Leon Valley, Texas

Area Profile

11,446 residents. Public schools, jobs, income, housing cost, climate and natural-hazard risk for Leon Valley, in Bexar County.

61out of 100
Area Score
Top 48% of 2,944 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
Opportunity2563rd of 3,904 published cities49
GrowthTop 12% of 2,973 published cities74
Housing affordability2672nd of 4,223 published cities72
Climate2495th of 4,223 published cities68
Physical resilience2659th of 4,182 published cities46
AccessTop 40% of 4,226 published cities95
Economic stability2918th of 4,226 published cities50
The quick read

Unemployment is 4.8% and median household income $59,481, putting employment conditions in the middle range of published city profiles.

Development activity is both elevated and accelerating — 114 housing units permitted over the past twelve months, up 936% on the prior year.

A major airport is 9 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

At a glance

Population
11,446
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$59,481
Bottom 38% nationally
Density
3,300/sq mi
3.5 sq mi of land
Median age
39.0
2024 ACS 5-Year
County
Bexar County
Texas
Metro area
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
Nearest major airport
SAT
9 mi · San Antonio Intl
Median home value
$253,200
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 4.8% is lower than 32% of the 3,904 measured US cities.

Employment fell 1.0% over the past year, to 994,829 employed residents.

31% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 72% of measured US cities.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$3,561$59,481Bottom 38%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$4,076$37,023Top 40%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate12.9%Top 43%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute28.3 minTop 42%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher31.5%Top 28%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment994,829Top 5%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)2.3%Top 20%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-1.0%Bottom 44%June 2026
Labor force1,045,236Top 5%June 2026
Labor force participation63.0%Top 41%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$61,140Bottom 19%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$47,010Bottom 16%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)0.7%Top 19%June 2026
Unemployment rate4.8%Top 32%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202459k55k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $59,481 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Fast Food and Counter Workers40,040$27,810
Customer Service Representatives34,730$42,720
Home Health and Personal Care Aides31,420$25,960
General and Operations Managers30,560$99,790
Retail Salespersons27,580$30,960
Stockers and Order Fillers27,440$37,360

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes city-level labor data only for places of 25,000 or more. This is the figure for Bexar County, TX, which contains this city.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,187 takes 24% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 4.3 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.

Rent as a share of income
23.9%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
4.3×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,187
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$253,200
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income4.26Top 23%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate54.4%Bottom 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±3355,110Top 11%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$71$1,187Top 33%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$13,949$253,200Top 35%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income23.9%Top 21%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate10.5%Top 48%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
74/ 100
Top 12% of 2,973 published city profiles
Permitting is broadly steady, measured from 2020 to 2025.

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

Population has fallen 1% since 2020, reaching 11,424 in 2024.

New construction is predominantly single-family: only 0% of permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes.

At 10.0 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US cities.

Units permitted
114
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
10.0
Top 13% nationally
Year over year
+936%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
0.0%
units in 5+ unit buildings
Population, annual estimates
2020202120222023202412k11k
Census Population Estimates Program, July 1 of each year. These annual estimates are designed for year-over-year comparison, unlike the ACS five-year figure shown as this profile's population.
Housing units permitted per year
20202022202320242025200.0
Annual totals from the Census Building Permits Survey. Permitting in 2025 was higher than 2020 (+567%).

Weather & climate

6 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 96°F and January a low of 41°F.

30°50°70°90°110°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station SAN ANTONIO KELLY AFB, 8.0 miles from this location.
Precipitation
MetricValueSource period
Average January low41°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high96°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months61991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing33°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

46 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are inland flooding, hail and landslide.

HailHigh
Inland floodingModerate
LandslideModerate

Low or minimal exposure: tornado, heat wave, lightning, cold wave, wildfire, winter weather, strong wind, hurricane, ice storm, drought, earthquake.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. City values are the population-weighted mean of the counties the city overlaps, using AreaProfile place-to-county land-area weights. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

What this profile does not cover

Three things people look for are missing from every AreaProfile page, and each is missing for a reason rather than by oversight. The Area Score is calculated without them and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Crime
The FBI’s Crime Data Explorer is the only source with national coverage and a published method, and it requires an API key AreaProfile does not hold. Arrest counts, news volume and commercial “safety scores” are not substituted in the meantime. Reported crime is also easy to misread: agency participation varies year to year, and a city that draws a large daytime workforce carries incidents its residents did not generate.
Taxes
No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, transparent methodology and update cadence. Nothing here is individualized tax advice.
Full cost of living
No public source publishes one with national coverage and a documented method. Housing affordability above is computed from published rent, price and income, and excludes transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes — commuting cost in particular tends to offset suburban housing savings.

Access

2 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 9 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
San Antonio IntlSAT9 mi8,505 ft
Austin-Bergstrom IntlAUS74 mi12,250 ft
Victoria RgnlVCT111 mi9,111 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Other cities in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

Same metropolitan area, measured the same way
CityCountyPopulationArea ScoreCompare
San AntonioBexar County1,479,83557vs Leon Valley
New BraunfelsGuadalupe County104,64372vs Leon Valley
SchertzBexar County44,05069vs Leon Valley
Timberwood ParkBexar County35,413vs Leon Valley
CiboloGuadalupe County35,10972vs Leon Valley
Canyon LakeComal County33,883vs Leon Valley
SeguinGuadalupe County33,75464vs Leon Valley
ConverseBexar County29,60762vs Leon Valley
BoerneKendall County20,51869vs Leon Valley
Universal CityBexar County20,18962vs Leon Valley
Live OakBexar County15,98463vs Leon Valley
SelmaBexar County11,50365vs Leon Valley

Every city here is measured on the same scale from the same source releases, so the comparison is like for like. A higher Area Score reflects AreaProfile’s standardized weighting rather than a judgment about which is the better place to live.

Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 30, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.