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Place dossier plate
SheetTX-BEE-CAVE-TX · Bee Cave, TX 8,861 pop · income 84th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Bee Cave
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Bee Cave on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Brownfield · lowest
43,189
Brownfield · lowest
43,189 median HH income
17.3% of the leader · rank #1
Trinity · near
113,125
Trinity · near
113,125 median HH income
45.2% of the leader · rank #2
Apollo Beach · near
113,130
Apollo Beach · near
113,130 median HH income
45.3% of the leader · rank #3
Bee Cave · this city
113,157
Bee Cave · this city
113,157 median HH income
45.3% of the leader · rank #4
Falling Water · near
113,160
Falling Water · near
113,160 median HH income
45.3% of the leader · rank #5
Youngsville · near
113,164
Youngsville · near
113,164 median HH income
45.3% of the leader · rank #6
Highland Park · highest
250,001
Highland Park · highest
250,001 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Bee Cave on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 8,861.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Bee Cave - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Bee Cave lands in the 84th percentile for household income and the 18th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
84th
percentile, household income
93rd
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
18th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Bee Cave, TX
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 8,861 residents in Bee Cave, a small town within Texas. Bee Cave households earn a median of $113,157 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 1.1%. Bee Cave's housing stock carries a median value of $699,100, and the median resident age is 38.1 years. 63.8% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 64.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 3 residential building permits were authorized in Bee Cave (Construction Slowdown), down 97% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Bee Cave's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: FBI UCR figures show 2816.9 crimes per 100,000 residents, above the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Texas at 97.1 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,149 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $223 across Texas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 49.0 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Bee Cave's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to housing and income to population change to work and mobility to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Bee Cave, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, commute-mode shares, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, matched public-school count; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for Bee Cave?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Pearsall (8,841 residents, $45,293 income); Aransas Pass (8,807 residents, $59,359 income); Brownfield (8,803 residents, $43,189 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Larkfield-Wikiup, CA (8,861 residents); Signal Mountain, TN (8,861 residents); Clanton, AL (8,862 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
How far does income reach against housing in Bee Cave?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 6.2 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 1.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Is Bee Cave growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -692 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -7.6% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 3 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
What does the journey to work look like in Bee Cave?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 59.5%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Bee Cave?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2816.9 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 24% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
2816.9
Violent rate
153.9
Property rate
2663.0
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share A+
63.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate A+
1.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income A-
$113,157
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime C
154 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bee Cave profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 94/100 (A+) · 63.8%
Poverty rate: 92/100 (A+) · 1.1%
Household income: 83/100 (A-) · $113,157
Violent crime: 57/100 (C) · 154 /100k
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Where Bee Cave sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Bee Cave's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Bee Cave highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Bee Cave, TX (this city): home $699,100, crime 2,817/100k
Signal Mountain, TN : home $482,300, crime 526/100k
Clanton, AL : home $158,200, crime 3,622/100k
Collingdale, PA : home $146,600, crime 2,042/100k
Olney, IL : home $96,900, crime 1,266/100k
Pearsall, TX : home $107,300, crime 1,122/100k
Aransas Pass, TX : home $212,100, crime 2,119/100k
Brownfield, TX : home $109,900, crime 1,692/100k
Whitehouse, TX : home $216,000, crime 449/100k
Highland Park, TX : home $1,887,300, crime 2,516/100k
How does Bee Cave compare to other US cities?
Bee Cave measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income84% higher than other cities
Home value93% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety18% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Texas and the picture shifts: Bee Cave ranks #547 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Bee Cave against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Texas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Bee Cave near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Bee Cave ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Bee Cave only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#174 of 1,520
89th percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#37 of 1,505
98th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#1,404 of 1,663
15th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#56 of 1,663
97th percentile in Texas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Texas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
84th percentile nationally for median household income · 18th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Bee Cave's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Bee Cave's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Bee Cave's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$699,1007th percentilemore affordable than 7% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Bee Cave's home-value-to-income ratio: 6.2×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,233 of 15,516
More affordable than 8% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#10,540 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 6.2×, Bee Cave sits in the pressured band:
national rank #14,233 of 15,516 and #10,540 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$113,157Bee Cave, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Bee Cave, TX median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Bee Cave, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)63.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)1.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)64.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
8,861
Median Income
$113,157
Median Home Value
$699,100
Median Age
38.1
Poverty Rate
1.1%
Labor force participation
64.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
63.8%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2816.9
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
153.9
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2663.0
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Bee Cave's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
9,156 residents
2021
9,022 residents
2022
8,915 residents
2023
8,738 residents
2024
8,584 residents
2025
8,464 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
3
housing units authorized
Single-Family
3
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
100
100
0
$20.5M
2020
89
89
0
$18.3M
2021
63
63
0
$13.7M
2022
25
25
0
$6.3M
2023
4
4
0
$0.9M
2024
3
3
0
$0.6M
Permit volume decreased 97% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
59.5%
Carpool
4.0%
Public Transit
0.5%
Walk
2.5%
Work from Home
32.1%
Other
1.4%
Based on 4,309 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Texas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Texas at $223 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Texas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Bee Cave. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Texas's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Bee Cave is $1,149/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Texas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Texas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Bee Cave sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Bee Cave compares to similar-size Texas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.