Best PlacesKendalia, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kendalia, 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.
Kendalia ranks 7,877th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kendalia
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.
Kendalia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kendalia ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 153 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Household income$115,091 median, better than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 87% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of towns
Where Kendalia ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of towns
- Short commute32.2 minutes each way, better than only 23% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 24% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kendalia
A household needs to earn about $135,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kendalia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $115,091, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Kendalia's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 Kendalia
Kendalia runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kendalia.
Who works in Kendalia, and how
Work in Kendalia centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Kendalia
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kendalia.
What the weather is like in Kendalia, month by month
Kendalia sees roughly 153 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Kendalia
San Antonio International sits about 32 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 Kendalia
Schools across Kendalia average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Curington ElB+ · 51% proficient
- Blanco ElB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Boerne Middle NorthA · 59% proficient
- Blanco MiddleB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Boerne H SA− · 60% proficient
- Blanco H SB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kendalia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kendalia 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 Kendalia against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kendalia
Is Kendalia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kendalia ranks 7,877th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and high incomes, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kendalia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $517,681. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $115,091 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Kendalia safe?
Kendalia is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $355 per resident a year.
Compare Kendalia with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kendalia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kendalia 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.
Kendalia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kendalia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kendalia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kendalia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kendalia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kendalia 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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