Best PlacesFischer, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fischer, 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.
Fischer ranks 7,549th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fischer
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.
Fischer's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fischer ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 144 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
- Household income$103,101 median, better than 87% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of towns
Where Fischer ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute34.8 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 27% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fischer
A household needs to earn about $123,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fischer home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $103,101, 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 Fischer's effective rate of 0.94%, 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 Fischer
Fischer runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fischer.
Who works in Fischer, and how
Work in Fischer centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Fischer
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fischer.
What the weather is like in Fischer, month by month
Fischer sees roughly 144 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 52° | 41° |
| April | 84° | 70° | 59° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 86° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Fischer
San Antonio International sits about 33 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 Fischer
Schools across Fischer average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mt Valley ElB · 48% proficient
- Rebecca Creek ElB · 46% proficient
- Blanco ElB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mt Valley MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Danforth J HA− · 58% proficient
- Blanco MiddleB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Memorial Early College H S With St Philip'sA+ · 82% proficient
- Wimberley H SA− · 62% proficient
- Canyon Lake H SB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fischer school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fischer 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 Fischer against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fischer
Is Fischer a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fischer ranks 7,549th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, what local pay buys, and the weather, 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 Fischer expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $461,068. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $103,101 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is Fischer safe?
Yes, Fischer is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $359 per resident a year.
Compare Fischer with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fischer. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fischer 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.
Fischer detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fischer: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fischer: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fischer: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fischer: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fischer 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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