Rice is a city in Navarro County, Texas, home to about 1,241 people across 2.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 75155.
Homes sold for a median of $171 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Rice. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Love Field (DAL)48 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Dallas, TX43 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Rice; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Rice had 1,203 residents in the 2020 census, up 51% since 2000.
It’s the 926th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Navarro County grew from 43,374 residents in 1900 to 52,624 in 2020.
Navarro County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 35°F. About 42.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Corsicana, TX weather station (7 miles away).
13,928 jobs at 966 businesses in Navarro County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rice.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Public schools here are run by Rice ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice ElRice | Pre-K–4 | 444 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Rice Intermediate/Middle SchoolRice | 5–8 | 321 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Rice H SRice | 9–12 | 340 | Public | 1.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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