Is Grey Forest a good place to live?
Grey Forest’s age of the median resident is 57.9 years, against 35.9 years in Texas’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Grey Forest has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
510 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Alamodome and 35 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grey Forest. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaAlamodome
18 mi LandmarkAlamo Mission
5 mi Theme parkSix Flags Fiesta Texas
20 mi Stadium & arenaFrost Bank Center
11 mi Theme parkSeaWorld San Antonio
18 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 Grey Forest: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grey Forest, 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 Grey Forest.
More than half of Grey Forest’s working residents commute to San Antonio
Jobs based in Grey Forest fell to 11 in 2023, 27 fewer than in 2013. Among residents locally, 4.8% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are San Antonio (56%), Austin (7%) and Leon Valley (6%). The median commute is under 12 miles.
| Grey Forest | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical home in Grey Forest: about $382K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 2.1%. 94% of Grey Forest households live in a home they own, above both the Texas town median (69%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Grey Forest: mild winters and hot summers
For Grey Forest, the typical July afternoon high is 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults report frequent mental distress in Grey Forest than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
For adults in Grey Forest, the share who have diabetes is 11%. Of 31 CDC measures, Grey Forest beats the Texas average on 19 and trails it on 4. 7.6% of adults in Grey Forest smoke cigarettes; 13% say their health is fair or poor.
| Grey Forest | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.6% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Grey Forest | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.2% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 3.8% of Grey Forest
The trail network density in Grey Forest is 0.7 miles per square mile. There are 0.5 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves.
| Grey Forest | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Scenic Canyon | 0.4 mi | 11 |
| 2. Rancho Diana Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Grey Forest has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Grey Forest than in 53% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Grey Forest break down as 61% from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1994: 7.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Grey Forest
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Grey Forest
About 11 of every 100 Grey Forest residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Grey Forest for work
Where Grey Forest’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Grey Forest
City in Texas, United States
Grey Forest is a city in northwestern Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 492 at the 2020 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,142 ft
Questions about Grey Forest
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grey Forest, TX a good place to live?
Grey Forest has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.