Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Boerne grades B overall, ranked 117th of 640 in Texas. Its public schools beat 90% of Texas towns on state tests and graduation and the median household earns $85K. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $556K for a typical one and 7.3 times the San Antonio metro’s $76K median household income. 48% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Boerne, against 23% in Texas’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 69 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score higher on history. Boerne City Park, at 81 acres with 2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Boerne beats most towns.
10,471 counted in 2010 and 17,850 in 2020; an estimated 24,047 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 34.6% since 2020, after 70.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Boerne is from typical.
Its grades run from A for schools (better than 90% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 3%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 250 in 1870, 17,850 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1859 and 4 maps from 1957 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Boerne, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Boerne.
Boerne has schools in the top 5% of Texas and fares better on crime within Texas than nationally, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Texas.
At 7.3 years of the San Antonio metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home (about $556K) costs more against local pay than in 94% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
The median rent in Boerne is $1,589 a month. The typical Boerne home is worth about $556,000, about the same as a year ago, 88% above the Texas typical home. 65% of Boerne households own their home.
| Boerne | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,589 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A ranks #23 of the 642 Texas towns we grade for schools. Its A for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $556K.
Its public schools are run by Boerne ISD. Three of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boerne Middle SouthLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 909 | A |
| Boerne - Samuel V Champion H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,067 | A+ |
| Cibolo Creek ElTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 438 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
| Boerne | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Boerne City Park | 2 mi | 81 |
| 2. Herff Park | 0.6 mi | 59 |
| 3. Boerne City Lake Park | — | 43 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Boerne beats the Texas average on 12 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Boerne.
| Boerne | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 39% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Boerne | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.1% | 19.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.9% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons average 93.4°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 81% of Texas places with climate records; January nights average 38.7°.
Boerne has mild winters and hot summers. Boerne’s January low is 39°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Boerne | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 39°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 93°F | 95°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 6,063 in 2013 to 11,884.
About one in 5 of Boerne’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Boerne has added 5,821 jobs, to 11,884 in 2023. The top destinations are San Antonio (37%), Austin (4%) and Kerrville (2%).
| Boerne | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 21% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 16% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 15.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 72% of Texas’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 25 reported in 2025, 1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 39 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Boerne.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Boerne. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaAlamodome
29 mi LandmarkAlamo Mission
40 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
15 mi Theme parkSix Flags Fiesta Texas
30 mi Stadium & arenaFrost Bank Center
23 mi Theme parkSeaWorld San AntonioAlamodome: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · Alamo Mission: Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jacob's Well (Texas): Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Six Flags Fiesta Texas: Chris Hagerman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Frost Bank Center: Atristan 77, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SeaWorld San Antonio: TheConduqtor, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Boerne; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Boerne residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
4 places in Boerne on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Boerne.
Place in Texas, United States
Boerne ( BURN-ee) is a city in and the county seat of Kendall County, Texas, United States, in the Texas Hill Country. Founded in 1849 as Tusculum, German settlers changed its name to Boerne, in honor of author and satirist Ludwig Börne, when it was platted in 1852. Boerne is known for its German-Texan history. Its population was 10,471 at the 2010 census, and in 2020 the population was 17,850. Boerne is part of the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area. The city is noted for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case City of Boerne v. Flores.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Boerne grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #117 of 640 in Texas. It grades B+ for health, B for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
5 notable people were born here, including Matthew O. Williams and Charmayne James.
