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31.52° N · 97.16° W · GEOID 4808104

Beverly Hills

McLennan County, Texas · part of the Waco, TX metro

Limited data population under 5,000

TexasBeverly Hills, TXBeverly HillsBeverly Hills

The short answer

Beverly Hills is home to 1,590 people. Median household income is $47,313 a year and median rent is $942 a month, 23.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $156,700, about 3.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$942
31% below the median place
Median household income
$47,313
41% below the median place
Median home value
$156,700
51% below the median place
Unemployment
4.5%
9% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Beverly Hills

  • 76% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 96% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $38,100 a year left, less than in 92% of places its size.
  • 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 90% of places its size.
  • 21% of residents were born outside the US, more than in 86% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1959, older housing than in 82% of places its size.
01

Moving to Beverly Hills

McLennan County gains about 1.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in10,633
Moved out10,280
Net+353

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Bell County, TX790816−26
Tarrant County, TX487587−100
Bosque County, TX278

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$64K
Leavers$59K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of McLennan County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into McLennan County report $64,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $59,500, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$37,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $942 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,203 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $156,700.
Getting to work
17 minutes each way on average; 9.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Elk City, OK matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out7
$59,495
15% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
7.2%
25% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
1.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBeverly HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.2%25% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.5%26% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$63,9789% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$59,49515% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 76.3%, 51% above the median place.

Beverly Hills23.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$37,680
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
23.9%
17% above the median place
Home price to income
3.3x
13% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
24%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$37,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Beverly Hills, $942 a month, and local prices for everything else (94.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Beverly Hills, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Dowagiac, MI20.9% vs 23.9%$1,300Compare
Sylvester, GA18.4% vs 23.9%$12,300Compare
Vandergrift, PA18.7% vs 23.9%$3,500Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
76.3%
51% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,203
36% below the median place
Median home value1
$156,700
51% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureBeverly HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$94231% below
Rent to income123.9%17% above
Property tax rate11.0%11% above
Home price to income13.3x13% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure92.58% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,29720% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,57752% below
Median home value1$156,70051% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure1.2%62% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure48.7%6% below
Homeownership165.9%1% below
Renters paying 30%+176.3%51% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,20336% below
Vacant homes114.0%99% above
Median year built119591% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $21,506, 46% below the median place.

Income per person1
$21,506
46% below the median place
Mean commute1
17 min
33% below the median place
Median household income1
$47,313
41% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBeverly HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$47,31341% below
Income per person1$21,50646% below
Unemployment1County figure4.5%9% below
Average annual pay5County figure$63,4834% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.1%38% above
Jobs5County figure122,99218% below
Poverty rate113.5%25% above
Mean commute117 min33% below
Works from home1County figure9.8%21% below
Commutes by transit1County figure0.4%55% below
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 20.0%, 213% above the median place.

No health insurance1
20.0%
213% above the median place
High school or higher1
74.6%
19% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
82.4%
11% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher13.4% −58%
Born abroad21.1% 2.4×
Median age36.6 −6%
Household size2.6 +3%
All 9 people measures
MeasureBeverly HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,5906646th largest
Population change since 20206-2.0%below (median 1.1%)
Median age136.66% below
Bachelor's or higher113.4%58% below
High school or higher174.6%19% below
Household size12.63% above
Born abroad121.1%139% above
No health insurance120.0%213% above
Homes with broadband182.4%11% below
05

Life in Beverly Hills

24 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.1 +1%
Shops33.2 +10%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.7 −12%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools12
1
89% below the median place
Public school students12
614
87% below the median place
Students per teacher12
16.2
5% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBeverly HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12189% below
Public school students1261487% below
Students per teacher1216.25% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure21.11% above
Shops per 10k8County figure33.210% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure17.712% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure2485% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 544, 183% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
544
183% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
3,587
196% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

July average high13
95°F
10% above the median place
Tornado risk14
98.8
21% above the median place
Average temperature13
67°F
21% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBeverly HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure95°F10% above
January average low13County figure37°F45% above
Average temperature13County figure67°F21% above
Annual precipitation13County figure37.8 in14% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure91.21% below
Hurricane risk14County figure81.315% above
Tornado risk14County figure98.821% above
Wildfire risk14County figure90.047% above
Heat wave risk14County figure96.07% above
Median air quality index15County figure5119% above
Good air days15County figure46.6%32% below
08

Beverly Hills in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 24% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$942/mo (2024)$1,180/mo$960 to $1,430/mo+3.8%
Median household income$47,313 (2024)$59,500$50,500 to $70,500+4.0%
Median home value$156,700 (2024)$246,000$179,000 to $339,000+7.8%
Population1,835 (2025)1,8301,750 to 1,910−0.1%

The median home would be worth 4.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Beverly Hills

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Elk City, OK$943$51,272Compare
Belen, NM$916$42,627Compare
Lexington, NC$893$43,128Compare
Morristown, TN$882$47,917Compare
Morristown, TNLexington, NCBelen, NMElk City, OKBeverly Hills, TXBeverly HillsElk CityBelenLexingtonMorristownBeverly HillsElk CityBelenLexingtonMorristown

Common questions

Is Beverly Hills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 76% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 96% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $38,100 a year left, less than in 92% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 41 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Beverly Hills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $156,700.

What salary do you need to live in Beverly Hills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $37,680 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Beverly Hills safe?

There were 544 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Beverly Hills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Elk City, OK, Belen, NM, Lexington, NC and Morristown, TN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Beverly Hills with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Beverly Hills itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/beverly-hills-texas

Citytistics. “Beverly Hills, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/beverly-hills-texas/

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