Best PlacesHidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio ranks 5,484th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, 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.
Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$783 a month, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
Where Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,800, 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 Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio's effective rate of 1.28%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio
Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio runs younger than the country, 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 Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio.
Who works in Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio, and how
Work in Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio.
What the weather is like in Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio, month by month
Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio sees roughly 141 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 Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio
San Antonio International sits about 16 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 Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio
Schools across Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio average a D+, better than 19% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Sky Harbour ElD+ · 25% proficient
- Medio Creek ElD+ · 24% proficient
- Hidden Cove Steam AcademyD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ronald E Mcnair MiddleC− · 29% proficient
- Dwight MiddleD− · 18% proficient
- Robert C Zamora MiddleD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- South San Antonio H SC · 35% proficient
- Southwest H SC · 34% proficient
- John F Kennedy H SD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, 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 Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio
Is Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio ranks 5,484th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on thin health care access and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $112,825. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $47,800 median income, cost of living beats 16% of neighborhoods.
Is Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio safe?
Yes, Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio is safer than 72% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $407 per resident a year.
Compare Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, 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.
Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, 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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