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Lake DunlapTX

In Texas, this town has 1,411 residents.

Population
1,411
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$227K
Census ACS
Household income
$79K
median
Median age
41.7
years
Jobs based here
101
A commuter town

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.

StrongestA−Cost of livingWeakestD−WalkabilityC−Hazard risk
Small town

1,411 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
New Braunfels · 3 miSanta Clara · 7 miMarion · 8 miSeguin · 9 miCibolo · 11 miSchertz · 13 mi
New BraunfelsNew BraunfelsLake Dunlap

How Lake Dunlap grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Lake Dunlap is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.5 of 20; 4.4% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listC−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $227K, 3 years of the San Antonio metro’s $76K median household incomeA−Open →SchoolsSchools do better than mostB+Open →HealthResolute Health Hospital 3.5 miles awayC+Open →Jobs & income$79K median household incomeBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD−Open →HistoryIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 97° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 41.7; 17% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Lake Dunlap: who provides what

Lake Dunlap is unincorporated, so Guadalupe County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerCity of San Antonio12.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGreen Valley SUDNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesGuadalupe CountyGuadalupe County provides services here
SchoolsNew Braunfels Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereGuadalupe County Early Voting ClerkGuadalupe County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7813078130 100%Census 2020

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.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B

Lake Dunlap has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work

Among residents in Lake Dunlap, 14% live below the poverty line. Employers in Lake Dunlap added 30 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 101. In Lake Dunlap, the mean commuting time is 31 minutes. The top destinations are New Braunfels (25%), San Antonio (22%) and Austin (8%).

0%work in town
Lake DunlapTexas townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work31 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town0.5%8.3%8%
Below the poverty line14%12%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Lake Dunlap0%
New Braunfels25%
San Antonio22%
Austin8%
San Marcos5%
23 mi
median commute distance
101
jobs based in Lake Dunlap
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns
Full pageLake Dunlap’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here101 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work0% work in Lake DunlapCommute times31 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 23 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−

Lake Dunlap has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

The FEMA hazard score for Lake Dunlap comes to 77 of 100, where Texas’ towns sit at 47 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. 88% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 5%.

77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
77High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
Full pageLake Dunlap’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters18 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready2.9 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Lake Dunlap: mild winters and hot summers

Lake Dunlap’s typical July afternoon high is 95°F.

97°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter42–65°
Spring58–80°
Summer73–95°
Fall58–82°
Nov 25
typical first frost
Feb 25
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
97°
typical summer high
Full pageLake Dunlap’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 95°, January lows 40°Rain & snow34″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard ofHeating & coolingBoth heating and coolingThen and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC+

Health in Lake Dunlap trails 61% of U.S. towns

Lake Dunlap: nearly a fifth of adults binge drink. Against the Texas average, Lake Dunlap comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 2. In Lake Dunlap, 74% of adults had a checkup this year, close to Texas’ towns (74%) and below U.S. towns (79%).

39%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
Lake DunlapTexas townsU.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%
31 measures vs. Texas
1 better28 too close to call2 worse
What stands outLake DunlapTX
Fewer adults facing food insecurity17%19.3%
More adults with arthritis25.8%21.6%
Resolute Health Hospital
3.5 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
Full pageLake Dunlap’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby3.5 miles to an ER · Resolute Health HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than TX on 1 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

HousingCost of living grade A−

A home in Lake Dunlap sells for about $1.23M at the median

95% of households own their home in Lake Dunlap.

$1.23Mmedian sale price
1
homes sold in September
Full pageLake Dunlap’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page
Prices over the yearsPrices over the yearsYears of income to buyA typical home costs 15.7 years of incomeRentsRentsVs. the neighborsAhead of its graded neighbor

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

Alamodome and 41 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Dunlap. Close and well known come first.

All 79 attractions →
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaAlamodome25 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)30 mi LandmarkAlamo Mission27 mi Stadium & arenaFrost Bank Center32 mi Theme parkSix Flags Fiesta Texas30 mi LookoutTower of the Americas
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lake Dunlap

15pages on Lake Dunlap
The big questions
SchoolsB+Beat 70% of TX districtsHealthC+Better than TX on 1 of 31 CDC measuresCost of livingA−Work & commuteB$79K median household income · 101 jobs hereNatural hazardsC−FEMA risk higher than 77% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions79 nearby · Sophienburg Museum and Archives 3 miLibraryNew Braunfels Public LibraryCollegesTexas Lutheran University is 8.7 mi away
The story
Climate97° summer highs
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Dunlap

Texas Lutheran UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Seguin8.7 mi$36,230 tuition

About 6 of every 100 Lake Dunlap residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Lake Dunlap for work

Where Lake Dunlap’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

25% → New Braunfels New Braunfels 25% 22% → San Antonio San Antonio 22% 8% → Austin Austin 8% 5% → San Marcos San Marcos 5% 4% → Seguin Seguin 4% 3% → Houston Houston 3% Lake Dunlap · 0% stay
101jobs based in Lake Dunlap
0%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

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.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

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−.