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Ingleside on the Bay, TX vs Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FL

Ingleside on the Bay

Texas

vs

Lochmoor Waterway Estates

Florida

Across 28 directional measures we can compare, Ingleside on the Bay leads on 15 and Lochmoor Waterway Estates on 13. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 5% higher in Ingleside on the Bay, while median household income is higher in Lochmoor Waterway Estates.

Median gross rent
$2,107$2,014
Ingleside on the Bay is 5% higher
Median household income
$95,804$97,667
Ingleside on the Bay is 2% lower
Median home value
$305,500$386,200
Ingleside on the Bay is 21% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $74,800 a year left in Ingleside on the Bay and $75,200 in Lochmoor Waterway Estates. Money goes further in Lochmoor Waterway Estates, by about $400 a year.
  • A household earning Ingleside on the Bay's median of $95,804 would need about $97,500 in Lochmoor Waterway Estates to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 2.3 points a year in Ingleside on the Bay, and rent outran pay by 2.9 points a year in Lochmoor Waterway Estates.

How these are calculated

FloridaTexasLochmoor Waterway Estates, FLIngleside on the Bay, TXIngleside on the BayIngleside on the Bay

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01Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FLComposite 38.3 / 100
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346865n/a172n/a

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Every measure

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MeasureIngleside on the BayLochmoor Waterway EstatesAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,107$2,014
Rent to income126.4%24.7%
Property tax rate11.4%0.7%
Home price to income13.2x4.0x
Prices vs US average292.7102.3
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,421$1,835
HUD area median income4n/a$105,700
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$4,163$2,665
Median home value1$305,500$386,200
Home prices, 1-year change51.5%-6.7%
Home prices, 5-year change538.9%48.5%
Homeownership189.8%86.0%
Renters paying 30%+150.6%29.8%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,862$2,197
Vacant homes124.1%12.6%
Median year built119761986
Jobs and income
Median household income1$95,804$97,667
Income per person1$44,128$52,591
Unemployment14.5%4.1%
Average annual pay6$65,297$63,704
Pay growth, 1 year63.5%3.5%
Jobs621,467301,860
Poverty rate114.8%9.6%
Mean commute121 min32 min
Works from home16.8%21.6%
Commutes by transit11.0%0.0%
People
Population17456,511
Population change since 20207-1.0%n/a
Median age149.853.0
Bachelor's or higher137.7%39.8%
High school or higher197.8%94.4%
Household size12.62.4
Born abroad17.7%9.8%
No health insurance110.8%6.6%
Homes with broadband195.4%92.4%
Moving
Moved here in the past year16.1%5.5%
Moved from another state10.9%4.1%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-0.27.9
Income of households moving in8$56,826$123,695
Income of households moving out8$59,460$84,971
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k921.418.1
Shops per 10k922.832.0
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k92.14.5
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k911.421.6
Child care centers per 10k92.31.5
Parks per 10k10n/a3.1
Playgrounds per 10k10n/a3.1
Grocery stores per 10k10n/a0.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10n/a0.0
Libraries per 10k10n/a0.0
Named paths and bike trails10n/a0.0
Transit stops per sq mi10n/a0.0
Nearest National Park Service site11n/a69.3
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11n/a0
National Register listings12658
Schools
Public schools1332119
Public school students1313,920102,506
Students per teacher1314.420.7
Climate
July average high1494°F92°F
January average low1447°F53°F
Average temperature1472°F75°F
Annual precipitation1431.8 in52.9 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1585.499.0
Hurricane risk1595.099.9
Tornado risk1580.187.5
Wildfire risk1564.296.6
Heat wave risk1588.293.2
Median air quality index165340
Good air days1640.5%76.4%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Ingleside on the Bay $84,280, Lochmoor Waterway Estates $80,560 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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