About Rice
Rice, TX is a small town located in northern Texas with an estimated population of 1,254.
Rice holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.67 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 470 residents per square mile.
📰 Rice News Today
- Ruf Named Goalkeeper of the Week; Pickup Honorable Mention Rice University Athletics · Aug 17
- Replay, highlights as Texas volleyball beats Rice in preseason scrimmage - Austin American-Statesman Austin American-Statesman · Aug 14
- Texas rice harvest underway, ratoon regrowth ‘excellent’ Farm Progress · Aug 16
- Shuttleworth Era Starts with 2-1 Victory at Rice - Texas A&M Aggies - Official Athletics Website 12thman.com · Aug 13
- North Texas 2025 Season Rewatch: Wyatt Young Goes Nuclear Against Rice pistolsfiringblog.com · Aug 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Rice Unique
- Positioned in northern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.
🏫 Schools in Rice
- RICE EL
- RICE H S
- RICE INTERMEDIATE/MIDDLE SCHOOL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateTexas
TypeCity
Population (2024)1,254
Rank in state#746 of 1,224
Land area2.67 sq mi
Density470/sq mi
Coordinates32.2393, -96.4974