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For most people who can afford it, yes. Helotes grades B overall, 123rd of 640 graded towns in Texas. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 89% of the country and the median household earns $133K. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $464K for a typical one and 6.1 times the San Antonio metro’s $76K median household income. Helotes’ median rent is $2,500 a month, above both the Texas town median ($1,206 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Floore Country Store is on the National Register of Historic Places. Helotes is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 71% of U.S. towns.
Where Helotes beats most towns.
7,341 counted in 2010 and 9,030 in 2020; an estimated 10,387 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 16% since 2020, after 23% 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 Helotes is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,535 in 1990, 9,030 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 5 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Helotes. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaAlamodome
16 mi LandmarkAlamo Mission
5 mi Theme parkSix Flags Fiesta Texas
18 mi Stadium & arenaFrost Bank Center
8 mi Theme parkSeaWorld San Antonio
16 mi LookoutTower of the AmericasAlamodome: 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Helotes, 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 Helotes.
Helotes has less tooth loss than most of Texas, fares better on crime within Texas than nationally and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns.
At 6.1 years of the San Antonio metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home (about $464K) 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 $7,356, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
97% of Helotes households own their home. The typical Helotes home is worth about $464,000, about the same as a year ago, 57% above the Texas typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by Northside ISD. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is O'Connor H S, with 2,535 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuentz ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 517 | B |
| O'Connor H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,535 | A |
| Helotes ElTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 316 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Texas is tooth loss: 4.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.5% statewide. Against the 4,277 U.S. towns with household incomes like Helotes’s, it is healthier than 67%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
13% of adults report frequent mental distress in Helotes. Helotes beats the Texas average on 19 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 7.9% of adults smoke cigarettes in Helotes.
| Helotes | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Helotes | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.7% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.8% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 1,595 in 2013 to 2,375.
Most working residents leave Helotes for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Helotes has added 780 jobs, to 2,375 in 2023. The top destinations are San Antonio (60%), Leon Valley (9%) and Austin (4%).
| Helotes | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $133,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 11.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 82% of Texas’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 141 to 73 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Helotes’ violent crime rate is 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Helotes | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.7 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1.7 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Helotes | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Helotes Natural Area and Disc Golf Course | — | 9 |
| 2. Helotes Creek Linear Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Spengler's Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The San Antonio Intl Ap weather station, 12 miles away, records that about 122 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 94.9°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 40°.
Helotes has warm winters and hot summers. The January low in Helotes is 40°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Helotes | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 40°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 higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 2002, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Helotes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
13 within 15 miles of the center of Helotes
About 8 of every 100 Helotes residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Where Helotes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Texas, United States
Helotes ( hə-LOH-tis) is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States, located on the far northwestern side of San Antonio. It is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area. Helotes was settled primarily by German and Spanish settlers in the 1850s. Its population was 9,030 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Helotes.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helotes | #123 | B | D | B+ | C+ | A |
| San Antonio | #526 | D | C− | D− | B− | C |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Helotes grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #123 of 640 in Texas. It grades A for health, B+ for safety and C+ 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.
