Best Places78063, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78063, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
78063 ranks 14,760th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 78063
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.
78063's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78063 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 148 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 83% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 78063 ranks low
- Short commute45.3 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78063
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78063 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $81,956; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 78063's effective rate of 0.85%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 78063
78063 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 78063.
Who works in 78063, and how
Work in 78063 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 78063
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 78063.
What the weather is like in 78063, month by month
78063 sees roughly 148 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 48° | 36° |
| April | 81° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of 78063
San Antonio International sits about 29 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 78063
Schools across 78063 average a C+, better than 49% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mcandrew ElB+ · 53% proficient
- Hill Country ElB− · 41% proficient
- Alkek ElC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Boerne Middle SouthA · 64% proficient
- Folks MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Bandera MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Boerne - Samuel V Champion H SA · 75% proficient
- Comfort H SA− · 60% proficient
- Harlan H SB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78063 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78063 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 78063 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 78063
Is 78063 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78063 ranks 14,760th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, the weather, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 78063 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $314,576. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $81,956 median income, cost of living beats 67% of zip codes.
Is 78063 safe?
Yes, 78063 is safer than 60% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $342 per resident a year.
Compare 78063 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78063. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78063 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.
78063 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78063: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78063: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78063: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78063: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78063 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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