Best Places78222, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78222, 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.
78222 ranks 17,428th 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 78222
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.
78222's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78222 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 168 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 78222 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78222
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78222 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,917, 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 78222's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 78222
78222 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 78222.
Who works in 78222, and how
Work in 78222 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 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 78222
78222 has more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 78222 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 78222, month by month
78222 sees roughly 168 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 54° | 43° |
| April | 85° | 72° | 61° |
| July | 99° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 87° | 74° | 62° |
Flying in and out of 78222
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 78222
Schools across 78222 average a D, better than 6% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Salado ElD+ · 22% proficient
- Gates ElD · 18% proficient
- Highland Forest ElD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Central Heritage MiddleD · 23% proficient
- Legacy MiddleD− · 19% proficient
- Davis MiddleF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- East Central H SC− · 26% proficient
- Houston H SD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78222 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78222 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 78222 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 78222 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 78222
Is 78222 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78222 ranks 17,428th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, transit, and low taxes, 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 78222 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $187,418. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $70,917 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 78222 safe?
78222 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $429 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 78222?
July highs average about 99 degrees, and January highs near 68 with lows near 43. That works out to about 168 pleasant days a year, more than 94% of zip codes.
Is 78222 good for families?
Schools beat 6% of zip codes, crime safety beats 39%, and childcare runs $783 a month.
Compare 78222 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78222. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78222 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.
78222 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78222: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78222: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78222: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78222: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78222 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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