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Garden Ridge is a small town of 4,332 people in Comal County, Texas. It's about 18 miles from San Antonio, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $688k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,332people
$688kTypical home
$1,603/moRent
94° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,332
- Part of a metro area
- About 607 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 18 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $688k (≈$4,340/mo)
- Median rent $1,603/mo
- Median household income $177k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (693 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SAT airport
- 13 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 902 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,461 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 329 bars within 25 mi
- 441 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.