Living in Lakehills, TX
Lakehills is a big small town of 6,130 people in Bandera County, Texas. It's about 28 miles from San Antonio, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,130people
$259kTypical home
$1,046/moRent
95° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,130
- Part of a metro area
- About 202 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 28 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,633/mo)
- Median rent $1,046/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°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
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (522 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 50 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SAT airport
- 29 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,322 ft
- 147 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 528 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 201 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bandera County: R+62 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk