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29.78° N · 95.52° W · GEOID 4833068

Hedwig Village

Harris County, Texas · part of the Houston, TX metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Hedwig Village is home to 2,291 people. Median household income is $223,750 a year and median rent is $1,558 a month, 8.4% 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 $1,702,700, about 7.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,558
14% above the median place
Median household income
$223,750
179% above the median place
Median home value
$1,702,700
above the median place (median $319,400)
Unemployment
6.2%
27% above 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 Hedwig Village

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $2,443 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 413 Texas places.
  • The median rent takes only 8.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places.
  • The median home is valued at $1,702,700, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 415 Texas places.
  • Household income has grown 14.7% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 99% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 415 Texas places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $210,500 a year left, more than in 99% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 100 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Hedwig Village

Harris County loses about 5.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in164,963
Moved out186,178
Net−21,215

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Fort Bend County, TX21,45829,268−7,810
Montgomery County, TX13,36525,206−11,841
Brazoria County, TX6,3179,828−3,511
Galveston County, TX6,0428,050−2,008
Travis County, TX3,3024,282−980
Dallas County, TX3,1063,309−203
Bexar County, TX2,8813,032−151

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$75K
Leavers$83K

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

Who moves here
5.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Harris County report $75,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $83,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$62,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,558 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $1,702,700.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 16.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Pinecrest, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-5.7
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$83,269
18% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHedwig VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.0%13% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-5.7below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$74,9596% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$83,26918% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 8.4%, 59% below the median place.

Hedwig Village8.4%
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
$62,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
8.4%
59% below the median place
Home price to income
7.6x
100% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
8%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$210,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median home value1
$1,702,700
above the median place (median $319,400)
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$10,001
206% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureHedwig VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,55814% above
Rent to income18.4%59% below
Home price to income17.6x100% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.62% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,4977% below
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$1,702,700above (median $319,400)
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.6%81% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure30.7%40% below
Homeownership169.0%4% above
Renters paying 30%+150.6%0% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001114% above
Vacant homes116.3%131% above
Median year built119740% below
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
$153,758
284% above the median place
Median household income1
$223,750
179% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate4.3% −60%
Mean commute21 min −18%
Unemployment6.2% +27%
Works from home16.8% +35%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHedwig VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$223,750179% above
Income per person1$153,758284% above
Unemployment16.2%27% above
Average annual pay5County figure$91,49139% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs5County figure2,458,604above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate14.3%60% below
Mean commute121 min18% below
Works from home116.8%35% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 74.9%, 134% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
74.9%
134% above the median place
High school or higher1
98.5%
7% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
97.0%
5% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age43.7 +12%
Born abroad17.4% +97%
Household size2.5 +2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureHedwig VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,2916646th largest
Population change since 202060.1%93% below
Median age143.712% above
Bachelor's or higher174.9%134% above
High school or higher198.5%7% above
Household size12.52% above
Born abroad117.4%97% above
No health insurance1County figure20.9%227% above
Homes with broadband197.0%5% above
05

Life in Hedwig Village

311 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents8.7 −14%
Playgrounds per 10k52.4 5.6×
Grocery stores per 10k4.4 2.1×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k69.8 6.3×
Libraries per 10k8.7 10.0×
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 bars20.7 −0%
Shops28.1 −7%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.7 −34%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.5 +11%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

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

Public school students12
885,618
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
1,167
above the median place (median 9)
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
2.7
34% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureHedwig VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure1,167above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure885,618above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure15.51% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.70% below
Shops per 10k8County figure28.17% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.734% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.511% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k98.714% below
Playgrounds per 10k952.4above (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k94.4106% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k969.8above (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k98.7above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure311above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 419, 118% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
419
118% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
3,935
224% 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
100.0
23% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
100.0
42% above the median place
Natural hazard risk14
99.9
8% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHedwig VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure93°F7% above
January average low13County figure44°F73% above
Average temperature13County figure70°F27% above
Annual precipitation13County figure53.5 in22% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure99.98% above
Hurricane risk14County figure100.042% above
Tornado risk14County figure100.023% above
Wildfire risk14County figure85.440% above
Heat wave risk14County figure99.711% above
Median air quality index15County figure6244% above
Good air days15County figure11.0%84% below
08

Hedwig Village in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 8% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 8% 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$1,558/mo (2024)$2,000/mo$1,640 to $2,440/mo+4.2%
Median household income$223,750 (2024)$293,500$248,000 to $347,500+4.6%
Median home value$1,702,700 (2024)$2,420,000$1,757,000 to $3,333,000+6.0%
Population2,383 (2025)2,4102,310 to 2,510+0.2%

The median home would be worth 8.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 7.6 now.

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

09

Places like Hedwig Village

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

PlaceRentIncome
Pinecrest, FL$1,946$206,417Compare
Highland Park, TX$1,940$250,001Compare
Winnetka, IL$1,842$250,001Compare
Hingham, MA$1,202$205,769Compare
Hingham, MAWinnetka, ILHighland Park, TXPinecrest, FLHedwig Village, TXHedwig VillagePinecrestHighland ParkWinnetkaHinghamHedwig VillagePinecrestHighland ParkWinnetkaHingham

Common questions

Is Hedwig Village a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $2,443 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 413 Texas places. The median rent takes only 8.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places. On cost, space and class size it scores 74 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Hedwig Village expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 8.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $1,702,700.

What salary do you need to live in Hedwig Village?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $62,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Hedwig Village safe?

There were 419 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Hedwig Village?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Pinecrest, FL, Highland Park, TX, Winnetka, IL and Hingham, MA.

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); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

Citytistics. “Hedwig Village, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/hedwig-village-texas/

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