Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 44/100
D
Median home value$249,400
San Antonio $278,800
Median rent$1,187/mo
San Antonio $1,363/mo
Cost-burdened households32%
San Antonio 34%
Seguin
Guadalupe County33,754 residents2 school districts
52
D+
Suburbgrade score
15th of 16 San Antonio suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
52
San Antonio median 56
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Seguin is like to live in, by category
Bars show Seguin against San Antonio. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Within-state proficiency29th pct
San Antonio median 53rd pct
Student–teacher ratio15.9
San Antonio median 15.4
Graduation rate91%
San Antonio median 95%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Housing cost index90
San Antonio 100
Eff. tax rate1.27%
San Antonio 1.40%
Local sales tax8.25%
San Antonio median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 53/100
C−
Mean commute24.7 min
San Antonio 26.8 min
Under 30 minutes63%
San Antonio 61%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
San Antonio median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Restaurants & cafés42
San Antonio median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
San Antonio median 2 · within 2 miles
Parks28
San Antonio median 23 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 47/100
D
Median household income$64,861
San Antonio $76,213
Unemployment4.4%
San Antonio 5.5%
Professional occupations28%
San Antonio 39%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Seguin on housing & affordability
Seguin's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Cibolo15 mi from SeguinB 57 C− Schertz17 mi from SeguinC+ 57 C− Selma21 mi from SeguinC 56 C− New Braunfels12 mi from SeguinC 65 C+ Converse21 mi from SeguinC− 53 C− Live Oak22 mi from SeguinD+ 57 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Seguin
Is Seguin, TX a good place to live?
Seguin scores 52 out of 100, 15th of 16 San Antonio suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Seguin expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $249,400, 11% below the San Antonio median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.27%. $1,187/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Seguin?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Seguin sit at the 29th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 15.9 student–teacher ratio. Seguin is served by Seguin ISD and Navarro ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Seguin?
The mean commute is 24.7 min, with 63% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.7% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Seguin?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 42 restaurants and cafés and 28 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Seguin old or new?
The median home in Seguin was built in 1990 — close to the San Antonio median of 1993. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 72% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.