Best PlacesGreat Northwest, San Antonio, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Great Northwest, 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.
Great Northwest, San Antonio ranks 1,946th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Great Northwest, 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.
Great Northwest, San Antonio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Great Northwest, San Antonio ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$783 a month, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Great Northwest, San Antonio ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Short commute27.7 minutes each way, better than only 29% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 31% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Great Northwest, San Antonio
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Great Northwest, San Antonio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,980, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Great Northwest, San Antonio's effective rate of 1.44%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Great Northwest, San Antonio
Great Northwest, San Antonio's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Great Northwest, San Antonio.
Who works in Great Northwest, San Antonio, and how
Work in Great Northwest, San Antonio centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Great Northwest, San Antonio
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Great Northwest, San Antonio.
What the weather is like in Great Northwest, San Antonio, month by month
Great Northwest, San Antonio sees roughly 140 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 Great Northwest, 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 Great Northwest, San Antonio
Schools across Great Northwest, San Antonio average a C, better than 42% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Fernandez ElC− · 28% proficient
- Burke ElC− · 27% proficient
- Elrod ElD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Connally MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Zachry MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Taft H SB · 49% proficient
- Warren H SB · 47% proficient
- Marshall H SB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Great Northwest, San Antonio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Great Northwest, 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 Great Northwest, San Antonio against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Great Northwest, San Antonio
Is Great Northwest, San Antonio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Great Northwest, San Antonio ranks 1,946th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low crime, and affordable childcare, and lowest on summer heat and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Great Northwest, San Antonio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $228,819. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $81,980 median income, cost of living beats 69% of neighborhoods.
Is Great Northwest, San Antonio safe?
Yes, Great Northwest, San Antonio is safer than 94% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $243 per resident a year.
Compare Great Northwest, San Antonio with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Great Northwest, San Antonio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Great Northwest, 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.
Great Northwest, San Antonio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Great Northwest, San Antonio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Great Northwest, San Antonio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Great Northwest, San Antonio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Great Northwest, San Antonio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Great Northwest, 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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