Cross MountainTX
A town of 3,752.
Is Cross Mountain a good place to live?
Cross Mountain's standout: the median household earns $205K. Overall it grades B+, 78th among Texas's 640 graded towns. It is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns. 67% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Cross Mountain, against 23% in Texas’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 99 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on history.
Cross Mountain has grown 26% from 2010 to 2020
3,124 counted in 2010 and 3,944 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Cross Mountain grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Cross Mountain is from typical.
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Alamodome and 35 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cross Mountain. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaAlamodome
19 mi LandmarkAlamo Mission
5 mi Theme parkSix Flags Fiesta Texas
21 mi Stadium & arenaFrost Bank Center
13 mi Theme parkSeaWorld San Antonio
19 mi LookoutTower of the AmericasPhoto credits
Alamodome: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · Alamo Mission: Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202, CC BY-SA 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 · Tower of the Americas: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
Moving to Cross Mountain: who provides what
Cross Mountain is unincorporated, so Bexar County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Cross Mountain.
Cross Mountain has less tooth loss than most of Texas and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Texas.
Cross Mountain earns an A− for health
Its widest gap with Texas is tooth loss: 4.9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.5% statewide. Against the 960 U.S. towns with household incomes like Cross Mountain’s, it is less healthy than 91%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Cross Mountain. Cross Mountain beats the Texas average on 17 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 9.1% of adults smoke cigarettes in Cross Mountain.
| Cross Mountain | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cross Mountain | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.9% | 12.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.7% | 19.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.3% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Cross Mountain stands out in Texas and nationally, with the median household income higher than most
1.6% of Cross Mountain residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Cross Mountain has lost 112 jobs, to 865 in 2023. 0.8% of Cross Mountain working residents work locally.
| Cross Mountain | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $205,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conserved land covers 0% of Cross Mountain
Just 1 of its 3,906 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Cross Mountain itself; its outdoors grade is D.
1.8 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
High risk in Cross Mountain, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 2002, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cross Mountain.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Cross Mountain
The San Antonio Intl Ap weather station, 13 miles away, records that about 122 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 94°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 40°.
Cross Mountain has warm winters and hot summers. The January low in Cross Mountain is 40°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Cross Mountain | 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
The median home in Cross Mountain sells for about $770K
At 7.6 years of the San Antonio metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 95% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Cross Mountain
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Cross Mountain
About 9 of every 100 Cross Mountain residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
99% of working residents leave Cross Mountain for work
Where Cross Mountain’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Cross Mountain
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Cross Mountain is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,944 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 3,124 tabulated in 2010. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 6.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,398 ft
Cross Mountain’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Cross Mountain.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | #78 | B+ | C+ | — | C+ | A− |
| San Antonio | #526 | D | C− | D− | B− | C |
| Scenic Oaks | #262 | C+ | D− | — | B− | A |
Cross Mountain and Scenic Oaks report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Cross Mountain with a neighbor →
Questions about Cross Mountain
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cross Mountain, TX a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Cross Mountain grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #78 of 640 in Texas. It grades A− for health and C+ for schools.
Is Cross Mountain, TX expensive?
The typical home is worth about $581,000, 96% above the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.