Housing data for Comfort, TX

Comfort, TX has an estimated 1,565 residents and 805 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Kendall County.

15.5% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $979 a month.

Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−57.9%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,565 (±544)
Housing units
805 (±274)
Households that rent
15.5%
Median gross rent
$979
Residents since 2015–2019
−57.9%

What stands out in Comfort

Homes built before 1980: 37.3% (±15.6 points) in Comfort, higher than in Kendall County (17.3%).

Median gross rent: $979 (±$87) in Comfort, lower than in Kendall County ($1,606).

Households that moved in since 2020: 8.2% (±6.0 points) in Comfort, lower than in Kendall County (21.6%).

Median home value: $330,200 (±$77,935) in Comfort, lower than in Kendall County ($512,700).

Housing in Comfort at a glance

  • Median rent: $979 median gross rent a month
  • Rent burden: 41.9% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 15.5% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $80,580 median household income
  • Home values: $330,200 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,046 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 5.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 52.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 37.3% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 70.2% heat with electricity
  • Commute and cars: 25.7 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −57.9% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 8.2% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Comfort against Kendall County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
ComfortKendall CountyTexasUnited States
Residents1,565 (±544)48,567 (exact)30,188,424 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units805 (±274)19,213 (±38)12,128,515 (±1,574)143,775,355
Households that rent15.5% (±10.4 points)20.5% (±2.7 points)37.4% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$979 (±$87)$1,606 (±$77)$1,403 (±$4)$1,413
Median household income$80,580 (±$26,964)$114,962 (±$8,014)$78,476 (±$263)$80,734
Median home value$330,200 (±$77,935)$512,700 (±$31,098)$283,800 (±$738)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)—$5,656 (±$487)$4,232 (±$19)$3,119
Built before 198037.3% (±15.6 points)17.3% (±3.0 points)33.2% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute25.7 minutes (±4.6)28.6 minutes (±2.0)26.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband94.7% (±5.9 points)94.1% (±1.4 points)91.4% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents50.5 years (±21.7)43.2 years (±0.4)35.6 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Comfort covers 3.5 square miles of land, about 451 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Comfort has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents3,717 (±901)1,565 (±544)−57.9%Measurable decrease
Housing units990 (±187)805 (±274)−18.7%Not a measurable change
Median home value$128,800 (±$18,640)$330,200 (±$77,935)+156.4%Up after inflation
Median household income$67,072 (±$25,060)$80,580 (±$26,964)+20.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,271 (±$290)$1,046 (±$782)−17.7%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent25.2% (±14.7 points)15.5% (±10.4 points)−9.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±18.6 points)0.0% (±31.9 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Kendall County

Comfort has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Kendall County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Kendall County recorded 87 violent and 684 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Comfort

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Center Point9.0 mi$477$324,20025.0%
Kerrville14 mi$1,086$303,40040.9%
Boerne17 mi$1,589$457,90035.5%
Bandera20 mi$1,112$238,80044.3%
Fredericksburg20 mi$1,386$460,30036.9%
Ingram21 mi$1,003$198,00044.1%
Fair Oaks Ranch22 mi$2,108$657,6002.7%
Scenic Oaks23 mi$1,835$563,10016.6%

Places in Texas most like Comfort

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Gun Barrel City$960$237,300$71,3109.3%
Lake Cherokee$930$345,000$91,85521.9%
Appleby$956$209,400$83,75016.3%
Santa Fe$1,240$325,800$99,19018.7%
Sam Rayburn$1,108$255,200$83,05617.8%
Alma$945$292,300$108,75015.9%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Texas.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Comfort, fiscal year 2027

Kendall County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,276$1,285$1,650$2,285$2,470

HUD income limits for Comfort, fiscal year 2026

Kendall County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$29,350$48,900$74,800
2 people$33,550$55,900$85,450
3 people$37,750$62,900$96,150
4 people$41,900$69,850$106,800
5 people$45,300$75,450$115,350
6 people$48,650$81,050$123,900
7 people$52,000$86,650$132,450
8 people$55,720$92,250$141,000

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Kendall County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $139,700.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Comfort is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Comfort

What is the average rent in Comfort, TX?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Comfort is $979 (±$87) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

What is the median household income in Comfort?

The median household income in Comfort is $80,580 (±$26,964) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Comfort, TX?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $330,200 (±$77,935) for owner-occupied homes in Comfort (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Comfort?

Comfort, TX has an estimated 805 (±274) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How old are most homes in Comfort?

37.3% of homes in Comfort, TX were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common way to heat a home in Comfort?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Comfort, used by 70.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Comfort growing?

In Comfort, the number of residents went from 3,717 in 2015–2019 to 1,565 in 2020–2024 (−57.9%), a measurable decrease.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Comfort CDP, Texas (place:16228, in state:48).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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