Best PlacesGrey Forest, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grey Forest, 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.
Grey Forest ranks 83rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Grey Forest
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.
Grey Forest's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grey Forest ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$189,078 median, better than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
Where Grey Forest ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of towns
- Short commute34.2 minutes each way, better than only 16% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Grey Forest
A household needs to earn about $185,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grey Forest home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $189,078, 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 Grey Forest's effective rate of 1.66%, 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 Grey Forest
Grey Forest's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Grey Forest.
Who works in Grey Forest, and how
Work in Grey Forest 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 73%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Grey Forest
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Grey Forest.
What the weather is like in Grey Forest, month by month
Grey Forest sees roughly 151 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 Grey Forest
San Antonio International sits about 14 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 Grey Forest
Schools across Grey Forest average an A−, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kendall ElB+ · 51% proficient
- Los Reyes ElB · 48% proficient
- Ellison ElB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Boerne Middle SouthA · 64% proficient
- Garcia MiddleA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Boerne - Samuel V Champion H SA · 75% proficient
- O'connor H SA− · 62% proficient
- Brandeis H SA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grey Forest school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grey Forest 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 Grey Forest against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Grey Forest
Is Grey Forest a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grey Forest ranks 83rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on property taxes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Grey Forest expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $632,705. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $189,078 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Grey Forest safe?
Yes, Grey Forest is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $225 per resident a year.
Compare Grey Forest with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grey Forest. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grey Forest 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.
Grey Forest detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grey Forest: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grey Forest: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grey Forest: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grey Forest: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grey Forest 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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