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New Braunfels is a mid-size city of 104,643 people in Comal County, Texas. It's about 30 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 $339k and rent runs about $2k a month.
104,643people
$339kTypical home
$1,654/moRent
95° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 104,643
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,324 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 30 mi to San Antonio, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,140/mo)
- Median rent $1,654/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°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
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,154 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to SAT airport
- 24 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 633 ft
- 111 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 624 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 142 bars within 25 mi
- 237 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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