Best PlacesHigh Country, San Antonio, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around High Country, 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.
High Country, San Antonio ranks 1,908th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in High Country, 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.
High Country, San Antonio's strengths and weaknesses
Where High Country, San Antonio ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$783 a month, better than 90% of neighborhoods
Where High Country, San Antonio ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in High Country, San Antonio
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median High Country, San Antonio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,184, 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 High Country, San Antonio's effective rate of 1.80%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in High Country, San Antonio
High Country, San Antonio runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for High Country, San Antonio.
Who works in High Country, San Antonio, and how
Work in High Country, San Antonio centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in High Country, San Antonio
High Country, San Antonio has more parkland per resident than 92% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of High Country, San Antonio and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in High Country, San Antonio, month by month
High Country, San Antonio sees roughly 149 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 High Country, San Antonio
San Antonio International sits about 7 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 High Country, San Antonio
Schools across High Country, San Antonio average a C+, better than 52% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Fox Run ElB− · 41% proficient
- Steubing Ranch ElC+ · 36% proficient
- Stahl ElC− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harris MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Wood MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Madison H SB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every High Country, San Antonio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
High Country, 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 High Country, San Antonio against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in High Country, San Antonio
Is High Country, San Antonio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, High Country, San Antonio ranks 1,908th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, few empty homes, and fast internet, and lowest on biking and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is High Country, San Antonio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $261,117. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $87,184 median income, cost of living beats 75% of neighborhoods.
Is High Country, San Antonio safe?
Yes, High Country, San Antonio is safer than 91% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $267 per resident a year.
Compare High Country, San Antonio with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to High Country, San Antonio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in High Country, 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.
High Country, San Antonio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for High Country, San Antonio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in High Country, San Antonio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of High Country, San Antonio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in High Country, San Antonio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
High Country, 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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