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31.58° N · 100.55° W · GEOID 4830629

Grape Creek

Tom Green County, Texas · part of the San Angelo, TX metro

Limited data population under 5,000

TexasGrape Creek, TXGrape CreekGrape Creek

The short answer

Grape Creek is home to 4,036 people. Median household income is $53,299 a year and median rent is $1,076 a month, 24.2% 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 $119,500, about 2.2x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,076
21% below the median place
Median household income
$53,299
34% below the median place
Median home value
$119,500
63% below the median place
Unemployment
3.7%
25% 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 Grape Creek

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $42,600 a year left, less than in 87% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median home is valued at $119,500, less than in 91% of places its size.
  • 63% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 85% of places its size.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 7.9% a year while household income rose 4.4%, so rent outran pay by more than in 81% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 34 years old, younger than in 84% of places its size.
01

Moving to Grape Creek

Tom Green County loses about 1.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,617
Moved out5,751
Net−134

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Bexar County, TX208326−118
Midland County, TX171189−18
Runnels County, TX158153+5
Taylor County, TX125185−60

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$58K
Leavers$53K

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

Who moves here
7.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.7% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Tom Green County report $58,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $53,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$43,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,076 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,328 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $119,500.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 8.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Valley, AL matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out6
$53,383
24% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$58,207
18% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
7.2%
25% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureGrape CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.2%25% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.7%35% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-1.4133% below
Income of households moving in6County figure$58,20718% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$53,38324% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 2.2x, 41% below the median place.

Grape Creek24.2%
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
$43,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.2%
19% above the median place
Home price to income
2.2x
41% 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
$42,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Grape Creek, $1,076 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 Grape Creek, 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
Hillsboro, TX21.0% vs 24.2%n/aCompare
Littlefield, TX21.0% vs 24.2%n/aCompare
Cameron, TX18.5% vs 24.2%n/aCompare

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Median home value1
$119,500
63% below the median place
Property tax rate1
2.1%
133% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
63.1%
25% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureGrape CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,07621% below
Rent to income124.2%19% above
Property tax rate12.1%133% above
Home price to income12.2x41% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure92.58% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,35016% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$2,53222% below
Median home value1$119,50063% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure3.0%6% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure41.7%19% below
Homeownership175.4%14% above
Renters paying 30%+163.1%25% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,32829% below
Vacant homes1County figure10.6%51% above
Median year built119870% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$24,560
39% below the median place
Median household income1
$53,299
34% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGrape CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$53,29934% below
Income per person1$24,56039% below
Unemployment1County figure3.7%25% below
Average annual pay5County figure$57,83212% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.2%14% below
Jobs5County figure49,93567% below
Poverty rate1County figure11.1%3% above
Mean commute129 min16% above
Works from home1County figure8.9%28% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 24.8%, 287% above the median place.

No health insurance1
24.8%
287% above the median place
High school or higher1
78.1%
15% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
16.3%
49% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband86.3% −7%
Median age34.0 −13%
Household size2.8 +13%
Born abroad10.9% +24%
All 8 people measures
MeasureGrape CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,0366646th largest
Median age134.013% below
Bachelor's or higher116.3%49% below
High school or higher178.1%15% below
Household size12.813% above
Born abroad110.9%24% above
No health insurance124.8%287% above
Homes with broadband186.3%7% below
05

Life in Grape Creek

70 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

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 10k9.9 −11%
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 bars23.8 +14%
Shops34.8 +15%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.3 +5%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.5 −33%
Child care centers1.3 −43%

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

Child care centers per 10k7
1.3
43% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
13.5
33% below the median place
Public schools10
63
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureGrape CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure63above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure18,452277% above
Students per teacher10County figure15.03% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure23.814% above
Shops per 10k7County figure34.815% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.35% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure13.533% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.343% below
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k89.911% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure70above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 96°F, 10% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Grape Creek. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high11
96°F
10% above the median place
Annual precipitation11
22.6 in
48% below the median place
Average temperature11
65°F
19% above the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureGrape CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure96°F10% above
January average low11County figure33°F29% above
Average temperature11County figure65°F19% above
Annual precipitation11County figure22.6 in48% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure77.316% below
Hurricane risk12County figure47.233% below
Tornado risk12County figure73.79% below
Wildfire risk12County figure93.152% above
Heat wave risk12County figure88.52% below
08

Grape Creek in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 25% of the median income in 2030, up from 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$1,076/mo (2024)$1,400/mo$1,150 to $1,700/mo+4.5%
Median household income$53,299 (2024)$67,500$57,000 to $80,000+4.0%
Median home value$119,500 (2024)$166,000$121,000 to $229,000+5.6%

The median home would be worth 2.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.2 now.

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

09

Places like Grape Creek

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

PlaceRentIncome
Valley, AL$1,016$51,661Compare
Uvalde, TX$994$51,141Compare
York, PA$1,014$48,420Compare
Del City, OK$1,054$46,925Compare
Del City, OKYork, PAUvalde, TXValley, ALGrape Creek, TXGrape CreekValleyUvaldeYorkDel CityGrape CreekValleyUvaldeYorkDel City

Common questions

Is Grape Creek a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $42,600 a year left, less than in 87% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. The median home is valued at $119,500, less than in 91% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Grape Creek expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.2% 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 $119,500.

What salary do you need to live in Grape Creek?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $43,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Grape Creek?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Valley, AL, Uvalde, TX, York, PA and Del City, OK.

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. 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.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

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 Grape Creek with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Grape Creek itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/grape-creek-texas

Citytistics. “Grape Creek, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/grape-creek-texas/

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