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Schertz vs Converse

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (6.4× in Schertz) and jobs per worker (3.2× in Schertz).

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Schertz, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 44,050 people
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Converse, TXHomes around $241KTexas · 29,607 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.

SchertzAn outdoors town
Outdoors#114 most trails in TX27 miles of trails across 24 parks and preserves Schools#172 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 73%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Schertz →
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 →
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.

Trails6.4×
Schertz has more miles of trail
Schertz 26.7 miConverse 4.2 mi
Jobs per worker3.2×
Schertz is more of a job hub
Schertz 1.06Converse 0.33
Growth since 2010+17.4 pts
Converse has grown faster since 2010
Converse +50.9%Schertz +33.5%
Street grid2×
Converse has the more walkable street grid
Converse 78.5Schertz 38.5
Home values+28%
Homes cost more in Schertz
Schertz $317,100Converse $248,400
Average commute5 min
Converse has the shorter commute
Schertz 32 minConverse 27 min
★ What stands out · Report cards

Schertz places higher on 14 of 22 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
BSchertzSafer than 58% of U.S. towns CConverseSafer than 25% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−SchertzBetter than 83% of districts in the state C−ConverseBetter than 18% of districts in the state
Health
B+SchertzHealthier than 73% of U.S. towns B−ConverseHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns
14Schertz
8Converse

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #172#506 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #179#499 SafestSafety · 470 towns #143#353 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #499#208 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #527#375 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #153#291 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #114#195 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#383

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Schertz

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.

Schertz$2,050/mo
Typical home $312K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.61% · or rent about $1,659/mo · Housing →
Converse$1,630/mo
Typical home $241K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.85% · or rent about $1,693/mo · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,100 a year, between Schertz 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

Schertz and Converse share a border

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

SchertzConverseSchertzConverse
Schertz ↔ Converse4.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
364 Converse residents work in Schertz (3.1% 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
SchertzConverse
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F41°F
July high95°F95°F
Growing season (days)277d277d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th62nd
Outdoors & history
SchertzConverse
Trails27 mi4 mi
Conserved land2.7%4.4%
Settled1843—
National Register places2—
Community
SchertzConverse
Library hours a week59 hrs42 hrs
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.

SchertzConverse
People
Population 44,050Highest 29,607Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +33.5%Lowest TX: +15.9% +50.9%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 38.6±2.3Highest 8% above TX 33.8±2Lowest 5% below TX
Kids under 18 22.9%±1.9Lowest TX: 25% 27.7%±3.5Highest TX: 25%
Converse and Schertz are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.6%±1.3Highest TX: 13.4% 11.1%±2.3Lowest TX: 13.4%
Schertz and Converse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.8%Highest TX: 33.8% 33.9%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±1.2Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.4%±2.1Highest TX: 6.2%
Converse and Schertz are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $99,948±$7kHighest 27% above TX $94,222±$13kLowest 20% above TX
Schertz and Converse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $317,100±$10kHighest 12% above TX $248,400±$10kLowest 12% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,659±$137Lowest 18% above TX $1,693±$128Highest 21% above TX
Converse and Schertz are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,090Highest 20% above TX $4,590Lowest 8% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.7%±8.8Lowest TX: 51.7% 65.1%±15.4Highest TX: 51.7%
Converse and Schertz are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.2%Lowest TX: 13.8% 11.6%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.4%Highest TX: 62.6% 74.2%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Lowest 10 yrs newer than TX 2003Highest 11 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 19% above TX 27 minLowest about the TX average
Work from home 15.6%±2.6Highest TX: 14.4% 13.3%±3.1Lowest TX: 14.4%
Schertz and Converse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.8%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.06Highest 0.33Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (40%)San Antonio (54%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Converse3% work in Schertz
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Lowest 4.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 26.7 miHighest 4.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 24Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 38.5Lowest 78.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #172 of 583 in TX#506 of 583 in TX
School district SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY · COMAL ISDIDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS · JUDSON ISD
High school in town Samuel Clemens H SJudson H S
Students per teacherat that high school 18.5Highest 14.8Lowest
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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