Moving to Val Verde Park
Val Verde County loses about 6.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.
Where people come from and where they go, top counties
Within Texas, other states or abroad
Income per tax return
People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Val Verde County; flows under 20 returns are not published.
- Who moves here
- 7.3% 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 Val Verde County report $56,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $59,600, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
- Income you would need
- $35,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
- Rent or buy
- Median rent is $887 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,700 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $98,800.
- Getting to work
- 17 minutes each way on average; 5.8% work from home.
- If it is close but not quite
- Los Fresnos, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
All 5 moving measures
| Measure | Val Verde Park | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moved here in the past year1County figure | 7.3% | 26% above | |
| Moved from another state1 | 0.0% | below (median 2.0%) | |
| Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure | -6.4 | below (median -0.6) | |
| Income of households moving in5County figure | $56,551 | 20% below | |
| Income of households moving out5County figure | $59,559 | 15% below |
What it costs to live here
Home price to income is 1.6x, 58% below the median place.
Could you afford it?
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Like Val Verde Park, but easier on the budget
Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.
Moving from somewhere else? Work out the salary you would need in Val Verde Park.
All 14 cost and housing measures
| Measure | Val Verde Park | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross rent1 | $887 | 35% below | |
| Rent to income1 | 17.2% | 16% below | |
| Property tax rate1 | 1.2% | 35% above | |
| Home price to income1 | 1.6x | 58% below | |
| Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure | $1,119 | 31% below | |
| Property tax paid (median)1 | $1,214 | 63% below | |
| Median home value1 | $98,800 | 69% below | |
| Home prices, 1-year change3County figure | 0.1% | 97% below | |
| Home prices, 5-year change3County figure | 35.2% | 32% below | |
| Homeownership1 | 69.8% | 5% above | |
| Renters paying 30%+1County figure | 43.6% | 14% below | |
| Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure | $1,700 | 9% below | |
| Vacant homes1County figure | 10.2% | 44% above | |
| Median year built1 | 1991 | 1% above |
Work and pay
Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).
More on work and pay, against the typical place
All 10 work and pay measures
| Measure | Val Verde Park | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income1 | $61,734 | 23% below | |
| Income per person1 | $22,715 | 43% below | |
| Unemployment1 | 0.0% | below (median 4.9%) | |
| Average annual pay4County figure | $50,136 | 24% below | |
| Pay growth, 1 year4County figure | 5.3% | 43% above | |
| Jobs4County figure | 18,355 | 88% below | |
| Poverty rate1 | 10.4% | 3% below | |
| Mean commute1 | 17 min | 31% below | |
| Works from home1County figure | 5.8% | 53% below | |
| Commutes by transit1 | 0.0% | below (median 0.8%) |
Who lives here
No health insurance is 32.5%, above the median place (median 6.4%).
More about who lives here, against the typical place
All 8 people measures
| Measure | Val Verde Park | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population1 | 3,139 | 6646th largest | |
| Median age1 | 27.8 | 29% below | |
| Bachelor's or higher1County figure | 22.5% | 30% below | |
| High school or higher1 | 61.9% | 33% below | |
| Household size1 | 3.1 | 25% above | |
| Born abroad1 | 17.1% | 94% above | |
| No health insurance1 | 32.5% | above (median 6.4%) | |
| Homes with broadband1 | 77.4% | 16% below |
Life in Val Verde Park
13 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.
Out the door, against the typical place
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)
Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.
All 16 schools and local life measures
| Measure | Val Verde Park | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public schools9County figure | 18 | 100% above | |
| Public school students9County figure | 10,448 | 113% above | |
| Students per teacher9County figure | 18.6 | 21% above | |
| Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure | 17.4 | 16% below | |
| Shops per 10k6County figure | 30.0 | 1% below | |
| Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure | 1.9 | 54% below | |
| Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure | 11.5 | 43% below | |
| Child care centers per 10k6County figure | 1.9 | 17% below | |
| Parks per 10k7 | 6.4 | 37% below | |
| Playgrounds per 10k7 | 6.4 | 32% below | |
| Grocery stores per 10k7 | 0.0 | below (median 2.1) | |
| Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k7 | 0.0 | below (median 11.2) | |
| Libraries per 10k7 | 0.0 | below (median 0.9) | |
| Named paths and bike trails7 | 0.0 | below (median 2.0) | |
| Transit stops per sq mi7 | 0.0 | below (median 0.2) | |
| National Register listings8County figure | 13 | 0% above |
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 Val Verde Park. Larger places are fetched first.
All 9 weather and risk measures
| Measure | Val Verde Park | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| July average high10County figure | 96°F | 10% above | |
| January average low10County figure | 37°F | 46% above | |
| Average temperature10County figure | 68°F | 25% above | |
| Annual precipitation10County figure | 18.7 in | 57% below | |
| Natural hazard risk11County figure | 76.1 | 18% below | |
| Hurricane risk11County figure | 57.6 | 18% below | |
| Tornado risk11County figure | 41.1 | 50% below | |
| Wildfire risk11County figure | 85.0 | 39% above | |
| Heat wave risk11County figure | 69.4 | 23% below |
How it is changing
Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.
Median gross rent
Median household income
Median home value
Citytistics measures
Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas
Val Verde Park in 2030: where the trends point
If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% 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.
| Measure | Latest | 2030 projection | Likely range | Avg. per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $887/mo (2024) | $1,150/mo | $950 to $1,400/mo | +4.5% |
| Median household income | $61,734 (2024) | $78,500 | $66,500 to $93,000 | +4.1% |
| Median home value | $98,800 (2024) | $137,000 | $100,000 to $189,000 | +5.6% |
The median home would be worth 1.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.6 now.
A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.
Places like Val Verde Park
The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.
| Place | Rent | Income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Fresnos, TX | $989 | $61,938 | Compare |
| Greencastle, IN | $908 | $55,565 | Compare |
| Cortland, NY | $975 | $59,482 | Compare |
| Portales, NM | $903 | $50,555 | Compare |
Nearby
- Del Rio, TX3 mi
- Eagle Pass, TX51 mi
- Eidson Road, TX53 mi
- Uvalde, TX64 mi
- Crystal City, TX77 mi
- Hondo, TX100 mi
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Common questions
Is Val Verde Park a good place to live?
It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 295 Texas places. The median home is worth 1.6 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 98% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 94 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.
Is Val Verde Park expensive to live in?
The median rent takes 17.2% 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 $98,800.
What salary do you need to live in Val Verde Park?
To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $35,480 a year. Work it out from your current city.
What places are similar to Val Verde Park?
On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Los Fresnos, TX, Greencastle, IN, Cortland, NY and Portales, NM.
Sources and methods
The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.
- 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
- Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
- House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
- Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
- 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.
- County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
- OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
- National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
- Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
- 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
- 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 Val Verde Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Val Verde Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/val-verde-park-texas
Citytistics. “Val Verde Park, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/val-verde-park-texas/
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