Fredericksburg, TX vs Canyon Lake, TX

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

MetricFredericksburg, TXCanyon Lake, TX
Population11,41933,883
Median Household Income$64,534$97,301
Median Rent$1,386/mo$1,327/mo
Median Home Value$460,300$389,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)—95
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52%49.4%
Poverty Rate9.2%7.3%
Unemployment Rate3.1% (county)3.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k84114*
Property Crime Rate /100k619600*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs93°F94°F
Winter Lows36°F42°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute14.1 min38.9 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.213.7
College Degree Rate43.3%36.3%
Foreign-Born %4.7%3.9%
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.