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Canyon Lake is a small city of 33,883 people in Comal County, Texas. It's about 33 miles from San Antonio, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $389k and rent runs about $1k a month.
33,883people
$389kTypical home
$1,327/moRent
94° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 33,883
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 237 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 33 mi to San Antonio, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $389k (≈$2,455/mo)
- Median rent $1,327/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,174 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SAT airport
- 27 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 948 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 515 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 114 bars within 25 mi
- 214 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 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