ABA therapy in Rice, TX
About 1,300 people live in Rice, across 2.67 square miles — spread out, at roughly 469 people per square mile. Families here hit the same two questions: what’s actually available, and who pays for it.
- 32.8 mi to DeSoto
- Texas Medicaid covers eligible children
- In-home visits come to you
What’s available in Rice
In-home usually starts sooner than the drive is worth
The nearest city of any size is DeSoto, roughly 32.8 miles away. That's a real trip twice a day, and for most families in Rice it means in-home ABA starts sooner and sticks better — with a center added later only if peer goals become the priority.
Rice by the numbers
- Population
- 1,254
- 2024 census estimate
- Land area
- 2.67 sq mi
- 469 people per square mile
- Size in Texas
- #746
- of 804 communities we cover
- Size in Navarro County
- #3
- of 3 towns in the county
Rice has grown about 4% since the 2020 census — a growing town usually means more families arriving than local services have caught up with, and waitlists follow that curve.
Which rules apply to you
Rice is one of 17 incorporated places in Navarro County, a county of about 57,000 people. The county's largest is Corsicana, about 11 miles away.
Coverage itself is set statewide, not locally. Texas Medicaid covers medically necessary ABA for eligible children anywhere in Texas, and Texas’s autism insurance law reaches private plans issued in the state. Your address changes which providers can reach you — it doesn’t change whether you’re covered.
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ABA therapy near Rice
The closest communities we cover, with the real distance from Rice: