Living in Converse, TX
Converse is a small city of 29,607 people in Bexar County, Texas. It's about 14 miles from San Antonio, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $2k a month.
29,607people
$248kTypical home
$1,693/moRent
96° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,607
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,135 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 14 mi to San Antonio, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,566/mo)
- Median rent $1,693/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°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
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (469 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,442 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 40% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SAT airport
- 10 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 673 ft
- 114 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,559 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 334 bars within 25 mi
- 454 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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