New Braunfels, TX Housing Market & City Data

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90,209
Population Estimate
$216,984
Median Home Value
96.6%
Employment Rate
34.8%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$208
Median Listing Price$478,063
Median Days on Market77
Active Listings1199
New Listings260
Total Listings (Active + Pending)1566
Avg Listing Price$598,663
Avg Listing Price Change MoM0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-3%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.25
Family Dual Income52.8
Median Household Income$71,044
Median Individual Income$33,764
Home Ownership62.2%
Home Value$216,984
Median Rent$1,183
Rent Burden28.8%
Poverty8.6%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED9.1%
  • Highschool Education26.8%
  • Some College29.4%
  • Bachelors Degree24.3%
  • Graduate Degree10.5%
  • Total College or Above34.8%
  • Stem Degree39.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.6%
  • Female51.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married53.9%
  • Divorced13.6%
  • Never Married27.1%
  • Widowed5.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityNew Braunfels
State IDTX
Population90,209

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1827.4%
19–2912.8%
30–3914.7%
40–4913.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.2%
60–6910.0%
70–796.2%
80+3.8%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation66.3%
Unemployment Rate3.4%
Disabled13.9%

ETHNICITY

White91.6%
Black2.0%
Asian1.5%
Native American0.4%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other2.4%
Multiple2.1%

OTHER

Hispanic34.4%
Limited English2.1%
Health Uninsured12.3%
Veteran10.0%

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Neighborhoods in New Braunfels, TX

Get to know neighborhoods in New Braunfels, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Alexan Gruene Crossing

    Gruene Crossing ↗

    Median asking price
    $193,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    60
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6/10 · 4 schools

  • New Braunfels

    Downtown New Braunfels ↗

    Median asking price
    $250,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    40
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6.7/10 · 6 schools

  • NB River Chase

    River Chase ↗

    Median asking price
    $420,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    23
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6.4/10 · 9 schools

  • Gruene

    Gruene Road ↗

    Median asking price
    $247,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    10
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6/10 · 3 schools

  • Laurel Heights Apartments

    Laurel Heights ↗

    Median asking price
    $405,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    3
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6.3/10 · 4 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.