Clifton, Texas

Clifton covers about 2 square miles. The ACS profile places median age at 48.8, median household income at $64,653, and mean travel time to work at 16.5 minutes. These figures describe the city proper, not Bosque County or the Waco area.

Compare the proposed home with Goodall-Witcher Hospital, clinic, pharmacy, groceries, library, parks, downtown, rural transit, and the highway route to Waco or another regional specialist destination.

For 2020 through 2024, ACS estimates place median owner value at $160,000, median gross rent at $1,055, and median household income at $64,653. About 61% of occupied units are owner-occupied, based on the city profile.

Add property taxes, insurance, utilities, repairs, cooling, vehicle costs, healthcare, prescriptions, flood coverage where needed, and travel. A lower home value can still require reserves for an older roof, trees, drainage, or accessibility changes.

Goodall-Witcher Hospital describes a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital with a Level IV trauma designation, 24-hour emergency services, medical and surgical care, laboratory and radiology services, rehabilitation, and short-term skilled rehabilitation. Its Clifton clinic provides primary, specialty, behavioral-health, and chronic-care services.

This is an important local care anchor, not full tertiary-care depth. Confirm physicians, specialists, insurance networks, transfer destinations, rehabilitation, home health, pharmacy, and the travel time to larger services before moving.

The Clifton Police Department lists seven full-time sworn personnel, three reserve personnel, one administrative assistant, and 24-hour coverage every day. The page does not provide a current standardized city crime rate, so staffing should not become a blanket safe or unsafe label.

Clifton sits along the Bosque River. Bosque County maintains floodplain information through its administration office. Check the parcel, drainage history, roads, insurance, utilities, power, and the route to hospital and groceries before choosing a home.

The City of Clifton's weather page lists average January highs and lows of 56 and 33 degrees Fahrenheit, July averages of 96 and 72, August averages of 96 and 71, and May as the wettest listed month at 4.29 inches. The page does not identify its normal period or station method, so treat those figures as city-posted planning information.

Inspect cooling, shade, windows, roof, drainage, flood exposure, trees, backup power, indoor air, and roads after heavy rain. A river park can be a daily asset only if heat, water, shade, and the return route work for the household.