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Red Bank, SC vs Seguin, TX

Red Bank

South Carolina

vs

Seguin

Texas

Across 37 directional measures we can compare, Red Bank leads on 23 and Seguin on 14. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 2% higher in Seguin, while median household income is higher in Red Bank.

Median gross rent
$1,160$1,187
Red Bank is 2% lower
Median household income
$68,004$64,861
Red Bank is 5% higher
Median home value
$189,000$249,400
Red Bank is 24% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $56,000 a year left in Red Bank and $53,400 in Seguin. Money goes further in Red Bank, by about $2,600 a year.
  • A household earning Red Bank's median of $68,004 would need about $67,500 in Seguin to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 4.5 points a year in Red Bank, and rent and pay rose at about the same pace in Seguin.

How these are calculated

TexasSouth CarolinaSeguin, TXRed Bank, SCRed BankSeguinRed BankSeguin

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Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Seguin, TXComposite 44.0 / 100
34
43461928525991
02Red Bank, SCComposite 42.4 / 100
30
663519n/a4932n/a

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureRed BankSeguinAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,160$1,187
Rent to income120.5%22.0%
Property tax rate10.5%1.4%
Home price to income12.8x3.9x
Prices vs US average293.794.7
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,226$1,441
HUD area median income4$92,400n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$930$3,617
Median home value1$189,000$249,400
Home prices, 1-year change53.7%-1.7%
Home prices, 5-year change559.8%44.5%
Homeownership177.2%65.2%
Renters paying 30%+155.9%48.3%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,138$1,790
Vacant homes18.2%6.8%
Median year built119901990
Jobs and income
Median household income1$68,004$64,861
Income per person1$29,773$33,633
Unemployment15.7%4.4%
Average annual pay6$58,208$61,162
Pay growth, 1 year63.9%3.3%
Jobs6134,27149,773
Poverty rate111.5%17.1%
Mean commute125 min25 min
Works from home18.4%9.7%
Commutes by transit10.0%1.3%
People
Population111,31433,754
Population change since 20207n/a39.3%
Median age136.937.1
Bachelor's or higher119.3%19.2%
High school or higher190.6%82.2%
Household size12.62.6
Born abroad13.8%10.0%
No health insurance111.3%16.3%
Homes with broadband191.5%89.0%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.9%11.1%
Moved from another state12.0%1.9%
Net movers per 1,000 people811.930.0
Income of households moving in8$65,108$72,338
Income of households moving out8$62,889$67,890
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k920.013.0
Shops per 10k939.517.2
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k93.33.0
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k917.810.8
Child care centers per 10k91.91.3
Parks per 10k105.313.3
Playgrounds per 10k1030.19.2
Grocery stores per 10k106.21.8
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1019.423.4
Libraries per 10k100.01.2
Named paths and bike trails100.08.3
Transit stops per sq mi100.00.1
Nearest National Park Service site1127.734.3
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1123
National Register listings126314
Founded or incorporated13n/a1838
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14n/a409
Property crime per 100k14n/a1,531
Schools
Public schools157618
Public school students1564,5559,952
Students per teacher1514.115.8
Climate
July average high1692°F96°F
January average low1634°F41°F
Average temperature1664°F69°F
Annual precipitation1646.5 in33.2 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1790.991.5
Hurricane risk1792.166.7
Tornado risk1797.792.2
Wildfire risk1775.375.0
Heat wave risk1792.389.1
Median air quality index184752
Good air days1858.1%42.5%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Red Bank $46,400, Seguin $47,480 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. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  15. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  16. 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
  17. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  18. 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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