Best Places78130, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78130, 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.
78130 ranks 7,254th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 78130
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.
78130's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78130 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 145 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 78130 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78130
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78130 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $88,597; 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 78130's effective rate of 1.18%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 78130
78130 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 78130.
Who works in 78130, and how
Work in 78130 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 78130
78130 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 78130 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 78130, month by month
78130 sees roughly 145 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 52° | 41° |
| April | 84° | 70° | 59° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 86° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of 78130
San Antonio International sits about 25 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 78130
Schools across 78130 average a B, better than 70% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hoffmann Lane ElA+ · 79% proficient
- Oak Creek ElB+ · 53% proficient
- Carl Schurz ElB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Church Hill MiddleA · 64% proficient
- Oakrun MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Navarro IntB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Memorial Early College H S With St Philip'sA+ · 82% proficient
- Canyon H SA− · 63% proficient
- Premier H S Of New BraunfelsB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78130 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78130 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 78130 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 78130 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 78130
Is 78130 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78130 ranks 7,254th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, cell coverage, and the weather, 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 78130 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $330,313. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $88,597 median income, cost of living beats 80% of zip codes.
Is 78130 safe?
Yes, 78130 is safer than 69% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $322 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 78130?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 41. That works out to about 145 pleasant days a year, more than 87% of zip codes.
Is 78130 good for families?
Schools beat 70% of zip codes, crime safety beats 69%, and childcare runs $783 a month.
Compare 78130 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78130. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78130 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.
78130 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78130: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78130: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78130: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78130: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78130 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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