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33,883people live here $97,301median household income▲ 21% above US $1,327median rent per monthNear US average $389,300median home value▲ 17% above US

Canyon Lake is an unincorporated community in Comal County, TX. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Canyon Lake

Canyon Lake is an unincorporated community in Texas with county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Canyon Lake deals with long average commutes, hot summers, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Long commutes
Hot summers
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options

How Canyon Lake compares

Median household income

Canyon Lake$97,301

Texas avg$78,476

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Canyon Lake$1,327

Texas avg$1,403

US$1,413

Median home value

Canyon Lake$389,300

Texas avg$283,800

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Canyon Lake

Based on Canyon Lake's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,654

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $53,080 a year
49% of Canyon Lake renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$77,860

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $38,930
Homes cost 4.0× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,327/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,327 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices run above average, with a median around $389,300. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $389,300 · 49% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.7% county unemployment

Unemployment in Comal County is 3.7%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Comal County (county-wide)

Safety

114 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Canyon Lake doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Comal County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 600/100k · Policed by Comal County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 50% above US

39 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 38.9 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 24% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

67%

Work from home

24%

Carpool

5.4%

Other

1.9%

Walk

1.1%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 94°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 42°F.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

36% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 36% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

6 public schools inside the boundary

There are 6 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park (34 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Canyon Lake's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are long average commutes and hot summers. A year of median rent ($1,327/mo) equals 16% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (24% of workers here already work from home). It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes.

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