Personal loans in Oak Valley, TX

By population, Oak Valley sits at 1,026th in Texas, with an estimated 418 residents. The first question in Oak Valley is not the rate on offer but whether the payment fits; about 418 people live here under Texas lending law. Oak Valley gained roughly 3.5% in population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. Verify the lender's Texas licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Oak Valley. State law, rather than federal rules alone, supplies the rate caps and licensing rules that reach Oak Valley's 418 residents. For a bigger market, look to Retreat, TX about 3 miles away.

By the Personalloaner Editorial Team · Last updated 2026-09-16

How we get paid: if you apply through the link above, a lending partner may send us a referral fee. It never changes the rate you are offered or what we publish. We are not a lender and we do not process applications. The lowest rates are only available to the most qualified applicants. Full disclosure.

Borrowing in Oak Valley: the local picture

The figures below are Oak Valley's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Texas rules.

What shapes a Oak Valley personal loan

In Oak Valley, a small community of about 418, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. A lender serving Oak Valley's 418 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. The term you choose in Oak Valley decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.

Oak Valley: area, density and distance

Oak Valley covers about 1.9 square miles of land, with 0.03 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). Spread across it are roughly 216 residents per square mile. Houston, the largest place in Texas, is about 169 miles from Oak Valley. Oak Valley has 77 larger places within a 50-mile radius. Within the same 50 miles lie 28 smaller Census places.

How lenders reach Oak Valley

Oak Valley is lightly settled, with about 216 people per square mile and 77 larger places within 50 miles. A Texas licence lets a lender serve Oak Valley without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 418 residents are offered. The nearest bigger place is Retreat, TX about 3 miles away.

Oak Valley against the rest of Texas

Against Texas's other places, Oak Valley accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 1,026th of 1,224 by size. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Oak Valley stands 541st among Texas's 1,224 places — roughly the 56th percentile. At about 216 people per square mile, Oak Valley is the 1,105th most densely settled place in Texas. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 14 residents.

Texas consumer-lending rules applied in Oak Valley

These are Texas's sourced lending facts as they reach Oak Valley's 418 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.

RuleDetailSource
State lending regulatorTexas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC)
Source says: The OCCC licenses and regulates non-depository lenders in the state of Texas.
Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC)
as of 2026-09-16
Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap)10% per year maximum; a greater rate is usurious unless otherwise provided by law (Tex. Fin. Code § 302.001)
Source says: The maximum rate or amount of interest is 10 percent a year except as otherwise provided by law.
Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes)
as of 2026-09-16
Payday lending statusLegal via licensed credit access businesses (payday/title-loan brokers); the third-party lender itself is not licensed (Tex. Fin. Code ch. 393)
Source says: the credit access business that serves as the broker is the licensee in this regulated industry
Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC)
as of 2026-09-16

How we get paid: if you apply through the link above, a lending partner may send us a referral fee. It never changes the rate you are offered or what we publish. We are not a lender and we do not process applications. The lowest rates are only available to the most qualified applicants. Full disclosure.

Common questions

What are my options in Oak Valley if my credit is poor?
Borrowing is still possible, but expect a higher APR and a smaller approved amount. Lenders that accept lower scores hold statewide licences, so what is open to you in Oak Valley is the same as anywhere in Texas.
What loan size can I expect in Oak Valley?
Most personal loans sit somewhere between $1,000 and $50,000, though the figure you are approved for turns on the lender, your income and your credit. Model the monthly payment first with our personal loan calculator.
Do I have to pledge anything to borrow in Oak Valley?
For an unsecured personal loan, no — there is nothing to pledge. A secured loan, such as home equity or one secured by a vehicle, does require collateral, and default puts that asset at risk.
Does comparing loans in Oak Valley cost me credit score points?
Not during pre-qualification, which normally uses a soft pull and leaves your score alone. Submitting a full application triggers a hard inquiry, which can trim a few points briefly.

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