Canyon Lake, TX vs Fredericksburg, TX

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

MetricCanyon Lake, TXFredericksburg, TX
Population33,88311,419
Median Household Income$97,301$64,534
Median Rent$1,327/mo$1,386/mo
Median Home Value$389,300$460,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)95—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.4%52%
Poverty Rate7.3%9.2%
Unemployment Rate3.7% (county)3.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k114*84
Property Crime Rate /100k600*619
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs94°F93°F
Winter Lows42°F36°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute38.9 min14.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher13.714.2
College Degree Rate36.3%43.3%
Foreign-Born %3.9%4.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+8.0%

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 Canyon Lake (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.