Best PlacesBergheim, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bergheim, 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.
Bergheim ranks 993rd of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Bergheim
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.
Bergheim's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bergheim ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$163,163 median, better than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 151 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
Where Bergheim ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Short commute36.5 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 35% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 38% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bergheim
A household needs to earn about $212,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bergheim home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $163,163, 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 Bergheim's effective rate of 0.88%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Bergheim
Bergheim runs older 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 Bergheim.
Who works in Bergheim, and how
Work in Bergheim centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bergheim
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bergheim.
What the weather is like in Bergheim, month by month
Bergheim sees roughly 151 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 Bergheim
San Antonio International sits about 24 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 Bergheim
Schools across Bergheim average an A−, better than 85% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Arlon R Seay ElA · 65% proficient
- Cibolo Creek ElA− · 61% proficient
- Curington ElB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Spring Branch MiddleA · 66% proficient
- Boerne Middle SouthA · 64% proficient
- Boerne Middle NorthA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Memorial Early College H S With St Philip'sA+ · 82% proficient
- Boerne - Samuel V Champion H SA · 75% proficient
- Boerne H SA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bergheim school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bergheim 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 Bergheim against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bergheim
Is Bergheim a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bergheim ranks 993rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on summer heat and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bergheim expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $803,092. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $163,163 median income, cost of living beats 99% of towns.
Is Bergheim safe?
Yes, Bergheim is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $277 per resident a year.
Compare Bergheim with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bergheim. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bergheim 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.
Bergheim detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bergheim: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bergheim: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bergheim: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bergheim: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bergheim 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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