Signals
New Braunfels
Orchards
Climate: Orchards is the more favorable of the two.
Climate
71 · Top 45%
vs78 · Top 22%
Physical resilience: New Braunfels is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
70 · Top 36%
vs65 · Top 43%
Housing affordability: New Braunfels is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
78 · Bottom 45%
vs74 · Bottom 39%
Access: Orchards is the more favorable of the two.
Access
88 · Bottom 36%
vs90 · Bottom 44%
Economic stability: Orchards is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
67 · Top 36%
vs67 · Top 35%
Measured values
| Metric | New Braunfels | Orchards | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 104,643 | 29,438 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median household income | $86,021 | $100,146 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Per capita income | $44,596 | $44,625 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Population density | 2,324/sq mi | 5,499/sq mi | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median home value | $339,400 | $461,700 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median gross rent | $1,654 | $1,784 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Homeownership rate | 65.3% | 66.3% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 38.6% | 24.7% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Poverty rate | 7.4% | 10.5% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Average July high | 96°F | 82°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average January low | 40°F | 36°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Annual precipitation | 31.3" | 36.9" | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Distance to major airport | 24 mi | 8 mi | NASR current cycle |
| Average commute | 28.6 min | 27.7 min | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median age | 37.1 | 35.3 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.
Physical risk tradeoff
New Braunfels
No hazard reaches elevated exposure.
Orchards
Elevated or high exposure: earthquake.
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Full profiles: New Braunfels, TX · Orchards, WA · How this is calculated: methodology