Best Places78237, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78237, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
78237 ranks 30,469th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 78237
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.
78237's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78237 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 78237 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78237
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78237 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,779, 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 78237's effective rate of 1.21%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 78237
78237 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 78237.
Who works in 78237, and how
Work in 78237 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 78237
78237 has more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 78237 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 78237, month by month
78237 sees roughly 141 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 66, 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 | 66° | 53° | 42° |
| April | 83° | 71° | 61° |
| July | 97° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of 78237
San Antonio International sits about 10 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 78237
Schools across 78237 average a D, better than 7% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Idea Monterrey Park AcademyC− · 25% proficient
- Alonso S Perales ElD · 17% proficient
- Kipp Un Mundo PriD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gus Garcia MiddleD− · 17% proficient
- Brentwood MiddleD− · 14% proficient
- E T Wrenn MiddleD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Idea Monterrey Park College PreparatoryB · 47% proficient
- Memorial H SD+ · 25% proficient
- John F Kennedy H SD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78237 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78237 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 78237 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 78237 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 78237
Is 78237 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78237 ranks 30,469th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and cell coverage, and lowest on education levels 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 78237 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $120,871. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $43,779 median income, cost of living beats 6% of zip codes.
Is 78237 safe?
78237 is safer than 17% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $597 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 78237?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 42. That works out to about 141 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of zip codes.
Is 78237 good for families?
Schools beat 7% of zip codes, crime safety beats 17%, and childcare runs $783 a month.
Compare 78237 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78237. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78237 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.
78237 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78237: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78237: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78237: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78237: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78237 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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