Best In Texas Real Estate™: San Marcos-New Braunfels

San Marcos-New Braunfels MSA in-migration growth slowed to 0.7% year-over-year — a sign of market maturity, not decline. Bexar County remains the top source of new households, but the flow is no longer accelerating. This isn’t a warning; it’s a pivot. The region is shifting from rapid expansion to sustainable consolidation. What does this mean for real estate strategy in Hays and Comal counties? The full data is here: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-10-san-marcos-nb-mig-trend-in-total Year-Over-Year Change in Households Moving In, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Internal Revenue Service 2023) #1 Bexar County, TX — 286 #2 Harris County, TX — 81 #3 Bastrop County, TX — 55 #4 Fort Bend County, TX — 54 #5 Hidalgo County, TX — 48 #6 Webb County, TX — 39 #7 Tarrant County, TX — 37 #8 Nueces County, TX — 27 #9 Collin County, TX — 24 #10 Victoria County, TX — 22 Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Larry D. Moore (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=48595932; Slide 2: Larry D. Moore (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=24564942; Slide 3: Larry D. Moore (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=609244; Slide 4: Slamforeman (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=155719556 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-10-san-marcos-nb-mig-trend-in-total View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902
Source data: Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income Migration Data, county-to-county inflows, 2021-22 and 2022-23 · ALEX Intelligence computation
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