Because of many things, Valley View is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Valley View a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Valley View has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Valley View’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
The percentage of people in Valley View with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.72% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Valley View in 2018 was $31,825, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,300 for a family of four. However, Valley View contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Valley View is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Valley View home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valley View residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Valley View also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.06% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Valley View include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Valley View is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
