Best San Antonio suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·16 suburbs considered, 10 listed
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I took photo on May 19, 2009.Billy Hathorn (talk) 05:07, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
New Braunfels$339k median · 27.1 min commute
Schools B+Amenities BResidents inactive
70
Family score
overall 65 C+
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Main Street in Boerne, Texas ca 1890-1900
Boerne$458k median · 25.3 min commute
Schools A−Amenities D+Residents inactive
66
Family score
overall 63 C+
3
Leon Valley$253k median · 27.5 min commute
Schools C+Amenities BResidents inactive
63
Family score
overall 55 C−
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City Hall of Schertz, Texas, United States.
Schertz$317k median · 31.7 min commute
Schools B−Amenities CResidents inactive
62
Family score
overall 57 C−
5
View from the highest point in the San Antonio Botanical Garden
San Antonio$236k median · 24.5 min commute
Schools C−Amenities C+Residents inactive
58
Family score
overall 54 C−
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City Hall of Cibolo, Texas, United States.
Cibolo$352k median · 29.1 min commute
Schools C+Amenities D−Residents inactive
57
Family score
overall 57 C−
7
Lake Countdown City at night
Timberwood Park$511k median · 31.1 min commute
Schools B+Amenities FResidents inactive
57
Family score
overall 60 C
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Photo of Universal City Municipal Building and City Hall
Universal City$270k median · 26.3 min commute
Schools D+Amenities C+Residents inactive
57
Family score
overall 54 C−
9
Live Oak$246k median · 20.5 min commute
Schools C−Amenities CResidents inactive
56
Family score
overall 57 C−
10
Canyon Lake$389k median · 38.9 min commute
Schools B+Amenities FResidents inactive
55
Family score
overall 53 C−
This list's weighting
Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

Photos from Wikimedia Commons: New Braunfels (Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0); Boerne (Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain); Schertz (Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0); San Antonio (Jouaienttoi · CC BY-SA 4.0); Cibolo (Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0); Timberwood Park (Adamde2011 · CC0); Universal City (Wkstormwater · CC BY-SA 4.0).