Best PlacesBoerne, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Boerne, 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.
Boerne ranks 271st of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Boerne
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.
Boerne's strengths and weaknesses
Where Boerne ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of cities
- School gradeA−, better than 85% of cities
Where Boerne ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 12% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 22% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 28% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Boerne
A household needs to earn about $153,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Boerne home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $131,467, 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 Boerne's effective rate of 1.27%, 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 Boerne
Boerne's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Boerne.
Who works in Boerne, and how
Work in Boerne centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Boerne
Boerne has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of cities and more parkland per resident than 84% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Boerne and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Boerne, month by month
Boerne sees roughly 150 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 Boerne
San Antonio International sits about 21 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 Boerne
Schools across Boerne average an A−, better than 85% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Cibolo Creek ElA− · 61% proficient
- Van Raub ElA− · 60% proficient
- Rahe Bulverde ElA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Voss MiddleA+ · 69% proficient
- Spring Branch MiddleA · 66% proficient
- Boerne Middle SouthA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Memorial Early College H S With St Philip'sA+ · 82% proficient
- Boerne - Samuel V Champion H SA · 75% proficient
- Brandeis H SA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Boerne school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Boerne 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 Boerne against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Boerne suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of cities and 22% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 82% of cities, health care access beats 55%, and it is quieter than 75%.
Common questions about living in Boerne
Is Boerne a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Boerne ranks 271st of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, what local pay buys, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Boerne expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $549,595. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $131,467 median income, cost of living beats 92% of cities.
Is Boerne safe?
Yes, Boerne is safer than 67% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $346 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Boerne?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 67 with lows near 40. That works out to about 150 pleasant days a year, more than 82% of cities.
Is Boerne good for families?
Schools beat 85% of cities, crime safety beats 67%, and childcare runs $783 a month.
Compare Boerne with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Boerne. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Boerne 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.
Boerne detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Boerne: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Boerne: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Boerne: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Boerne: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Boerne 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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