Living in Bulverde, TX
Bulverde is a big small town of 6,486 people in Comal County, Texas. It's about 22 miles from San Antonio, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $420k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,486people
$420kTypical home
$1,794/moRent
93° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,486
- Part of a metro area
- About 410 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 22 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $420k (≈$2,650/mo)
- Median rent $1,794/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,430 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SAT airport
- 17 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,270 ft
- 130 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,347 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 307 bars within 25 mi
- 469 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Comal County: R+46 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