Best PlacesDonaldson Terrace, San Antonio, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio, 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.
Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio ranks 5,245th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Donaldson Terrace, 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.
Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter 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 Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio ranks low
- Household income$43,250 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $43,250, 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 Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio's effective rate of 1.81%, 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 Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio
Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio 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 Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio.
Who works in Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio, and how
Work in Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio
Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio, month by month
Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio 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 Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio
San Antonio International sits about 7 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 Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio
Schools across Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio average a D, better than 12% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Maverick ElD− · 12% proficient
- Madison ElD− · 12% proficient
- Woodlawn Hills ElF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Longfellow MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Jefferson H SC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Donaldson Terrace, 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 Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio
Is Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio ranks 5,245th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, cell coverage, and affordable childcare, and lowest on low incomes 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 Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $190,147. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $43,250 median income, cost of living beats 19% of neighborhoods.
Is Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio safe?
Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio is safer than 26% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $795 per resident a year.
Compare Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Donaldson Terrace, 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.
Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Donaldson Terrace, 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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