Best PlacesGarden Ridge, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Garden Ridge, 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.
Garden Ridge ranks 611th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Garden Ridge
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.
Garden Ridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Garden Ridge ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$165,689 median, better than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of towns
Where Garden Ridge ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of towns
- Short commute32.0 minutes each way, better than only 24% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 30% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Garden Ridge
A household needs to earn about $178,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Garden Ridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $165,689; 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 Garden Ridge's effective rate of 1.18%, 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 Garden Ridge
Garden Ridge runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Garden Ridge.
Who works in Garden Ridge, and how
Work in Garden Ridge centers on finance & insurance and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Garden Ridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Garden Ridge.
What the weather is like in Garden Ridge, month by month
Garden Ridge sees roughly 143 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 65, 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 | 65° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| July | 97° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Garden Ridge
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 Garden Ridge
Schools across Garden Ridge average an A−, better than 89% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Garden Ridge ElA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Canyon MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Memorial Early College H S With St Philip'sA+ · 82% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Garden Ridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Garden Ridge 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 Garden Ridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Garden Ridge
Is Garden Ridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Garden Ridge ranks 611th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on summer heat and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Garden Ridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $649,074. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $165,689 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Garden Ridge safe?
Garden Ridge is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $366 per resident a year.
Compare Garden Ridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Garden Ridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Garden Ridge 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.
Garden Ridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Garden Ridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Garden Ridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Garden Ridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Garden Ridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Garden Ridge 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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