A town of 9,630, settled in 1880. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
The 3 things Helotes does most differently from other towns.
7,341 people in 2010; 9,630 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Helotes. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Helotes for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are San Antonio (60%), Leon Valley (9%) and Austin (4%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
The public schools Helotes’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuentz El | PK–5 | 517 | B |
| Helotes El | PK–5 | 316 | A |
| Childrens Lighthouse Helotes Private | PK–5 | 227 | |
| Marvelously Made - the School for Young Children Private | PK–8 | 169 | |
| O'Connor H S | 9–12 | 2,535 | A |
Helotes beats the Texas average on 14 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Helotes | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.7% | 12.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.9% | 19.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.8% | 6.1% |
The typical Helotes home is worth about $466,000, about the same as a year ago, 56% above the Texas typical home.
Helotes reports less crime per resident than 71% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Helotes has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 40°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
1.7 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Helotes Natural Area and Disc Golf Course | — | 9 |
| 2. Helotes Creek Linear Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Spengler's Park | — | 4 |
Where Helotes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
City in Texas, United States
Helotes ( hə-LOH-tis) is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States, located on the far northwestern side of San Antonio. It is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area. Helotes was settled primarily by German and Spanish settlers in the 1850s. Its population was 9,030 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Helotes.