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Place dossier plate
SheetTX-SAN-JUAN-TX · San Juan, TX 35,674 pop · income 25th 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 San Juan
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest San Juan on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Texarkana · lowest
49,240
Texarkana · lowest
49,240 median HH income
33.4% of the leader · rank #1
Elgin · near
53,438
Elgin · near
53,438 median HH income
36.2% of the leader · rank #2
South Jackson… · near
53,438
South Jackson… · near
53,438 median HH income
36.2% of the leader · rank #3
Williamson · near
53,438
Williamson · near
53,438 median HH income
36.2% of the leader · rank #4
Clements · near
53,438
Clements · near
53,438 median HH income
36.2% of the leader · rank #5
San Juan · this city
53,440
San Juan · this city
53,440 median HH income
36.2% of the leader · rank #6
Timberwood Pa… · highest
147,471
Timberwood Pa… · highest
147,471 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 San Juan 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: 35,674.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
San Juan - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, San Juan places in the 25th percentile for household income and the 44th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
25th
percentile, household income
17th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
44th
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: San Juan, TX
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 35,674 residents in San Juan, a small city within Texas. The typical household in San Juan brings in $53,440 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 21.8%. Home values in San Juan run a median of $118,200, and the median resident age is 29.7 years. 14.4% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 56.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 363 residential building permits were authorized in San Juan (Building Boom), up 139% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. San Juan reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 1572.6 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not 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). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,149 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Texas run around $223, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. The average commute for San Juan workers runs 23.8 minutes, with 83.1% driving alone and 5.2% 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 San Juan'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 housing and income to schools and households to reported crime to population change to work and mobility to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For San Juan, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares, local building permits, annual population history, matched public-school count.
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.
Question 1
How far does income reach against housing in San Juan?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.2 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 21.8%, 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.
The NCES join finds 15 public schools within the city match. 14.4% 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.
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.
What can the FBI record say about safety in San Juan?
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.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1572.6 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 31% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Which cities make useful reference points for San Juan?
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Texarkana (36,039 residents, $49,240 income); La Porte (36,077 residents, $81,801 income); Socorro (36,237 residents, $52,100 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Carrollwood, FL (35,645 residents); Egypt Lake-Leto, FL (35,709 residents); Owings Mills, MD (35,626 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. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
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 San Juan growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
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.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +2,500 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +7.1% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 363 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+7.1%
2025 estimate
37,868
2020 estimate
35,368
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What does the journey to work look like in San Juan?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 83.1%. The reported mean trip to work is 23.8 minutes.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
5.2%
Drive alone
83.1%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 14,047 workers age 16+.
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 C
155 /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.
Household income F
$53,440
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
14.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
21.8%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
San Juan profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 57/100 (C) · 155 /100k
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Household income: 25/100 (F) · $53,440
Bachelor's+ share: 18/100 (F) · 14.4%
Poverty rate: 10/100 (F) · 21.8%
Where San Juan sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
San Juan'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 - San Juan highlighted among 27 peers.Read the chart values
San Juan, TX (this city): home $118,200, crime 1,573/100k
Salisbury, NC : home $215,200, crime 4,948/100k
Texarkana, TX : home $159,700, crime 2,892/100k
La Porte, TX : home $217,100, crime 1,131/100k
Socorro, TX : home $131,200, crime 954/100k
Farmers Branch, TX : home $322,000, crime 2,749/100k
Del Rio, TX : home $143,200, crime 1,454/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does San Juan compare to other US cities?
Where San Juan sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income25% higher than other cities
Home value17% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety44% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Texas alone, San Juan ranks #359 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares San Juan 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 San Juan near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, San Juan ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares San Juan only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#1,042 of 1,520
31st percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#989 of 1,505
34th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#278 of 1,663
83rd percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#997 of 1,663
40th 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
25th percentile nationally for median household income · 44th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
San Juan's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
San Juan'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 San Juan's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$118,200Among the most affordablemore affordable than 83% 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
San Juan's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.2×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#2,517 of 15,516
More affordable than 84% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#152 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 2.2×, San Juan sits in the affordable band:
national rank #2,517 of 15,516 and #152 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
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
$53,440San Juan, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context San Juan, 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 San Juan, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)14.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)21.8%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)56.6%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
35,674
Median Income
$53,440
Median Home Value
$118,200
Median Age
29.7
Poverty Rate
21.8%
Labor force participation
56.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
14.4%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1572.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
154.8
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1417.7
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.
Schools
Total Schools
15
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
San Juan's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
35,368 residents
2021
35,539 residents
2022
35,832 residents
2023
36,597 residents
2024
37,298 residents
2025
37,868 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
363
housing units authorized
Single-Family
298
detached homes
Multifamily
65
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
10.2
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
152
140
12
$13.1M
2020
155
155
0
$12.3M
2021
213
213
0
$27.2M
2022
310
168
142
$63.9M
2023
333
196
137
$41.7M
2024
363
298
65
$49.2M
Permit volume increased 139% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
23.8 minutes
Drive Alone
83.1%
Carpool
10.4%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.6%
Work from Home
5.2%
Other
0.7%
Based on 14,047 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 San Juan. 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 San Juan 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 San Juan sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How San Juan 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.