Best PlacesBraun's Farm, San Antonio, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Braun's Farm, San Antonio, 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.
Braun's Farm, San Antonio ranks 1,609th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Braun's Farm, San Antonio
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.
Braun's Farm, San Antonio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Braun's Farm, San Antonio ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$783 a month, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Braun's Farm, San Antonio ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Braun's Farm, San Antonio
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Braun's Farm, San Antonio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $93,678; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Braun's Farm, San Antonio's effective rate of 1.74%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Braun's Farm, San Antonio
Braun's Farm, San Antonio runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Braun's Farm, San Antonio.
Who works in Braun's Farm, San Antonio, and how
Work in Braun's Farm, San Antonio centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Braun's Farm, San Antonio
Braun's Farm, San Antonio has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Braun's Farm, San Antonio and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Braun's Farm, San Antonio, month by month
Braun's Farm, San Antonio 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 Braun's Farm, San Antonio
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 Braun's Farm, San Antonio
Schools across Braun's Farm, San Antonio average a B−, better than 64% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Steubing ElB− · 43% proficient
- Kuentz ElC+ · 39% proficient
- Wanke ElC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stinson MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
- Stevenson MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
- Rudder MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- O'connor H SA− · 62% proficient
- Brandeis H SA− · 60% proficient
- Marshall H SB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Braun's Farm, San Antonio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Braun's Farm, San Antonio 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 Braun's Farm, San Antonio against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Braun's Farm, San Antonio
Is Braun's Farm, San Antonio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Braun's Farm, San Antonio ranks 1,609th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low crime, and affordable childcare, and lowest on transit and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Braun's Farm, San Antonio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $321,530. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $93,678 median income, cost of living beats 80% of neighborhoods.
Is Braun's Farm, San Antonio safe?
Yes, Braun's Farm, San Antonio is safer than 93% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $258 per resident a year.
Compare Braun's Farm, San Antonio with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Braun's Farm, San Antonio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Braun's Farm, San Antonio 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.
Braun's Farm, San Antonio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Braun's Farm, San Antonio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Braun's Farm, San Antonio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Braun's Farm, San Antonio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Braun's Farm, San Antonio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Braun's Farm, San Antonio 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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