Olmos ParkTX
A town of 2,180, settled in 1939.
Is Olmos Park a good place to live?
Olmos Park’s best subject grades are an A+ for health, an A for schools, and an A− for incomes; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. 77% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Olmos Park, against 23% in Texas’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. On health, just 23 of Texas’ 998 towns do better. Olmos Park's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns. Olmos Park has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Olmos Park stand out
Where Olmos Park beats most towns.
How Olmos Park grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Olmos Park is from typical.
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Alamodome and 37 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Olmos Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaAlamodome
3 mi LandmarkAlamo Mission
4 mi Stadium & arenaFrost Bank Center
4 mi LookoutTower of the Americas
11 mi Theme parkSix Flags Fiesta Texas
13 mi Theme parkSeaWorld San AntonioPhoto credits
Alamodome: 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 · Tower of the Americas: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Six Flags Fiesta Texas: Chris Hagerman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SeaWorld San Antonio: TheConduqtor, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Olmos Park: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Olmos Park, 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 Olmos Park.
Homes in Olmos Park are worth about $916K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Olmos Park home is worth about $916,000, up 0.6% in a year, 3 times the Texas typical home. 84% of Olmos Park households own their home, above both Texas’ towns (69%) and U.S. towns (73%).
| Olmos Park | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,171 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Olmos Park stands out in Texas and nationally, with fewer of its adults who report frequent mental distress
12% of adults report frequent mental distress in Olmos Park. Olmos Park beats the Texas average on 22 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 10% of adults report frequent physical distress in Olmos Park.
| Olmos Park | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.6% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Olmos Park | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.3% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mild winters and hot summers in Olmos Park
Olmos Park has warm winters and hot summers. The July high in Olmos Park is 96°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime per resident in Olmos Park is lower than in 65% of U.S. towns
Olmos Park’s property crime rate is 2.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Olmos Park | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
About two in three of Olmos Park’s working residents commute to San Antonio
Most working residents leave Olmos Park for work: only 3% work in town. 4.1% of Olmos Park residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Olmos Park has lost 106 jobs, to 842 in 2023.
| Olmos Park | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $177,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 20% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Olmos Park faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Olmos Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Olmos Park
Colleges nearby
18 within 15 miles of the center of Olmos Park
About 10 of every 100 Olmos Park residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Olmos Park
City in Texas, United States
Olmos Park is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,180 at the 2020 census. The town is noted for its park-like setting, oak-tree lined streets, and large estates, many of which were constructed during the 1920s. The town is 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Downtown San Antonio and is surrounded by the city of San Antonio on the west, north, and south side.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1939
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 807 ft
Questions about Olmos Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Olmos Park, TX expensive?
That is 12 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+.