Best PlacesLaddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio ranks 5,054th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Laddie Place and North Wilson, 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.
Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio ranks high
- Short commute16.3 minutes each way, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$783 a month, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Household income$26,743 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $26,743, 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 Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio's effective rate of 1.26%, 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 Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio
Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio.
Who works in Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio, and how
Work in Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio centers on construction and retail trade. 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 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio
Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio, month by month
Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio sees roughly 153 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 Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio
San Antonio International sits about 6 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 Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio
Schools across Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio average a D, better than 12% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Baskin ElD− · 13% proficient
- Maverick ElD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Longfellow MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Jefferson H SC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Laddie Place and North Wilson, 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 Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio
Is Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio ranks 5,054th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, fast internet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on summer heat and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $201,777. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $26,743 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio safe?
Yes, Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio is safer than 68% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $412 per resident a year.
Compare Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Laddie Place and North Wilson, 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.
Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Laddie Place and North Wilson, San Antonio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Laddie Place and North Wilson, 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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