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Place dossier plate
SheetTX-FALCON-LAKE-ESTATES-TX · Falcon Lake Estates, TX 1,037 pop · income 39th 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 Falcon Lake Estates
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Falcon Lake Estates on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Batesville · lowest
26,227
Batesville · lowest
26,227 median HH income
27.3% of the leader · rank #1
Fifty-Six · near
62,583
Fifty-Six · near
62,583 median HH income
65.3% of the leader · rank #2
Candor · near
62,583
Candor · near
62,583 median HH income
65.3% of the leader · rank #3
Frankfort · near
62,583
Frankfort · near
62,583 median HH income
65.3% of the leader · rank #4
Staunton · near
62,586
Staunton · near
62,586 median HH income
65.3% of the leader · rank #5
Falcon Lake E… · this city
62,589
Falcon Lake E… · this city
62,589 median HH income
65.3% of the leader · rank #6
Belmont Estat… · highest
95,900
Belmont Estat… · highest
95,900 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
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Falcon Lake Estates on ACS population and median household income
. 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: 1,037.
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Falcon Lake Estates lands in the 39th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
39th
percentile, household income
26th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
📝 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: Falcon Lake Estates, TX
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 1,037 residents in Falcon Lake Estates, a small town within Texas. Falcon Lake Estates households earn a median of $62,589 annually, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 25.1%. Home values in Falcon Lake Estates run a median of $146,600, and the median resident age is 34.4 years. 13.8% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 62.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
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. Workers in Falcon Lake Estates report an average commute of 24.0 minutes, with 87.3% driving alone and 6.6% working from home. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Falcon Lake Estates'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 work and mobility to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Falcon Lake Estates, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles, annual population history; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Falcon Lake Estates?
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Batesville (1,033 residents, $26,227 income); Milford (1,033 residents); Robert Lee (1,033 residents, $33,413 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Blue Ridge, AZ (1,037 residents); Topeka, IN (1,037 residents); Cypress Landing, NC (1,037 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.
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.
What does the journey to work look like in Falcon Lake Estates?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 87.3%. The reported mean trip to work is 24.0 minutes.
How far does income reach against housing in Falcon Lake Estates?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.3 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 25.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
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. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
Below median income · poverty 25.1% (Highest-decile poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Texas average
F
City profile score · Falcon Lake Estates, TX
30/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
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.
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.
Household income F
$62,589
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
13.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
25.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Falcon Lake Estates profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Household income: 38/100 (F) · $62,589
Bachelor's+ share: 17/100 (F) · 13.8%
Poverty rate: 6/100 (F) · 25.1%
How does Falcon Lake Estates compare to other US cities?
Where Falcon Lake Estates sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income39% higher than other cities
Home value26% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Falcon Lake Estates 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 Falcon Lake Estates near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Falcon Lake Estates ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Falcon Lake Estates only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#784 of 1,520
48th percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#823 of 1,505
45th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#192 of 1,663
88th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1,029 of 1,663
38th 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
39th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Falcon Lake Estates's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$146,600Among the most affordablemore affordable than 74% 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
Falcon Lake Estates's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.3×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#3,182 of 15,516
More affordable than 79% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,925 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.3×, Falcon Lake Estates sits in the affordable band:
national rank #3,182 of 15,516 and #2,925 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
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
$62,589Falcon Lake Estates, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Falcon Lake Estates, 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 Falcon Lake Estates, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)13.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)25.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)62.2%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
1,037
Median Income
$62,589
Median Home Value
$146,600
Median Age
34.4
Poverty Rate
25.1%
Labor force participation
62.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
13.8%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
24.0 minutes
Drive Alone
87.3%
Carpool
6.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
6.6%
Based on 425 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 Falcon Lake Estates. 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 Falcon Lake Estates 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 Falcon Lake Estates sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Falcon Lake Estates 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, 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.