Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 11,563, settled in 1952.
Leon Valley earns a D, 547th among Texas's 640 graded towns, mostly because of safety. Its crime rate is higher than 97% of U.S. towns, with 42 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. In its favor, it is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. Leon Valley’s property crime rate is 49.5 per 1,000 residents, above both the Texas town median (10.7) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9). Leon Valley's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 90% of U.S. towns. Huebner-Onion Homestead and Stagecoach Stop is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Leon Valley beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
10,151 counted in 2010 and 11,542 in 2020; an estimated 11,563 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 13.7% 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 Leon Valley is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 536 in 1960, 11,542 in 2020. The archive holds 4 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Leon Valley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaAlamodome
9 mi LandmarkAlamo Mission
12 mi Stadium & arenaFrost Bank Center
7 mi Theme parkSix Flags Fiesta Texas
6 mi Theme parkSeaWorld San Antonio
10 mi LookoutTower of the AmericasAlamodome: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · 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 · 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 Leon Valley, 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 Leon Valley.
Leon Valley draws workers from San Antonio and beyond, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
Property crime runs at 49.5 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Texas rate, most of it theft. Reported crimes fell from 761 to 606 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in Leon Valley is 3.7 per 1,000 residents. Leon Valley reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 97% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Northside ISD. Two of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Marshall H S, with 2,634 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Valley ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 613 | C− |
| Marshall H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,634 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
24,177 jobs are based in Leon Valley, 4.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 18,575 in 2013 to 24,177.
Most working residents leave Leon Valley for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Leon Valley grew to 24,177 in 2023, 5,602 more than in 2013. Leon Valley’s median household income is $59,000.
| Leon Valley | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.6% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 54 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Leon Valley.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.0 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Huebner-Onion Natural Area Park, at 37 acres.
| Leon Valley | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 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. Huebner-Onion Natural Area Park | 0.8 mi | 37 |
| 2. Raymund Rimkus Park | — | 34 |
| 3. Steurenthaler-Silo Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The San Antonio Intl Ap weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 122 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 40.8°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 95.4°.
Leon Valley has warm winters and hot summers. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Leon Valley | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 41°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Leon Valley home is worth about $258,000, about the same as a year ago, 13% below the Texas typical home. 54% of Leon Valley households own their home.
| Leon Valley | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 54% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,187 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 8,774 U.S. towns with household incomes like Leon Valley’s, it is healthier than 66%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Leon Valley beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 21% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Leon Valley.
| Leon Valley | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Leon Valley | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| More adults with diabetes | 15.7% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
People 65 and older are 17% of residents (13% statewide). 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Texas.
| Leon Valley | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 22% | 26% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 23% | 29% |
| Median age | 39 years | 35.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 14% | 18% |
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.1 points). Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Leon Valley | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.9% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.1% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.3% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.9% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.1% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.4% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
17 within 15 miles of the center of Leon Valley
About 4 of every 100 Leon Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Where Leon Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Texas, United States
Leon Valley is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. It is an enclave on the northwestern side of San Antonio and is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area. Its population was 11,542 at the 2020 census. Leon Valley is an independent municipality surrounded by the city of San Antonio.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Leon Valley grades D overall, better than 7% of U.S. towns and #547 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health, D− for safety and C+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. That is 3.4 years of the area's median household income ($76,213 across the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
