Best PlacesLackland AFB, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lackland AFB, 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.
Lackland AFB ranks 8,384th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lackland AFB
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.
Lackland AFB's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lackland AFB ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute11.3 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- TransitBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 97% of towns
Where Lackland AFB ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
Who lives in Lackland AFB
Lackland AFB 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 Lackland AFB.
Who works in Lackland AFB, and how
Work in Lackland AFB centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 21%
- Work from home 38%
- Transit, walk, or bike 41%
Life in Lackland AFB
Lackland AFB has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Lackland AFB and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lackland AFB, month by month
Lackland AFB 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 Lackland AFB
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 Lackland AFB
Schools across Lackland AFB average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lackland ElB− · 43% proficient
- Five Palms ElF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brentwood MiddleD− · 14% proficient
- Alan B Shepard MiddleD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Virginia Allred Stacey Jr/sr H SB · 49% proficient
- South San Antonio H SC · 35% proficient
- John F Kennedy H SD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lackland AFB school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lackland AFB 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 Lackland AFB against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lackland AFB
Is Lackland AFB a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lackland AFB ranks 8,384th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, cell coverage, and short commutes, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lackland AFB safe?
Yes, Lackland AFB is safer than 65% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $281 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Lackland AFB?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 42. That works out to about 141 pleasant days a year, more than 89% of towns.
Compare Lackland AFB with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lackland AFB. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lackland AFB 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.
Lackland AFB detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lackland AFB: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lackland AFB: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lackland AFB: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lackland AFB: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lackland AFB 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.
- 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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