Best Places78232, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78232, 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.
78232 ranks 3,117th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 78232
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.
78232's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78232 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 153 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 78232 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 36% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78232
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78232 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $96,605, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 78232's effective rate of 1.76%, 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 78232
78232's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 78232.
Who works in 78232, and how
Work in 78232 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 78232
78232 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 78232 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 78232, month by month
78232 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 78232
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 78232
Schools across 78232 average a B, better than 65% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hidden Forest ElA− · 58% proficient
- Stone Oak ElB+ · 55% proficient
- Las Lomas ElB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bush MiddleA · 63% proficient
- Tejeda MiddleA · 62% proficient
- Bradley MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Johnson H SA · 77% proficient
- Reagan H SA · 75% proficient
- Churchill H SB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78232 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78232 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 78232 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 78232 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 88% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 24% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 78232
Is 78232 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78232 ranks 3,117th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, transit, and low taxes, 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 78232 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $390,572. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $96,605 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 78232 safe?
Yes, 78232 is safer than 56% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $344 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 78232?
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 78232 good for families?
Schools beat 65% of zip codes, crime safety beats 56%, and childcare runs $783 a month.
Compare 78232 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78232. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78232 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.
78232 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78232: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78232: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78232: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78232: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78232 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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