Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Balcones Heights, Texas
A $214,000 home here costs
$1,969per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $1,100. The real number is $869 higher every month — 79% more than the payment most buyers budget for.
Where every dollar goes
Only the first line is a mortgage payment. Change any assumption above and every figure below recalculates.
Balcones Heights against Bexar County and Texas
| Measure | Balcones Heights | Bexar County |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $214,300 | $244,100 |
| Median property tax | $4,000 | $4,429 |
| Effective tax rate | 1.867% | 1.814% |
| Median gross rent | $927 | $1,290 |
| Population | 2,724 | 2,037,344 |
The weather behind that power bill
Balcones Heights sits in Bexar County, which averages a high of 97.5°F in its hottest month and a low of 40.3°F in its coldest, with 31.27" of precipitation a year and 30% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 3,144 cooling and 1,446 heating degree days, which is what sets the $148 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Bexar County — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Bexar County
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Balcones Heights?
A $214,000 home in Balcones Heights, Texas costs approximately $1,969 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $1,100 principal and interest, $333 property tax, $142 homeowners insurance, $216 utilities and $178 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Balcones Heights?
Balcones Heights has an effective property tax rate of 1.867%, based on a median home value of $214,300 and median real estate taxes of $4,000. That is higher than the Bexar County average of 1.814%.
What is the average home price in Balcones Heights?
The median owner-occupied home value in Balcones Heights, Texas is $214,300, against $244,100 across Bexar County.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Balcones Heights?
Median gross rent in Balcones Heights is $927 a month, against $1,969 to own the median home all in. Renting costs less month to month here, though renting builds no equity.
Sources & methodology
- Median home value, real estate taxes, gross rent and population for Balcones Heights — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey ACS 2023 5-Year, place-level tables.
- Homeowners insurance — NAIC average premium for Texas.
- Electricity price — EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A.
- Mortgage rate — Freddie Mac PMMS, refreshed weekly.
- Maintenance (1%/yr) and water and sewer ($68/mo) are national estimates. Every assumption above is editable.