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Balcones Heights is a small town of 2,715 people in Bexar County, Texas. It's part of the San Antonio, TX area. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $952 a month.
2,715people
$231kTypical home
$952/moRent
94° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,715
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,145 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the San Antonio, TX area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,456/mo)
- Median rent $952/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1260 per 100k)
- High property crime (8,181 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SAT airport
- 6 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 28% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 124 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,519 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 309 bars within 25 mi
- 444 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bexar County: D+10 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.