro Centro De SaludUvalde · 1.3 mi · sliding-scale fees

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Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Uvalde

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 24% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌡️ Heat waves🌪️ Tornadoes

22Does Uvalde flood?paid flood claims since 1978 3Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Uvalde

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Climate in Uvalde

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Uvalde has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 97°, a January night drops to 39°.

67° / 41°Winter

83° / 58°Spring

96° / 72°Summer

83° / 59°Fall

Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.7° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Uvalde

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School Grade D

The public schools Uvalde’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 89% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictUVALDE CISDSchools10

Dalton ElElementary · Grades PK–2 · 815 students Uvalde El at Flores Campus C-Elementary · Grades 3–5 · 592 students Uvalde Dual Language AcademyElementary · Grades PK–6 · 561 students Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 89 students St. Philip's Episcopal SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 72 students Morales J H C-Middle · Grades 6–8 · 718 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.