Name: Castle Hills, TX statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Castle Hills

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

Moved in83,133

Moved out80,328

Net+2,805

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Guadalupe County, TX3,3715,014−1,643

Comal County, TX2,5104,978−2,468

Harris County, TX3,0322,881+151

Travis County, TX2,7192,736−17

Medina County, TX1,4111,972−561

Atascosa County, TX2,003

Kendall County, TX1,762

Wilson County, TX1,654

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals

49%48%

Leavers

56%42%

Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K

Leavers$72K

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

Who moves here: 6.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Bexar County report $63,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $72,000, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need: $66,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,650 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,783 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $419,400.
Getting to work: 19 minutes each way on average; 13.8% work from home; 1.6% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Lake Lorraine, FL matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
2.6%
32% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$63,297
10% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
1.7
above the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Castle Hills	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	6.1%	6% above
Moved from another state1County figure	2.6%	32% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	1.7	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$63,297	10% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$72,028	2% above

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 2.1%, 126% above the median place.

Castle Hills20.8%

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

$66,000

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

20.8%

2% above the median place

Home price to income

4.4x

16% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

21%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$79,400

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Castle Hills, $1,650 a month, and local prices for everything else (94.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Castle 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.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Highland, NY	17.5% vs 20.8%	$5,400	Compare
Lake Hiawatha, NJ	17.8% vs 20.8%	$2,000	Compare
Latham, NY	16.8% vs 20.8%	$8,400	Compare

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Property tax rate1
2.1%
126% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$8,643
165% above the median place
Vacant homes1
14.5%
106% above the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Castle Hills	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,650	21% above
Rent to income1	20.8%	2% above
Property tax rate1	2.1%	126% above
Home price to income1	4.4x	16% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	94.7	6% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,441	11% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$8,643	165% above
Median home value1	$419,400	31% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	0.5%	83% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	36.7%	29% below
Homeownership1	78.9%	19% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	53.4%	6% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$2,783	49% above
Vacant homes1	14.5%	106% above
Median year built1	1965	1% below

Work and pay

Unemployment is 2.4%, 51% below the median place.

Unemployment1
2.4%
51% below the median place
Mean commute1
19 min
24% below the median place
Income per person1
$54,146
35% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate6.9% −36%

Median household income$95,391 +19%

Works from home13.8% +11%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Castle Hills	Vs median
Median household income1	$95,391	19% above
Income per person1	$54,146	35% above
Unemployment1	2.4%	51% below
Average annual pay5County figure	$67,846	3% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	3.0%	19% below
Jobs5County figure	937,109	above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate1	6.9%	36% below
Mean commute1	19 min	24% below
Works from home1	13.8%	11% above
Commutes by transit1County figure	1.6%	88% above

Who lives here

No health insurance is 17.2%, 169% above the median place.

No health insurance1
17.2%
169% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
96.0%
4% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
49.2%
53% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad14.2% +61%

Median age41.4 +6%

Household size2.6 +5%

High school or higher91.9% −0%

All 9 people measures

Measure	Castle Hills	Vs median
Population1	3,943	6646th largest
Population change since 20206	-0.8%	below (median 1.1%)
Median age1	41.4	6% above
Bachelor's or higher1	49.2%	53% above
High school or higher1	91.9%	0% below
Household size1	2.6	5% above
Born abroad1	14.2%	61% above
No health insurance1	17.2%	169% above
Homes with broadband1	96.0%	4% above

Life in Castle Hills

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 10 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Wedgwood, The listed 2017

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.1 −50%

Playgrounds per 10k5.1 −46%

Grocery stores per 10k5.1 2.4×

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k38.0 3.4×

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi2.8 13.5×

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 bars20.7 −0%

Shops24.4 −19%

Arts, recreation and fitness2.8 −32%

Doctors' offices and clinics21.4 +6%

Child care centers1.6 −30%

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

Public schools12
582
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
363,784
above the median place (median 4,897)
Child care centers per 10k8
1.6
30% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Castle Hills	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	582	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	363,784	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	15.4	0% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	20.7	0% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	24.4	19% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	2.8	32% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	21.4	6% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	1.6	30% below
Parks per 10k9	5.1	50% below
Playgrounds per 10k9	5.1	46% below
Grocery stores per 10k9	5.1	139% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	38.0	241% above
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	2.8	above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10	1	92% below

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 740, 286% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k

740

286% above the median place

Property crime per 100k

4,413

264% 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.

Tornado risk14
99.9
23% above the median place
Heat wave risk14
99.4
10% above the median place
July average high13
95°F
10% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Castle Hills	Vs median
July average high13County figure	95°F	10% above
January average low13County figure	41°F	62% above
Average temperature13County figure	70°F	27% above
Annual precipitation13County figure	31.4 in	28% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure	99.4	8% above
Hurricane risk14County figure	83.5	18% above
Tornado risk14County figure	99.9	23% above
Wildfire risk14County figure	92.4	51% above
Heat wave risk14County figure	99.4	10% above
Median air quality index15County figure	52	21% above
Good air days15County figure	43.3%	37% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 75.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Down 1.5% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 40.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Down 0.8% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$79,800

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 63% of places

Pay vs rent

-12.2 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 0% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Castle Hills in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, up from 21% 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,650/mo (2024)	$2,130/mo	$1,750 to $2,600/mo	+4.4%
Median household income	$95,391 (2024)	$118,500	$100,000 to $140,000	+3.7%
Median home value	$419,400 (2024)	$598,000	$434,000 to $823,000	+6.1%
Population	3,948 (2025)	3,960	3,800 to 4,130	+0.1%

The median home would be worth 5.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.4 now.

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

Places like Castle Hills

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

Place	Rent	Income
Lake Lorraine, FL	$1,654	$104,105	Compare
Roanoke, TX	$1,783	$97,295	Compare
Bloomington, MN	$1,561	$93,211	Compare
Mount Prospect, IL	$1,502	$101,720	Compare

Nearby

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Common questions

Is Castle Hills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 11.9% a year while household income rose -0.3%, so rent outran pay by more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. Unemployment averaged 2.4% over the survey period, lower than in 95% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 70 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Castle Hills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.8% 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 $419,400.

What salary do you need to live in Castle Hills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $66,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Castle Hills safe?

There were 740 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Castle Hills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lake Lorraine, FL, Roanoke, TX, Bloomington, MN and Mount Prospect, IL.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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 Castle Hills with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Castle Hills itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/castle-hills-texas

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

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