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29.58° N · 98.49° W · GEOID 4833968

Hill Country Village

Bexar County, Texas · part of the San Antonio, TX metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

TexasHill Country Village, TXHill Country VillageHill Country Village

The short answer

Hill Country Village is home to 815 people. Median household income is $250,001 a year and median rent is $1,354 a month, 6.5% 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 $1,203,900, about 4.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,354
1% below the median place
Median household income
$250,001
211% above the median place
Median home value
$1,203,900
277% above the median place
Unemployment
5.8%
18% 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 Hill Country Village

  • 100% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 415 Texas places.
  • The median rent takes only 6.5% 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 household earns $250,001 a year, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 415 Texas places.
  • 79% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 98% of places its size.
  • The median home is valued at $1,203,900, more than in 98% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 99 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Hill Country Village

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
Leavers
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
$54,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,354 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $1,203,900.
Getting to work
17 minutes each way on average; 17.7% work from home; 1.6% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Lake Forest, IL 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
MeasureHill Country VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.1%6% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.6%32% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$63,29710% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$72,0282% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 100.0%, 51% above the median place.

Hill Country Village6.5%
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
$54,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
6.5%
68% below the median place
Home price to income
4.8x
27% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
6%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$246,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
100.0%
51% above the median place
Median home value1
$1,203,900
277% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureHill Country VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,3541% below
Rent to income16.5%68% below
Home price to income14.8x27% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure94.76% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,44111% below
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$1,203,900277% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.5%83% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure36.7%29% below
Homeownership1100.0%51% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure53.4%6% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001114% above
Vacant homes110.7%52% above
Median year built119840% above
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $173,884, 334% above the median place.

Income per person1
$173,884
334% above the median place
Median household income1
$250,001
211% above the median place
Mean commute1
17 min
31% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHill Country VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$250,001211% above
Income per person1$173,884334% above
Unemployment1County figure5.8%18% above
Average annual pay5County figure$67,8463% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.0%19% below
Jobs5County figure937,109above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate1County figure14.6%36% above
Mean commute117 min31% below
Works from home117.7%42% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.6%88% above
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 79.3%, 147% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
79.3%
147% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
98.9%
7% above the median place
Median age1
48.6
25% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher97.2% +5%
Household size3.0 +22%
Born abroad4.5% −49%
All 9 people measures
MeasureHill Country VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18156646th largest
Population change since 202062.8%139% above
Median age148.625% above
Bachelor's or higher179.3%147% above
High school or higher197.2%5% above
Household size13.022% above
Born abroad14.5%49% below
No health insurance1County figure16.0%150% above
Homes with broadband198.9%7% above
05

Life in Hill Country Village

174 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 10 of them National Historic Landmarks.

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 schools10
582
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students10
363,784
above the median place (median 4,897)
Child care centers per 10k8
1.6
30% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureHill Country VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure582above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure363,784above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure15.40% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.70% below
Shops per 10k8County figure24.419% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.832% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.46% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.630% below
National Register listings9County figure174above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 99.9, 23% 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 Hill Country Village. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk12
99.9
23% above the median place
Heat wave risk12
99.4
10% above the median place
July average high11
95°F
10% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHill Country VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure95°F10% above
January average low11County figure41°F62% above
Average temperature11County figure70°F27% above
Annual precipitation11County figure31.4 in28% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure99.48% above
Hurricane risk12County figure83.518% above
Tornado risk12County figure99.923% above
Wildfire risk12County figure92.451% above
Heat wave risk12County figure99.410% above
Median air quality index13County figure5221% above
Good air days13County figure43.3%37% below
08

Hill Country Village in 2030: where the trends point

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 household income$250,001 (2024)$313,500$265,000 to $371,000+3.8%
Median home value$1,203,900 (2024)$1,728,000$1,254,000 to $2,380,000+6.2%
Population970 (2025)990950 to 1,030+0.4%

The median home would be worth 5.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.8 now.

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

09

Places like Hill Country Village

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

PlaceRentIncome
Lake Forest, IL$1,815$235,081Compare
Town and Country, MO$1,955$232,534Compare
Winnetka, IL$1,842$250,001Compare
Hingham, MA$1,202$205,769Compare
Hingham, MAWinnetka, ILTown and Country, MOLake Forest, ILHill Country Village, TXHill Country VillageLake ForestTown and CountryWinnetkaHinghamHill Country VillageLake ForestTown and CountryWinnetkaHingham

Common questions

Is Hill Country Village a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 100% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 415 Texas places. The median rent takes only 6.5% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Hill Country Village expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 6.5% 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 $1,203,900.

What salary do you need to live in Hill Country Village?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $54,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Hill Country Village?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lake Forest, IL, Town and Country, MO, 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. 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
  13. 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 Hill Country Village with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Hill Country Village itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/hill-country-village-texas

Citytistics. “Hill Country Village, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/hill-country-village-texas/

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