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Place dossier plate
SheetTX-HELOTES-TX · Helotes, TX 9,372 pop · income 90th 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 Helotes
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Helotes on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
San Lorenzo z… · lowest
23,141
San Lorenzo z… · lowest
23,141 median HH income
13.8% of the leader · rank #1
Pine Ridge CD… · near
129,829
Pine Ridge CD… · near
129,829 median HH income
77.4% of the leader · rank #2
Helotes · this city
129,884
Helotes · this city
129,884 median HH income
77.5% of the leader · rank #3
Nixon · near
129,909
Nixon · near
129,909 median HH income
77.5% of the leader · rank #4
Little Falls · near
129,911
Little Falls · near
129,911 median HH income
77.5% of the leader · rank #5
Farmingville · near
129,920
Farmingville · near
129,920 median HH income
77.5% of the leader · rank #6
Roxborough Pa… · highest
167,671
Roxborough Pa… · highest
167,671 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 Helotes 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: 9,372.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Helotes - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Helotes lands in the 90th percentile for household income and the 60th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
90th
percentile, household income
76th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
60th
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: Helotes, TX
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 9,372 residents in Helotes, a small town within Texas. The typical household in Helotes brings in $129,884 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 2.2%. Typical homes in Helotes are valued around $382,400, and the median resident age is 45.6 years. Educational attainment runs 52.2% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 58.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 76 residential building permits were authorized in Helotes (Construction Slowdown), down 28% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Helotes reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 1102.8 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: the state registers 97.1 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Near Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. 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. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 49.0 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Helotes'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 schools and households to work and mobility to comparison shortlist to population change to reported crime to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Helotes, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Helotes?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 6 public schools within the city match. 52.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
What does the journey to work look like in Helotes?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 69.1%. 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.
Which cities make useful reference points for Helotes?
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 Lago Vista (9,341 residents, $110,388 income); Sanger (9,302 residents, $88,987 income); Jacinto City (9,458 residents, $57,703 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Coral Hills, MD (9,372 residents); Fallon, NV (9,371 residents); Roxborough Park, CO (9,365 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.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,360 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +15.1% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 76 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 upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
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 Helotes?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1102.8 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 52% lower 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
1102.8
Violent rate
29.3
Property rate
1073.5
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
How far does income reach against housing in Helotes?
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. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.9 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 2.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
2.9×
Home value
$382,400
Household income
$129,884
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
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.
Household income A+
$129,884
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime A
29 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share A
52.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate A-
2.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better 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.
Helotes profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 90/100 (A+) · $129,884
Violent crime: 89/100 (A) · 29 /100k
Bachelor's+ share: 86/100 (A) · 52.2%
Poverty rate: 84/100 (A-) · 2.2%
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Where Helotes sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Helotes'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 - Helotes highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Helotes, TX (this city): home $382,400, crime 1,103/100k
Fallon, NV : home $262,700, crime 1,356/100k
Angola, IN : home $186,900, crime 2,350/100k
Lago Vista, TX : home $380,200, crime 559/100k
Sanger, TX : home $284,500, crime 1,221/100k
Jacinto City, TX : home $121,100, crime 2,545/100k
Woodway, TX : home $336,100, crime 1,065/100k
Commerce, TX : home $124,800, crime 1,584/100k
How does Helotes compare to other US cities?
Where Helotes sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income90% higher than other cities
Home value76% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety60% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Texas, Helotes ranks #256 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Helotes 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 Helotes near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Helotes ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Helotes only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#111 of 1,520
93rd percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#153 of 1,505
90th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#1,335 of 1,663
19th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#114 of 1,663
93rd 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
90th percentile nationally for median household income · 60th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Helotes's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Helotes'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 Helotes's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$382,40024th percentilemore affordable than 24% 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
Helotes's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.9×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#6,395 of 15,516
More affordable than 59% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#5,450 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.9×, Helotes sits in the affordable band:
national rank #6,395 of 15,516 and #5,450 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
$129,884Helotes, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Helotes, 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 Helotes, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)52.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)2.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)58.9%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
9,372
Median Income
$129,884
Median Home Value
$382,400
Median Age
45.6
Poverty Rate
2.2%
Labor force participation
58.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
52.2%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1102.8
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
29.3
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1073.5
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.
Schools
Total Schools
6
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Helotes's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
9,027 residents
2021
9,112 residents
2022
9,534 residents
2023
9,918 residents
2024
10,168 residents
2025
10,387 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
76
housing units authorized
Single-Family
76
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
8.1
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
106
106
0
$27.5M
2020
45
45
0
$11.4M
2021
157
157
0
$37.4M
2022
147
147
0
$36.8M
2023
70
70
0
$19.4M
2024
76
76
0
$21.8M
Permit volume decreased 28% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
69.1%
Carpool
10.3%
Public Transit
0.3%
Walk
0.4%
Work from Home
19.5%
Based on 4,644 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 Helotes. 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 Helotes 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 Helotes sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Helotes 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, NCES CCD, 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.