Measured against area pay, Von Ormy costs less to live in than 93% of U.S. towns
Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area ($76K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the San Antonio metro earn ($76K, Census 2020–24). The typical home costs 1.0 years of metro income, and 68% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,180a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 95prices across the San Antonio metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 95)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 1.0 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$76K, San Antonio-area income
- 18%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 15%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What kind of housing town is Von Ormy?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
What’s behind Von Ormy’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Von Ormy is more affordable than 93% of U.S. towns. Rent pulls the grade down most; home prices hold it up.
A typical home costs about a year of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Von Ormy’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical Von Ormy home, with $192K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,180 a month here, $660 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Von Ormy’s typical property tax (1.52% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,180
Renters already here pay a median of $1,153.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Von Ormy in 2025. That's 0.9 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Texas (8.1). Over the past 9 years, Von Ormy has permitted 2 homes in all.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $130,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $130,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $130,000 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Von Ormy's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Low tax bills, but a high tax rate
The median bill is $1,217, under the Texas median of $4,232, because homes cost less. As a share of value it’s 1.52% a year, against 1.49% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Von Ormy
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area, or Texas. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 95 | TX 97 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 94 | TX 98 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 82 | TX 88 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 96 | TX 97 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Von Ormy vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Von Ormy.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Von Ormy | A | — | $80K | 1.52% | $1,180 |
| San Antonio | C− | $245K | $236K | 1.75% | $1,490 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Von Ormy
Is Von Ormy expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Von Ormy costs less than 93% of U.S. towns: an A for cost of living. The typical home costs 1.0 years of the median household income of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area ($76K).
How much is rent in Von Ormy?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,180 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,153 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Von Ormy?
The median bill is $1,217 a year, 1.52% of the median home value (Texas: $4,232, 1.49%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Von Ormy buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.