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Place dossier plate
SheetTX-LAGUNA-VISTA-TX · Laguna Vista, TX 3,605 pop · income 40th 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 Laguna Vista
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Laguna Vista on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Greensboro · lowest
42,508
Greensboro · lowest
42,508 median HH income
26.7% of the leader · rank #1
Hartsville/Tr… · near
63,190
Hartsville/Tr… · near
63,190 median HH income
39.7% of the leader · rank #2
Laguna Vista · this city
63,191
Laguna Vista · this city
63,191 median HH income
39.8% of the leader · rank #3
Ida Grove · near
63,194
Ida Grove · near
63,194 median HH income
39.8% of the leader · rank #4
Bladen · near
63,194
Bladen · near
63,194 median HH income
39.8% of the leader · rank #5
Fort Drum · near
63,194
Fort Drum · near
63,194 median HH income
39.8% of the leader · rank #6
Shavano Park · highest
158,969
Shavano Park · highest
158,969 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 Laguna Vista 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: 3,605.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Laguna Vista - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Laguna Vista places in the 40th percentile for household income and the 78th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
40th
percentile, household income
59th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
78th
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: Laguna Vista, TX
Texas's Laguna Vista is a small town, with 3,605 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in Laguna Vista report a median income of $63,191 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 13.8%. Typical homes in Laguna Vista are valued around $267,500, and the median resident age is 58.3 years. About 35.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 42.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 19 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 57% from five years earlier. Laguna Vista reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 683.3 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: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Texas scores 97.1 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,149 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Texas's average monthly utility costs around $223 (state average). 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 Laguna Vista'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 to reported crime to population change; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Laguna Vista, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for Laguna Vista?
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 Shavano Park (3,602 residents, $158,969 income); Ballinger (3,599 residents, $61,250 income); Shenandoah (3,597 residents, $67,422 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Greensboro, GA (3,603 residents); Delshire, OH (3,607 residents); North Lakeville, MA (3,602 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.
What does the journey to work look like in Laguna Vista?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 70.1%. 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.
How far does income reach against housing in Laguna Vista?
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 4.2 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 13.8%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Laguna Vista?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 683.3 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 70% 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.
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.
Population change
Is Laguna Vista growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +243 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +6.9% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 19 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.
2020 estimate
3,537
2025 estimate
3,780
Period change
+6.9%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Below median income · poverty 13.8% (High poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Texas average
C-
City profile score · Laguna Vista, TX
52/100
5 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.
Violent crime A-
53 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share B-
35.7%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
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
$63,191
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
13.8%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Laguna Vista profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 83/100 (A-) · 53 /100k
Bachelor's+ share: 68/100 (B-) · 35.7%
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Household income: 39/100 (F) · $63,191
Poverty rate: 25/100 (F) · 13.8%
Where Laguna Vista sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Laguna Vista'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 - Laguna Vista highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Laguna Vista, TX (this city): home $267,500, crime 683/100k
Greensboro, GA : home $159,800, crime 1,056/100k
Melrose, MN : home $198,300, crime 305/100k
Barnesville, OH : home $102,200, crime 284/100k
Shavano Park, TX : home $838,800, crime 1,215/100k
Ballinger, TX : home $109,000, crime 785/100k
Shenandoah, TX : home $396,000, crime 5,529/100k
Sweeny, TX : home $180,700, crime 788/100k
Eastland, TX : home $175,800, crime 1,696/100k
How does Laguna Vista compare to other US cities?
Here's how Laguna Vista stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income40% higher than other cities
Home value59% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety78% 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, Laguna Vista ranks #146 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 Laguna Vista 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 Laguna Vista near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Laguna Vista ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Laguna Vista only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#770 of 1,520
49th percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#345 of 1,505
77th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#555 of 1,663
66th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#283 of 1,663
83rd 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
40th percentile nationally for median household income · 78th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Laguna Vista's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Laguna Vista'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 Laguna Vista's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$267,50041st percentilemore affordable than 41% 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
Laguna Vista's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.2×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#11,338 of 15,516
More affordable than 27% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#8,772 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 4.2×, Laguna Vista sits in the moderate band:
national rank #11,338 of 15,516 and #8,772 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
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
$63,191Laguna Vista, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Laguna Vista, 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 Laguna Vista, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)35.7%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)13.8%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)42.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
3,605
Median Income
$63,191
Median Home Value
$267,500
Median Age
58.3
Poverty Rate
13.8%
Labor force participation
42.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
35.7%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
683.3
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
52.6
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
630.7
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
Laguna Vista's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
3,537 residents
2021
3,597 residents
2022
3,682 residents
2023
3,753 residents
2024
3,796 residents
2025
3,780 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
19
housing units authorized
Single-Family
15
detached homes
Multifamily
4
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
5.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
44
44
0
$10.4M
2020
55
55
0
$13.1M
2021
63
63
0
$15.0M
2022
60
60
0
$15.4M
2023
33
29
4
$8.9M
2024
19
15
4
$4.9M
Permit volume decreased 57% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
70.1%
Carpool
7.8%
Public Transit
1.5%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
20.6%
Based on 1,343 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 Laguna Vista. 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 Laguna Vista 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 Laguna Vista sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Laguna Vista 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.