Comal County, Texas

Comal County has a population of 183,826 and has grown 29.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $427,200, about 4.2 times the county's median household income of $101,889.

Home price
$427,200
Income
$101,889
Population
183,826
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$427,200county
Median gross rent$1,603county
Median year homes here were built2005county
Share of homes built before 198017.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,534county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,426county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,177county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,830county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$101,889county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate6.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home18.7%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.1%county
Share of workers employed by government14.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.2%county
Economic output per resident$65,738county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.13%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time30.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service22 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5466684county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station19 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.2%county
Traffic deaths24.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher43.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.8%county
Public schools in the county43county
Public school enrollment29653county
Students per full-time teacher15.4county
Free lunch eligible31.7%county
Elementary schools22county
Middle schools8county
High schools10county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians59county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.5%county
Frequent mental distress15.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population183,826county
Land area in square miles560county
People per square mile of land329.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store12.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+29.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.7%county
Share of households that are one person23.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.2%county
Second languages15.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls60.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents71county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents36county
Households that moved in9,865county
Households that moved away7,026county
Average income of arriving households$103,430county
Average income of departing households$84,774county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes22county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,726county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature70.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation26.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.68 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F145 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing17 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days255 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 9county
Average first fall frostNov 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$142county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.5¢county
Household electricity use1,131 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity76.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas16.6%county
Homes heated by propane5.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband95.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk96.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk66.6county
Landslide risk48.1county
Hail risk94.4county
Earthquake risk17.5county
Tornado risk93.2county
Tropical cyclone risk62.9county
Extreme heat risk88.2county
Winter weather risk91.3county
Strong wind risk77.0county
Wildfire risk89.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Comal County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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