San Antonio

Most affordable San Antonio suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·16 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Oak tree in Pleasanton, TX
Pleasanton$204k median · 24.1 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing D−Employment D+
63
Affordability
overall 49 D+
2
Photo of Universal City Municipal Building and City Hall
Universal City$270k median · 26.3 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing D+Employment C−
59
Affordability
overall 54 C−
3
Canyon Lake$389k median · 38.9 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing C+Employment C−
59
Affordability
overall 53 C−
4
The Park Hotel in Seguin, Texas, United States was completed in 1917. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 1980. It wa
Seguin$249k median · 24.7 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing DEmployment D
58
Affordability
overall 52 D+
5
Leon Valley$253k median · 27.5 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing D−Employment F
56
Affordability
overall 55 C−
6
Live Oak$246k median · 20.5 min commute
Cost of living D+Housing D+Employment C−
55
Affordability
overall 57 C−
7
City Hall of Schertz, Texas, United States.
Schertz$317k median · 31.7 min commute
Cost of living CHousing C+Employment C−
54
Affordability
overall 57 C−
8
View from the highest point in the San Antonio Botanical Garden
San Antonio$236k median · 24.5 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing D−Employment D
54
Affordability
overall 54 C−
9
City Hall of Selma, Texas, United States.
Selma$314k median · 29.8 min commute
Cost of living CHousing CEmployment C+
54
Affordability
overall 56 C−
10
The City Hall of Converse, Texas, United States.
Converse$248k median · 26.8 min commute
Cost of living C−Housing C−Employment B−
53
Affordability
overall 53 C−
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Pleasanton (Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0); Universal City (Wkstormwater · CC BY-SA 4.0); Seguin (Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0); Schertz (Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0); San Antonio (Jouaienttoi · CC BY-SA 4.0); Selma (Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0); Converse (Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0).