Living here
Cost of living in New Braunfels
Housing is close to the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$1,536/mo
14% above US
Median home value
$315,100
4% above US
Median household income
$88,257
12% above US
Rent as share of income
21%
US 21%
Home price to income
3.6×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
8.25%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How New Braunfels compares
- New Braunfels$1,536
- Texas$1,339
- United States$1,348
- Austin$1,655
- Cedar Park$1,753
- Georgetown$1,671
- Killeen$1,147
- Sugar Land$1,939
- Pearland$1,759
- Galveston$1,278
- Flower Mound$2,221
- New Braunfels$315,100
- Texas$260,400
- United States$303,400
- Austin$512,700
- Cedar Park$474,800
- Georgetown$398,600
- Killeen$196,000
- Sugar Land$406,600
- Pearland$330,900
- Galveston$294,300
- Flower Mound$514,100
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Life in New Braunfels
Questions
Is New Braunfels expensive to live in?
Housing in New Braunfels is close to the national average: median rent is $1,536 (14% above US) and the median home value is $315,100 (4% above US).
How much is rent in New Braunfels?
The median gross rent is $1,536 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $1,099, 1 bedroom $1,196, 2 bedrooms $1,441, 3 bedrooms $1,864, 4 bedrooms $2,163.
How much of their income do renters spend in New Braunfels?
At the median, a year’s rent ($18,432) equals about 21% of the median household income ($88,257); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in New Braunfels?
Sales tax is 8.25% and property taxes run about 1.41% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts - City Sales and Use Tax rates (city-rates.xlsx, updated Oct 6, 2026; cross-checked with EDI current rate file taxrates.txt, 2026 Q4).