Terrell Hills, Texas

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.2% to the 1,962 homes here.

4–23

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Growing. Up 3.3% since 2020.

5,215

people, the 382nd-largest of Texas's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Texas's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

97.9%

of 2,267 jobs located in Terrell Hills are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is down 39% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$1,078

a month. Texas's median is $1,403.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

A $1,316 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Bexar County.
- $872 Tract 1616
- $2,188 Tract 1614
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$960–$1,440

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,078 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 148 homes permitted in ten years, 2016–2025
- 4% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 89% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2016–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.2% to the 1,962 homes here.

4–23

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 195% more than Texas's.

$838,400

median home value in Terrell Hills.
- $838,400 Terrell Hills
- $283,800 Texas
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Terrell Hills, Texas

Terrell Hills,
Texas.

Growing. Up 3.3% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is down 39% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.2% to the 1,962 homes here.

A median home costs 195% more than Texas's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Growing. Up 3.3% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is down 39% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.2–1.2% to the 1,962 homes here.

A median home costs 195% more than Texas's.

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