Best Places78154, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78154, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
78154 ranks 4,597th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 78154
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.
78154's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78154 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 143 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of zip codes
- Household income$109,712 median, better than 86% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 78154 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78154
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78154 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $109,712, 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 78154's effective rate of 1.45%, 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 78154
78154's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 78154.
Who works in 78154, and how
Work in 78154 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 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 78154
78154 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 78154 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 78154, month by month
78154 sees roughly 143 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| July | 97° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of 78154
San Antonio International sits about 12 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 78154
Schools across 78154 average a B, better than 67% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Randolph ElA− · 62% proficient
- Garden Ridge ElA− · 60% proficient
- Norma J Paschal ElB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Randolph MiddleA · 62% proficient
- Ray D Corbett J HA− · 54% proficient
- Canyon MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Memorial Early College H S With St Philip'sA+ · 82% proficient
- Judson Early College AcademyA+ · 80% proficient
- Randolph H SA · 72% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78154 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78154 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 78154 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 78154 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 78154
Is 78154 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78154 ranks 4,597th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 78154 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $312,256. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $109,712 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 78154 safe?
78154 is safer than 53% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $370 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 78154?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 65 with lows near 42. That works out to about 143 pleasant days a year, more than 87% of zip codes.
Is 78154 good for families?
Schools beat 67% of zip codes, crime safety beats 53%, and childcare runs $783 a month.
Compare 78154 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78154. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78154 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.
78154 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78154: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78154: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78154: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78154: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78154 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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