Best Places78016, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78016, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
78016 ranks 23,071st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 78016
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
78016's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78016 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 170 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 78016 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78016
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78016 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,813, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 78016's effective rate of 1.16%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 78016
78016 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 78016.
Who works in 78016, and how
Work in 78016 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 78016
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 78016.
What the weather is like in 78016, month by month
78016 sees roughly 170 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 52° | 40° |
| April | 85° | 71° | 59° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 86° | 72° | 60° |
Flying in and out of 78016
San Antonio International sits about 37 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.3 million passengers in 2025, with 87 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 78016
Schools across 78016 average a B−, better than 52% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Castroville ElA− · 59% proficient
- Devine Intermediate SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Lacoste ElC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Medina Valley MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Devine MiddleC+ · 39% proficient
- Mcdowell MiddleC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Medina Valley H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Hondo H SB · 47% proficient
- Devine H SB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78016 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78016 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 78016 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 78016
Is 78016 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78016 ranks 23,071st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on summer heat and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 78016 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,994. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $58,813 median income, cost of living beats 25% of zip codes.
Is 78016 safe?
78016 is safer than 24% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $515 per resident a year.
Compare 78016 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78016. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78016 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
78016 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78016: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78016: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78016: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78016: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78016 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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