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The typical home is worth about $456K, 6 years of the San Antonio metro’s $76K median household income. Overall it grades C, 314th among Texas's 640 graded towns. The median household earns $95K and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 80% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is safety: its police reported 29 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 93% of U.S. towns. Castle Hills’ violent crime rate is 7.4 per 1,000 residents, above both the Texas town median (1.9) and the median of U.S. towns (1.6). Castle Hills's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 99% of U.S. towns. Only 8 of the 488 Texas towns we compare have a higher property crime rate than Castle Hills.
Where Castle Hills beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Castle Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Castle Hills is from typical.
Its grades run from A for jobs and income (better than 91% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 3%), so the C overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,622 in 1960, a peak of 5,311 in 1970, 3,978 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 4 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Castle Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaAlamodome
7 mi LandmarkAlamo Mission
8 mi Stadium & arenaFrost Bank Center
8 mi Theme parkSix Flags Fiesta Texas
8 mi LookoutTower of the Americas
12 mi Theme parkSeaWorld San AntonioAlamodome: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · Alamo Mission: Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202, CC BY-SA 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 · SeaWorld San Antonio: TheConduqtor, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Castle Hills, 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 Castle Hills.
Castle Hills draws workers from San Antonio and beyond and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it reports violent crime at about twice the Texas rate.
2.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Castle Hills’ trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile. McGimsey Scout Park, at 137 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Castle Hills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McGimsey Scout Park | 1.5 mi | 137 |
| 2. Aggie Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by North East ISD. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson-Keller ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 552 | C+ |
| The Christian School at Castle Hills PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 806 | – |
| Castle Hills ElTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 439 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
6,002 jobs are based in Castle Hills, 3.1 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 18.9 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Most working residents leave Castle Hills for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Castle Hills is 19 minutes. Jobs based in Castle Hills grew to 6,002 in 2023, 2,305 more than in 2013.
| Castle Hills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 14% | 9.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Violent crime runs at 7.4 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Texas rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D. Reported crimes rose from 152 to 202 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Castle Hills reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 93% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
At 6 years of the San Antonio metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home (about $456K) costs more against local pay than in 90% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $8,643, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Castle Hills home is worth about $456,000, about the same as a year ago, 54% above the Texas typical home. 79% of Castle Hills households own their home.
| Castle Hills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,650 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Castle Hills beats the Texas average on 16 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 13% of adults report frequent mental distress in Castle Hills.
| Castle Hills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 37% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Castle Hills | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6% | 10.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The San Antonio Intl Ap weather station records that about 122 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 40.8°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 95.2°.
Castle Hills has warm winters and hot summers. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Castle Hills | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 41°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 47 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Castle Hills.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
17 within 15 miles of the center of Castle Hills
About 6 of every 100 Castle Hills residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
City in Bexar County, Texas, United States
Castle Hills is an enclave city located in northern Bexar County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 3,978. It is surrounded by the city of San Antonio.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Castle Hills grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #314 of 640 in Texas. It grades B+ for health, D for safety and B− 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−.
