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Universal City is a small city of 20,189 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 $270k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,189people
$270kTypical home
$1,315/moRent
96° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,189
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,579 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 $270k (≈$1,700/mo)
- Median rent $1,315/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,154 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SAT airport
- 10 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,585 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 340 bars within 25 mi
- 470 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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