ConverseTX
A town of 29,607. A typical home worth about $241K.
What makes Converse stand out
The 3 things Converse does most differently from other towns.
Converse has grown 50.9% since 2010
18,198 people in 2010; 29,607 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
Converse’s report card
Now in Converse
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Weather
Forecast →Local news
All →- Lowe’s Plans New 107,000-Square-Foot Store in ConverseWhatNow · Aug 27
- Bojangles Franchisee Planning Three New San Antonio Area LocationsWhatNow · Jul 22
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Converse. Another town gets a different order.
A typical Converse home is worth about $241K
The typical Converse home is worth about $241,000, down 4.3% in a year, 20% below the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
4.4% of Converse is conserved land
4.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Converse City Park | 3 mi | 184 |
| 2. Anton Schumann Park | 0.5 mi | 7 |
| 3. Converse North Park | 0.1 mi | 41 |
Most working residents commute out of Converse
Most working residents leave Converse for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are San Antonio (54%), Live Oak (5%) and Austin (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Where working residents work
Healthier than 53% of U.S. towns
Converse beats the Texas average on 7 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Converse | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.8% | 5.6% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.9% | 5.7% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 43.1% | 38.2% |
Converse’s public schools outperform 18% of Texas districts
The public schools Converse’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 82% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idea Converse Academy | K–5 | 743 | D− |
| Copperfield El | PK–5 | 730 | C+ |
| Converse El | PK–5 | 577 | C |
| Converse Christian SCH and Early Learning Center Private | PK–1 | 40 | |
| Judson Middle | 6–8 | 1,189 | C |
| Idea Converse College Preparatory | 6–10 | 462 | B− |
Less crime per resident than 25% of U.S. towns
Converse reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 75% report less.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Mild winters, hot summers
Converse has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 41°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
98% of working residents leave Converse for work
Where Converse’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Converse
City in Texas, US
Converse is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States, 15 miles (24 km) northeast of downtown San Antonio. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 27,466. It is part of the San Antonio metropolitan statistical area.
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- Population
- 27,466
- Area
- 7.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 719 ft
- ZIP code
- 78109
Converse’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Converse.