Lake DunlapTX
A town of 1,411.
Is Lake Dunlap a good place to live?
Lake Dunlap’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 62 of Texas’ 999 towns do worse. Lake Dunlap's public schools beat 70% of Texas towns on state tests and graduation. On hazard risk, just 92 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 67 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Lake Dunlap has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,411 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Lake Dunlap grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Lake Dunlap is from typical.
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Moving to Lake Dunlap: who provides what
Lake Dunlap is unincorporated, so Guadalupe 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 Lake Dunlap.
Lake Dunlap has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Lake Dunlap for work: only 0% work in town. At 31 minutes, Lake Dunlap’s average trip to work is where Texas’ towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Lake Dunlap has added 30 jobs, to 101 in 2023.
| Lake Dunlap | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Lake Dunlap, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Lake Dunlap, expect mild winters and hot summers
Lake Dunlap has mild winters and hot summers. At 95°F, Lake Dunlap’s July high is near the Texas town median (95°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Lake Dunlap trails 61% of U.S. towns
Lake Dunlap beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of Lake Dunlap adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Lake Dunlap | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 74% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lake Dunlap | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 17% | 19.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 25.8% | 21.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Lake Dunlap sells for about $312K at the median
95% of households own their home in Lake Dunlap.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Alamodome and 41 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Dunlap. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaAlamodome
25 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
30 mi LandmarkAlamo Mission
27 mi Stadium & arenaFrost Bank Center
32 mi Theme parkSix Flags Fiesta Texas
30 mi LookoutTower of the AmericasPhoto credits
Alamodome: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · Jacob's Well (Texas): Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · 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
Everything we know about Lake Dunlap
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Dunlap
About 6 of every 100 Lake Dunlap residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
100% of working residents leave Lake Dunlap for work
Where Lake Dunlap’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lake Dunlap
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Lake Dunlap is a census-designated place in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lake Dunlap had a population of 1,981. It is part of the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area. The community is named after the former Lake Dunlap, a small reservoir on the Guadalupe River. In 2019, the dam failed, draining the lake. The repair was completed in August 2023, and the lake fully restored by the end of October that year.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 640 ft
Questions about Lake Dunlap
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Dunlap, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $227,000, 23% below 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 A−.