Living in Von Ormy, Texas: homes, schools and costs

The book's checklist

Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 5.3% below the U.S. average in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area.
More house for the moneyThe Census survey didn't reach enough homes in Von Ormy to say.
A safer neighborhoodThe FBI has no 2025 figures for Von Ormy itself. Many small towns are patrolled by the county sheriff, so call the sheriff's office and ask what calls they get most.
Schools in town4 public schools: 1 elementary, 2 middle and 1 high school.
A hospital close byBaptist Medical Center in San Antonio, about 15 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
Within reach of a big citySan Antonio is about 15 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Von Ormy meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Home prices since then: Up 3.6%Bexar County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities: $1,153 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income: $38,869U.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them: 61%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill: $1,217 a yearTexas: $4,232
Homes built before 1940: 3%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010: 23%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes: 0%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices: 94.7U.S. average = 100 (the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 3.6% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area, not Von Ormy alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate: 1,2412020: 1,180
Median age: 36.6 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older: 16%U.S.: 17%
Under 18: 21%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more: 7%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year: 6%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work: Professional and business services (27%); manufacturing (16%); construction (14%)
Unemployment rate: 5%U.S.: 5%
Average commute: 25 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home: 8%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line: 23%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Baptist Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, about 15 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 3 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

4 public schools in Von Ormy, run by Southwest Isd and Somerset Isd.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Texas's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Weather

January average low: 41°F
July average high: 96°F
Days 90°F or hotter: 141 a year
Nights at or below freezing: 14 a year
Rain and melted snow: 29.6 inches a year
Snow: 0 inches a year
Elevation: 612 feet

Weather stations: San Antonio Kelly Afb (9 miles away) and Lytle 3W (12 miles away, rain and snow). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Baptist Medical CenterEmergency room15

San Antonio, TXMetro of 2.8 million15

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Baptist Medical Center, San Antonio.

Bexar County is in a metro area of 1 million people or more (USDA rural-urban code 1, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Heermann Store.

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park12 miles

Read about Von Ormy's history on Wikipedia.

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Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Somerset, TX1,900 people, 3 miles
Lytle, TX3,600 people, 9 miles
LaCoste, TX1,300 people, 10 miles
Castroville, TX3,400 people, 13 miles
Natalia, TX1,400 people, 13 miles
Leon Valley, TX11,600 people, 15 miles

Smaller places

Macdona, TX (unincorporated)349 people, 4 miles

Sources

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.