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29.79° N · 95.50° W · GEOID 4869830

Spring Valley Village

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

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

TexasSpring Valley Village, TXSpring Valley VillageSpring Valley Village

The short answer

Spring Valley Village is home to 4,290 people. Median household income is $245,208 a year and median rent is $1,401 a month, 6.9% 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 $1,156,700, about 4.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,401
3% above the median place
Median household income
$245,208
205% above the median place
Median home value
$1,156,700
262% above the median place
Unemployment
6.7%
38% 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 Spring Valley Village

  • The median rent takes only 6.9% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places.
  • 97% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 415 Texas places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 3.5% a year while rent rose -5%, so pay gained on rent more than in 96% of places its size.
  • 87% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 99% of places its size.
  • The median household earns $245,208 a year, 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 100 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Spring Valley 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, 1.8% 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
$56,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,401 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $1,156,700.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 19.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Winnetka, IL matches it on character. Compare the two
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
Moved here in the past year1
5.0%
13% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSpring Valley VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.0%13% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.8%10% below
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 6.9%, 66% below the median place.

Spring Valley Village6.9%
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
$56,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
6.9%
66% below the median place
Home price to income
4.7x
24% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
7%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$234,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Spring Valley Village, $1,401 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Spring Valley Village, 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
Basking Ridge, NJ3.5% vs 6.9%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
97.4%
47% above the median place
Median home value1
$1,156,700
262% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureSpring Valley VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,4013% above
Rent to income16.9%66% below
Home price to income14.7x24% 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$1,156,700262% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.6%81% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure30.7%40% below
Homeownership197.4%47% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure53.8%6% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001114% above
Vacant homes1County figure8.4%19% above
Median year built119850% 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%)
Median household income1
$245,208
205% above the median place
Income per person1
$105,516
163% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSpring Valley VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$245,208205% above
Income per person1$105,516163% above
Unemployment1County figure6.7%38% above
Average annual pay5County figure$91,49139% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs5County figure2,458,604above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate1County figure16.3%51% above
Mean commute124 min4% below
Works from home119.4%56% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 86.7%, 170% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
86.7%
170% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
98.5%
7% above the median place
High school or higher1
98.1%
6% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.3 +32%
No health insurance3.1% −52%
Born abroad12.1% +37%
Median age38.9 −0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureSpring Valley VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,2906646th largest
Population change since 202064.1%260% above
Median age138.90% below
Bachelor's or higher186.7%170% above
High school or higher198.1%6% above
Household size13.332% above
Born abroad112.1%37% above
No health insurance13.1%52% below
Homes with broadband198.5%7% above
05

Life in Spring Valley 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 residents4.7 −54%
Playgrounds per 10k9.3 −1%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.3 −16%
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 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
MeasureSpring Valley 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 10k94.754% below
Playgrounds per 10k99.31% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k99.316% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (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 90, 53% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
90
53% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
1,420
17% 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
MeasureSpring Valley 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

Spring Valley Village in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 13% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 13% 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$2,708/mo (2024)$3,340/mo$2,740 to $4,070/mo+3.6%
Median household income$245,208 (2024)$308,000$260,000 to $364,000+3.9%
Median home value$1,156,700 (2024)$1,646,000$1,195,000 to $2,267,000+6.1%
Population4,402 (2025)4,5404,350 to 4,730+0.6%

The median home would be worth 5.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.7 now.

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

09

Places like Spring Valley Village

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

PlaceRentIncome
Winnetka, IL$1,842$250,001Compare
Hinsdale, IL$1,924$250,001Compare
Hingham, MA$1,202$205,769Compare
Mountain Brook, AL$1,456$201,479Compare
Mountain Brook, ALHingham, MAHinsdale, ILWinnetka, ILSpring Valley Village, TXSpring Valley VillageWinnetkaHinsdaleHinghamMountain BrookSpring Valley VillageWinnetkaHinsdaleHinghamMountain Brook

Common questions

Is Spring Valley Village a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median rent takes only 6.9% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places. 97% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 415 Texas places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Spring Valley Village expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 6.9% 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 $1,156,700.

What salary do you need to live in Spring Valley Village?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $56,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Spring Valley Village safe?

There were 90 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Spring Valley Village?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Winnetka, IL, Hinsdale, IL, Hingham, MA and Mountain Brook, AL.

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 Spring Valley Village with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Spring Valley Village itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/spring-valley-village-texas

Citytistics. “Spring Valley Village, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/spring-valley-village-texas/

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