Housing data for New Chapel Hill, TX

New Chapel Hill, TX has an estimated 891 residents and 321 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Smith County.

29.8% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,095 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
891 (±290)
Housing units
321 (±83)
Households that rent
29.8%
Median gross rent
$1,095
Residents since 2015–2019
+17.4%

What stands out in New Chapel Hill

Median real estate taxes: $1,700 (±$424) in New Chapel Hill, lower than in Smith County ($2,804).

Median home value: $186,400 (±$49,778) in New Chapel Hill, lower than in Smith County ($240,700).

Housing in New Chapel Hill at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,095 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms: $1,135 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 32.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 29.8% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $63,672 median household income
  • Home values: $186,400 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,647 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,700 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 63.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 38.0% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 21.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 66.0% heat with electricity
  • Commute and cars: 25.9 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +17.4% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 23.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 5.7% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

New Chapel Hill against Smith County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
New Chapel HillSmith CountyTexasUnited States
Residents891 (±290)241,740 (exact)30,188,424 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units321 (±83)99,673 (±61)12,128,515 (±1,574)143,775,355
Households that rent29.8% (±12.8 points)31.2% (±1.3 points)37.4% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,095 (±$181)$1,238 (±$35)$1,403 (±$4)$1,413
Median household income$63,672 (±$29,651)$74,192 (±$2,224)$78,476 (±$263)$80,734
Median home value$186,400 (±$49,778)$240,700 (±$5,783)$283,800 (±$738)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,700 (±$424)$2,804 (±$90)$4,232 (±$19)$3,119
Built before 198038.0% (±15.2 points)41.6% (±1.8 points)33.2% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute25.9 minutes (±5.1)23.1 minutes (±0.6)26.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband80.0% (±9.5 points)90.6% (±0.9 points)91.4% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents41.2 years (±9.1)37.5 years (±0.3)35.6 years (±0.1)38.9 years

New Chapel Hill covers 2.4 square miles of land, about 372 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How New Chapel Hill has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents759 (±262)891 (±290)+17.4%Not a measurable change
Housing units312 (±71)321 (±83)+2.9%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$850 (±$317)$1,095 (±$181)+28.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$146,400 (±$50,642)$186,400 (±$49,778)+27.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$55,625 (±$16,520)$63,672 (±$29,651)+14.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,151 (±$433)$1,647 (±$280)+43.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,286 (±$738)$1,700 (±$424)+32.2%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent30.6% (±11.5 points)29.8% (±12.8 points)−0.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate27.6% (±29.4 points)21.0% (±19.9 points)−6.6 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 Smith County

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

In 2025, the police departments that report for Smith County recorded 296 violent and 1,179 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 New Chapel Hill

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Whitehouse6.2 mi$1,458$253,80025.3%
Tyler8.1 mi$1,252$235,30044.6%
Arp8.5 mi$1,037$106,10018.7%
Troup11 mi$954$159,40035.7%
Overton12 mi$783$115,30033.8%
Winona13 mi$1,130$153,30041.5%
Bullard14 mi$1,471$247,10013.9%
Noonday14 mi$1,334$267,20026.2%

Places in Texas most like New Chapel Hill

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Marion$1,296$162,100$62,78828.4%
Alvord$1,159$212,500$68,67433.8%
Ector$1,113$153,400$66,16138.5%
Poth$950$225,000$72,40436.3%
Sterling City$952$134,800$66,61522.3%
Sour Lake$1,286$173,800$73,24129.4%

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 New Chapel Hill, fiscal year 2027

Tyler, TX MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$948$1,041$1,277$1,718$1,855

HUD income limits for New Chapel Hill, fiscal year 2026

Tyler, TX MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$20,450$34,100$54,500
2 people$23,400$38,950$62,300
3 people$27,320$43,800$70,100
4 people$33,000$48,650$77,850
5 people$38,680$52,550$84,100
6 people$44,360$56,450$90,350
7 people$50,040$60,350$96,550
8 people$55,720$64,250$102,800

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Tyler, TX MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $97,300.

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

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 New Chapel Hill

How many renters are there in New Chapel Hill?

New Chapel Hill has an estimated 79 (±44) renting households, 29.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in New Chapel Hill?

The median household income in New Chapel Hill is $63,672 (±$29,651) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in New Chapel Hill, TX?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $186,400 (±$49,778) for owner-occupied homes in New Chapel Hill (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in New Chapel Hill?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in New Chapel Hill, TX is $1,647 (±$280) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in New Chapel Hill?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in New Chapel Hill, TX is $1,700 (±$424) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in New Chapel Hill?

New Chapel Hill, TX has an estimated 321 (±83) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is New Chapel Hill growing?

In New Chapel Hill, the number of residents went from 759 in 2015–2019 to 891 in 2020–2024 (+17.4%), not a measurable change.

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 New Chapel Hill city, Texas (place:50876, 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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