Is Bulverde a good place to live?
Bulverde's standout: the median household earns $112K. Overall it grades B−, 172nd among Texas's 640 graded towns. Its schools outperform 86% of the state's and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 78% of the country. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $478K, 6.3 years of the San Antonio metro’s $76K median household income. Bulverde’s median age is 50.2 years, against 35.8 years in Texas’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 74 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Bulverde has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Anhalt Hall and Kabelmacher House.
What makes Bulverde stand out
Where Bulverde beats most towns.
Bulverde has grown 59% since 2010
4,630 counted in 2010 and 5,692 in 2020; an estimated 7,337 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 29.6% since 2020, after 22.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Bulverde grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Bulverde is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 9%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Alamodome and 41 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bulverde. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaAlamodome
24 mi LandmarkAlamo Mission
26 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
24 mi Stadium & arenaFrost Bank Center
16 mi Theme parkSix Flags Fiesta Texas
25 mi LookoutTower of the AmericasPhoto credits
Alamodome: 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 · Frost Bank Center: Atristan 77, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Six Flags Fiesta Texas: Chris Hagerman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tower of the Americas: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
Moving to Bulverde: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bulverde, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bulverde.
Bulverde has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and trades workers with San Antonio and other neighbors, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Texas.
For cost of living, Bulverde earns a D
At 6.3 years of the San Antonio metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home (about $478K) costs more against local pay than in 91% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
Bulverde’s median rent is $1,794 a month. The typical Bulverde home is worth about $478,000, up 0.7% in a year, 61% above the Texas typical home. 92% of Bulverde households own their home.
| Bulverde | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,794 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For schools, Bulverde earns an A
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $478K.
Its public schools are run by Comal ISD. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Brown ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 799 | A |
| Living Rock Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 118 | – |
| Rahe Bulverde ElTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 617 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, more of Bulverde’s adults had a checkup this year
Against the 6,833 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bulverde’s, it is healthier than 59%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
80% of adults had a checkup this year in Bulverde. Bulverde beats the Texas average on 16 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 10% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Bulverde.
| Bulverde | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 14% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 20% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Bulverde | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 19.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.4% | 10.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bulverde faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 21 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bulverde.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bulverde has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 94.1°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.6°.
Bulverde has mild winters and hot summers. The January low in Bulverde is 40°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Bulverde | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 40°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
About two in five of Bulverde’s working residents commute to San Antonio
Bulverde has about as many jobs (2,674) as working residents, but only 125 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 1,455 in 2013 to 2,674.
Most working residents leave Bulverde for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Bulverde has added 1,219 jobs, to 2,674 in 2023. The top destinations are San Antonio (42%), Austin (7%) and New Braunfels (7%).
| Bulverde | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $112,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Bulverde
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bulverde; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Bulverde residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About Bulverde
City in Comal County, Texas, U.S.
Bulverde ( buul-VUR-dee) is a city located in Comal County in the State of Texas. Bulverde is known for the German emigrant history of the town's founders. Bulverde was originally named Piepers Settlement after a prominent German pioneer. Its population was estimated at 7,337 in 2025, up from 5,692 at the 2020 census. Since 2000, Bulverde’s population has grown by over 95 percent. It is part of the San Antonio metropolitan statistical area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1850
- Area
- 9.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,093 ft
- ZIP code
- 78163
- Area code
- 830
Bulverde’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Bulverde.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulverde | #172 | B− | D | C+ | A | A− |
| Spring Branch | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Spring Branch isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bulverde with a neighbor →
Questions about Bulverde
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bulverde, TX a good place to live?
Bulverde grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #172 of 640 in Texas. It grades A− for health, C+ for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Bulverde, TX expensive?
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.