Comal County · Texas · South · 105k residents
New Braunfels, TX: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on New Braunfels: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Texas median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,151/wk. Texas's corporate income tax rate is 0%. Commercial electricity averages 8.6¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,151/wk
Corporate income tax
0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
38.6%
Commercial electricity
8.6¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast New Braunfels's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
46/100
Steady
Ranks New Braunfels's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $339,400 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $170 |
| Property tax rate | 1.68% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,374/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,661/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 8.2% |
| Corporate income tax | 0% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,151/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 38.6% |
| Commercial electricity | 8.6¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 26.1/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $128,430 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $94,370 |
| Wage: General manager | $99,790 |
| Wage: Customer service | $42,720 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $37,360 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $53,650 |
| Wage: Electrician | $57,010 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $30,960 |
| Cost of living index | 100 |
| Groceries index | 96 |
| Utilities | $185/mo |
| Transit pass | $96/mo |
| Gas price | $2.90/gal |
| Healthcare index | 96 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,000/mo |
| Median household income | $86,021 |
| Unemployment rate | 4% |
| Population | 105k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 38/100 |
| Disaster risk | 93/100 |
| Avg. commute | 27 min |
| Sunny days / year | 230 days |
| July high | 93°F |
| January low | 37°F |
| Annual snowfall | 0 in |
| Home price YoY | -2.6% |
| Home price MoM | -0.2% |
| Rent YoY | -2.6% |
| Rent MoM | -0.3% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +1.1% |
| Building permits YoY | -63.9% |
| Ocean coast | 119 mi |
| Big lake | 50 mi |
| Mountains | 313 mi |
| Major airport | 24 mi |
| Ski resort | 520 mi |
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- Is New Braunfels a good place to run a business?
- Texas's corporate income tax rate is 0%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,151/wk; commercial electricity averages 8.6¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in New Braunfels, TX?
- New Braunfels indexes at 100 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,661/mo and a acs median home value of $339,400.
- How much does a house cost in New Braunfels?
- The acs median home value in New Braunfels is $339,400 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in New Braunfels?
- A two-bedroom in New Braunfels rents for about $1,661/mo.