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29.17° N · 99.83° W · GEOID 4874594

Uvalde Estates

Uvalde County, Texas · part of the Uvalde, TX metro

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

TexasUvalde Estates, TXUvalde EstatesUvalde Estates

The short answer

Uvalde Estates is home to 1,908 people. Median household income is $45,318 a year and median rent is $981 a month, 26.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $150,800, about 3.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$981
28% below the median place
Median household income
$45,318
44% below the median place
Median home value
$150,800
53% below the median place
Unemployment
19.4%
296% 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 Uvalde Estates

  • Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 351 Texas places.
  • Unemployment averaged 19.4% over the survey period, higher than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 295 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.
  • Households average 3.58 people, larger than in 97% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 28.7 years old, younger than in 96% of places its size.
01

Moving to Uvalde Estates

Uvalde County loses about 3.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in951
Moved out1,031
Net−80

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$57K
Leavers$65K

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

Who moves here
0.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Uvalde County report $56,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $65,400, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$39,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $981 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,593 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $150,800.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Milledgeville, GA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
0.0%
below the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in5
$56,594
20% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureUvalde EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year10.0%below (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure-3.6below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5County figure$56,59420% below
Income of households moving out5County figure$65,3937% below
02

What it costs to live here

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

Uvalde Estates26.0%
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
$39,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
26.0%
27% above the median place
Home price to income
3.3x
12% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
26%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$33,200
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Uvalde Estates, 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
Henderson, TN20.4% vs 26.0%n/aCompare
Rensselaer, IN18.6% vs 26.0%n/aCompare
Barnesville, GA17.7% vs 26.0%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Homeownership1
94.6%
42% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.4%
58% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureUvalde EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$98128% below
Rent to income126.0%27% above
Property tax rate11.4%58% above
Home price to income13.3x12% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,20026% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$2,17333% below
Median home value1County figure$150,80053% below
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure6.2%95% above
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure48.6%6% below
Homeownership194.6%42% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure$1,59315% below
Vacant homes1County figure16.6%135% above
Median year built119870% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 0.0%, below the median place (median 12.4%).

Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Unemployment1
19.4%
296% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$17,288 −57%
Median household income$45,318 −44%
Poverty rate17.4% +62%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureUvalde EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$45,31844% below
Income per person1$17,28857% below
Unemployment119.4%296% above
Average annual pay4County figure$48,73426% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs4County figure9,73994% below
Poverty rate117.4%62% above
Mean commute1County figure20 min21% below
Works from home10.0%below (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.6, 43% above the median place.

Household size1
3.6
43% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
79.5%
14% below the median place
Median age1
28.7
26% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher80.5% −13%
Born abroad11.4% +29%
No health insurance7.1% +11%
All 8 people measures
MeasureUvalde EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,9086646th largest
Median age128.726% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure19.8%38% below
High school or higher180.5%13% below
Household size13.643% above
Born abroad111.4%29% above
No health insurance17.1%11% above
Homes with broadband179.5%14% below
05

Life in Uvalde Estates

11 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 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 bars19.7 −5%
Shops42.2 +39%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.8 −32%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.9 −16%
Child care centers3.6 +57%

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

Shops per 10k6
42.2
39% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k6
3.6
57% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6
2.8
32% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureUvalde EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure1122% above
Public school students9County figure4,9932% above
Students per teacher9County figure15.51% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure19.75% below
Shops per 10k6County figure42.239% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure2.832% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure16.916% below
Child care centers per 10k6County figure3.657% above
Parks per 10k70.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k70.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k70.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k70.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k70.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails70.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi70.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings8County figure1115% below
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 Uvalde Estates. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high10
96°F
10% above the median place
Average temperature10
69°F
26% above the median place
Annual precipitation10
25.7 in
41% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureUvalde EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure96°F10% above
January average low10County figure39°F55% above
Average temperature10County figure69°F26% above
Annual precipitation10County figure25.7 in41% below
Natural hazard risk11County figure70.024% below
Hurricane risk11County figure62.412% below
Tornado risk11County figure50.938% below
Wildfire risk11County figure73.220% above
Heat wave risk11County figure81.99% below
08

Uvalde Estates 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$45,318 (2023)$62,000$51,500 to $74,500+4.6%
Median home value$61,100 (2022)$85,000$58,000 to $123,000+4.2%

The median home would be worth 1.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.3 now.

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

09

Places like Uvalde Estates

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

PlaceRentIncome
Milledgeville, GA$913$41,616Compare
Pharr, TX$1,037$52,814Compare
Newberry, SC$831$51,260Compare
Americus, GA$834$39,176Compare
Americus, GANewberry, SCPharr, TXMilledgeville, GAUvalde Estates, TXUvalde EstatesPharrNewberryAmericusUvalde EstatesPharrNewberryAmericus

Common questions

Is Uvalde Estates a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 351 Texas places. Unemployment averaged 19.4% over the survey period, higher than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 295 Texas places. On cost, space and class size it scores 71 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Uvalde Estates expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 26.0% 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 $150,800.

What salary do you need to live in Uvalde Estates?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $39,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Uvalde Estates?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Milledgeville, GA, Pharr, TX, Newberry, SC and Americus, GA.

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. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. 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.
  6. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  7. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 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
  11. 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 Uvalde Estates with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Uvalde Estates itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/uvalde-estates-texas

Citytistics. “Uvalde Estates, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/uvalde-estates-texas/

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