Buda, TX vs Steiner Ranch, TX

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBuda, TXSteiner Ranch, TX
Population15,85918,619
Median Household Income$123,766$190,523
Median Rent$1,852/mo$1,955/mo
Median Home Value$446,600$826,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income27.4%64.1%
Poverty Rate6%2.4%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)3.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k104319*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,5891,291*
Median AQI—53
Good AQI Days /yr—159
Summer Highs95°F96°F
Winter Lows40°F44°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute29 min29.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.413.6
College Degree Rate50.1%73.7%
Foreign-Born %4.7%14.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.8%—

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Steiner Ranch (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.