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Converse vs Universal City

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+44.5 pts in Converse) and trails (3.7× in Universal City).

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Converse, TXHomes around $241KTexas · 29,607 people
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Universal City, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 20,189 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

ConverseHomes around $241K
Housing$241K typical home20% below the TX typical home Outdoors#165 most conserved land in TX4.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 53%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Converse →
Universal CityAn outdoors town
Outdoors#14 most trails in TX16 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 58%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates College town1 collegeNortheast Lakeview College All about Universal City →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+44.5 pts
Converse has grown faster since 2010
Converse +50.9%Universal City +6.4%
Trails3.7×
Universal City has more miles of trail
Universal City 15.7 miConverse 4.2 mi
Rent+29%
Rent runs higher in Converse
Converse $1,693Universal City $1,315
Household income+26%
Households in Converse earn more
Converse $94,222Universal City $74,811
Homeowners+16.7 pts renters
Universal City has more renters
Converse 74.2%Universal City 57.5%
Typical home built19 yrs
Universal City’s homes are older
Converse 2003Universal City 1984
★ What stands out · Report cards

Universal City places higher on 14 of 25 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
CConverseSafer than 25% of U.S. towns C−Universal CitySafer than 22% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−ConverseBetter than 18% of districts in the state C+Universal CityBetter than 42% of districts in the state
Health
B−ConverseHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns BUniversal CityHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns
8Converse
14Universal City

Lists won, of 25 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #63#353 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #195#14 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #131#347 Most-used librariesLibraries · 183 towns #137#79 Best libraries for kidsLibraries · 183 towns #154#106 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #506#379 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #165#49 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #495#374

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Converse’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Universal City

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Converse$1,630/mo
Typical home $241K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.85% · or rent about $1,693/mo · Housing →
Universal City$1,810/mo
Typical home $265K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.91% · or rent about $1,315/mo · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Universal City and Converse.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Converse and Universal City share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

ConverseUniversal CityConverseUniversal City
Converse ↔ Universal City2.7 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
152 Converse residents work in Universal City (1.3% of its workers)
93 Universal City residents work in Converse (1.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Converse →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
ConverseUniversal City
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F41°F
July high95°F95°F
Growing season (days)277d277d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd69th
Outdoors & history
ConverseUniversal City
Trails4 mi16 mi
Conserved land4.4%12.4%
Community
ConverseUniversal City
Library hours a week42 hrs40 hrs
Colleges in town—1
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

ConverseUniversal City
People
Population 29,607Highest 20,189Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +50.9%Highest TX: +15.9% +6.4%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 33.8±2Lowest 5% below TX 37.1±3.5Highest 4% above TX
Universal City and Converse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.7%±3.5Highest TX: 25% 22.5%±3.8Lowest TX: 25%
Converse and Universal City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.1%±2.3Lowest TX: 13.4% 14.4%±2.3Highest TX: 13.4%
Universal City and Converse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.9%Highest TX: 33.8% 33.6%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.4%±2.1Highest TX: 6.2% 6.9%±2.3Lowest TX: 6.2%
Converse and Universal City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,222±$13kHighest 20% above TX $74,811±$6kLowest 5% below TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $248,400±$10kLowest 12% below TX $269,600±$17kHighest 5% below TX
Universal City and Converse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,693±$128Highest 21% above TX $1,315±$70Lowest 6% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,590Lowest 8% above TX $5,147Highest 22% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 65.1%±15.4Highest TX: 51.7% 38.7%±10.6Lowest TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line 11.6%Highest TX: 13.8% 8.8%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.2%Highest TX: 62.6% 57.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 11 yrs newer than TX 1984Lowest 8 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the TX average 26 minLowest about the TX average
Work from home 13.3%±3.1Highest TX: 14.4% 9.9%±3.3Lowest TX: 14.4%
Converse and Universal City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.3%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 13.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Lowest 0.57Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (54%)San Antonio (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in Universal City1% work in Converse
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.4%Lowest 12.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.2 miLowest 15.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 2.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 78.5Lowest 100Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #506 of 583 in TX#379 of 583 in TX
School district IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS · JUDSON ISDJUDSON ISD
High school in town Judson H SNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 14.8 —
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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