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29.81° N · 97.91° W · GEOID 4861352

Redwood

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Redwood is home to 3,441 people. Median household income is $88,693 a year and median rent is $1,302 a month, 17.6% 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 $109,500, about 1.2x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,302
5% below the median place
Median household income
$88,693
10% above the median place
Median home value
$109,500
66% below the median place
Unemployment
4.8%
3% 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 Redwood

  • The median home is worth 1.2 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 415 Texas places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 379 Texas places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $165 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 97% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 11.5% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 96% of places its size.
  • 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 95% of places its size.
01

Moving to Redwood

Guadalupe County gains about 30.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in17,400
Moved out12,698
Net+4,702

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$72K
Leavers$68K

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

Who moves here
13.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Guadalupe County report $72,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $67,900, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$52,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,302 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,137 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $109,500.
Getting to work
31 minutes each way on average; 14.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
South Haven, IN matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
13.7%
139% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
30.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out6
$67,890
3% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRedwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year113.7%139% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.0%3% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure30.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$72,3382% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$67,8903% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Redwood17.6%
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
$52,080
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.6%
14% below the median place
Home price to income
1.2x
68% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$77,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Redwood, 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
Grafton, OH14.4% vs 17.6%$3,000Compare
Fort Stockton, TX13.8% vs 17.6%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Median home value1
$109,500
66% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,137
39% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureRedwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3025% below
Rent to income117.6%14% below
Property tax rate11.2%31% above
Home price to income11.2x68% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure94.76% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,44111% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,30060% below
Median home value1$109,50066% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure-1.7%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure44.5%14% below
Homeownership171.7%8% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,13739% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.1%13% below
Median year built119911% 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
$29,177
27% below the median place
Mean commute1
31 min
24% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRedwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$88,69310% above
Income per person1$29,17727% below
Unemployment1County figure4.8%3% below
Average annual pay5County figure$61,1627% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs5County figure49,77367% below
Poverty rate1County figure9.3%14% below
Mean commute131 min24% above
Works from home1County figure14.3%15% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 10.4%, 68% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
10.4%
68% below the median place
Household size1
3.3
33% above the median place
No health insurance1
16.7%
161% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher79.0% −14%
Homes with broadband85.7% −7%
Median age37.8 −3%
Born abroad10.4% +17%
All 8 people measures
MeasureRedwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,4416646th largest
Median age137.83% below
Bachelor's or higher110.4%68% below
High school or higher179.0%14% below
Household size13.333% above
Born abroad110.4%17% above
No health insurance116.7%161% above
Homes with broadband185.7%7% below
05

Life in Redwood

15 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents2.9 −71%
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 bars13.0 −38%
Shops17.2 −43%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.0 −27%
Doctors' offices and clinics10.8 −47%
Child care centers1.3 −43%

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

Shops per 10k7
17.2
43% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
13.0
38% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
1.3
43% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureRedwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure46above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure30,977above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure15.83% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure13.038% below
Shops per 10k7County figure17.243% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.027% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure10.847% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.343% below
Parks per 10k82.971% below
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
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 figure1515% above
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 Redwood. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high11
96°F
10% above the median place
Average temperature11
69°F
26% above the median place
January average low11
41°F
61% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureRedwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure96°F10% above
January average low11County figure41°F61% above
Average temperature11County figure69°F26% above
Annual precipitation11County figure33.2 in24% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure91.51% below
Hurricane risk12County figure66.76% below
Tornado risk12County figure92.213% above
Wildfire risk12County figure75.023% above
Heat wave risk12County figure89.11% below
Median air quality index13Metro figure5221% above
Good air days13Metro figure42.5%38% below
08

Redwood in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% 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$1,302/mo (2024)$1,680/mo$1,380 to $2,050/mo+4.3%
Median household income$88,693 (2024)$117,000$99,000 to $138,500+4.8%
Median home value$109,500 (2024)$155,000$112,000 to $213,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 1.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.2 now.

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

09

Places like Redwood

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

PlaceRentIncome
South Haven, IN$1,297$76,003Compare
Groves, TX$1,286$73,710Compare
Woodmere, LA$1,382$75,828Compare
Kermit, TX$1,071$81,170Compare
Kermit, TXWoodmere, LAGroves, TXSouth Haven, INRedwood, TXRedwoodSouth HavenGrovesWoodmereKermitRedwoodSouth HavenGrovesWoodmereKermit

Common questions

Is Redwood a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 1.2 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 415 Texas places. Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 379 Texas places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Redwood expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.6% 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 $109,500.

What salary do you need to live in Redwood?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $52,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Redwood?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are South Haven, IN, Groves, TX, Woodmere, LA and Kermit, TX.

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
  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); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

Citytistics. “Redwood, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/redwood-texas/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.