Best PlacesEncino Park, San Antonio, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Encino Park, 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.
Encino Park, San Antonio ranks 389th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Encino Park, 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.
Encino Park, San Antonio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Encino Park, San Antonio ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$783 a month, better than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Encino Park, San Antonio ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Encino Park, San Antonio
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Encino Park, San Antonio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $112,955; 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 Encino Park, San Antonio's effective rate of 1.87%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Encino Park, San Antonio
Encino Park, San Antonio runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Encino Park, San Antonio.
Who works in Encino Park, San Antonio, and how
Work in Encino Park, San Antonio 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 76%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Encino Park, San Antonio
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Encino Park, San Antonio.
What the weather is like in Encino Park, San Antonio, month by month
Encino Park, San Antonio sees roughly 152 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 Encino Park, 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 Encino Park, San Antonio
Schools across Encino Park, San Antonio average an A, better than 94% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Encino Park ElA− · 59% proficient
- Las Lomas ElB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bush MiddleA · 63% proficient
- Tejeda MiddleA · 62% proficient
Top high schools
- Johnson H SA · 77% proficient
- Reagan H SA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Encino Park, San Antonio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Encino Park, 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 Encino Park, San Antonio against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Encino Park, San Antonio
Is Encino Park, San Antonio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Encino Park, San Antonio ranks 389th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, a strong job market, and good schools, and lowest on property taxes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Encino Park, San Antonio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $379,379. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $112,955 median income, cost of living beats 91% of neighborhoods.
Is Encino Park, San Antonio safe?
Yes, Encino Park, San Antonio is safer than 100% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $151 per resident a year.
Compare Encino Park, San Antonio with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Encino Park, San Antonio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Encino Park, 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.
Encino Park, San Antonio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Encino Park, San Antonio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Encino Park, San Antonio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Encino Park, San Antonio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Encino Park, San Antonio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Encino Park, 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.
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