New Braunfels is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Comal County. The city covers 44.9 square miles (116 km2) and had a population of 90,403 as of the 2020 Census. A suburb just north of San Antonio, and part of the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area, it was the third-fastest-growing city in the United States from 2010 to 2020. As of 2025, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates its population at 122,492.
Southwest
New Braunfels
Comal County, TX
Population
92,993
Walk Score
71 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,426
Median home value
$290,800
Founded
1845
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Arnold-Rauch-Brandt Homestead · listed 2018
- Comal Power Plant · listed 2004
- Main Plaza · listed 2021
- Mission Valley School and Teacherage · listed 2020
- Pape-Borchers Homestead · listed 2020
- Walzem Homestead · listed 2018
Notable landmarks
- Brauntex Theater · listed 2008
- Breustedt, Andreas, House · listed 1982
- Central Fire Station · listed 2019
- Comal County Courthouse · listed 1976
- Comal Hotel and Klein-Kuse House · listed 1986
- Comal Springs · listed 2019
- Faust Street Bridge · listed 2009
- Faust-Frueholz House and Medical Building · listed 2024
- First Protestant Church · listed 1971
- Groos, Carl W.A., House · listed 2000
- Gruene Historic District (Boundary Increase)
- Guadalupe Hotel · listed 1975
- Holz-Forshage-Krueger Building · listed 1997
- Hotel Faust · listed 1985
- Klein, Stephen, House · listed 1970
- Lindheimer House · listed 1970
- Riley's Tavern · listed 2018
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