Best Places78213, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78213, 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.
78213 ranks 17,234th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 78213
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.
78213's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78213 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 78213 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78213
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78213 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $64,546; 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 78213's effective rate of 1.49%, 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 78213
78213 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 78213.
Who works in 78213, and how
Work in 78213 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 78213
78213 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 73% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 78213 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 78213, month by month
78213 sees roughly 153 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° | 53° | 40° |
| April | 84° | 70° | 58° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 86° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of 78213
San Antonio International sits about 4 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 78213
Schools across 78213 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Castle Hills ElB+ · 54% proficient
- Olmos ElB · 44% proficient
- Jackson-keller ElC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eisenhower MiddleC− · 29% proficient
- Nimitz MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
- Jackson MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- International School Of AmericaA− · 67% proficient
- Churchill H SB+ · 51% proficient
- Legacy Of Educational Excellence H SC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78213 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78213 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 78213 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 78213 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 78213
Is 78213 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78213 ranks 17,234th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, fast internet, and transit, and lowest on thin health care access and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 78213 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $239,844. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $64,546 median income, cost of living beats 37% of zip codes.
Is 78213 safe?
78213 is safer than 31% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $463 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 78213?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 67 with lows near 40. That works out to about 153 pleasant days a year, more than 90% of zip codes.
Is 78213 good for families?
Schools beat 32% of zip codes, crime safety beats 31%, and childcare runs $783 a month.
Compare 78213 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78213. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78213 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.
78213 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78213: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78213: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78213: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78213: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78213 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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