San Antonio–New Braunfels
16 cities and suburbs across San Antonio, each scored out of 100 on the same national scales. The metro's median home is $278,800 and its mean commute 26.8 min. New Braunfels scores highest overall at 65. Boerne leads on schools, Leon Valley leads on cost of living.
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16 places
in San Antonio
in San Antonio
One of 50 metros graded so far, on the same national scales.
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Downtown San Antonio
Downtown New Braunfels
New Braunfels
Boerne
Scenic Oaks
Schertz
Selma
Leon Valley
Fair Oaks Ranch
Canyon Lake
Converse
Seguin
Pleasanton
Dot size = overall scoreA B C D Positions plotted from place centroids · rings measured from Downtown San Antonio
Every suburb of San Antonio, ranked
| # | Place | Score | Hous | Scho | Cost | Comm | Amen | Empl | Resi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Braunfels | 65 C+ | C | B+ | C | C− | B | C | — |
| 2 | Boerne | 63 C+ | C | A− | C− | C− | D+ | C | — |
| 3 | Scenic Oaks | 61 C | B+ | B− | D− | C− | F | A− | — |
| 4 | Timberwood Park | 60 C | B+ | B+ | D− | D | F | B | — |
| 5 | Schertz | 57 C− | C+ | B− | C | F | C | C− | — |
| 6 | Cibolo | 57 C− | B | C+ | D+ | D | D− | C− | — |
| 7 | Live Oak | 57 C− | D+ | C− | D+ | B | C | C− | — |
| 8 | Selma | 56 C− | C | C− | C | D | D+ | C+ | — |
| 9 | Leon Valley | 55 C− | D− | C+ | B− | C− | B | F | — |
| 10 | Fair Oaks Ranch | 55 C− | A | B+ | F | F | F | C+ | — |
| 11 | Universal City | 54 C− | D+ | D+ | C+ | D | C+ | C− | — |
| 12 | San Antonio | 54 C− | D− | C− | C+ | C | C+ | D | — |
| 13 | Canyon Lake | 53 C− | C+ | B+ | B− | F | F | C− | — |
| 14 | Converse | 53 C− | C− | D | C− | D+ | D+ | B− | — |
| 15 | Seguin | 52 D+ | D | D+ | C+ | C− | C | D | — |
| 16 | Pleasanton | 49 D+ | D− | C− | C+ | D+ | F | D+ | — |
— for Residents: fewer than 8 poll responses, so the category is not yet counted. Those places' overall scores are computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. 16 of 16 are currently below the threshold.
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