Best PlacesMission Ridge, San Antonio, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mission Ridge, 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.
Mission Ridge, San Antonio ranks 543rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mission Ridge, 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.
Mission Ridge, San Antonio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mission Ridge, San Antonio ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Mission Ridge, San Antonio ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 32% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mission Ridge, San Antonio
A household needs to earn about $152,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mission Ridge, San Antonio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $96,442, 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 Mission Ridge, San Antonio's effective rate of 1.73%, 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 Mission Ridge, San Antonio
Mission Ridge, San Antonio runs younger 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 Mission Ridge, San Antonio.
Who works in Mission Ridge, San Antonio, and how
Work in Mission Ridge, San Antonio centers on finance & insurance and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 37%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Mission Ridge, San Antonio
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mission Ridge, San Antonio.
What the weather is like in Mission Ridge, San Antonio, month by month
Mission Ridge, 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 Mission Ridge, San Antonio
San Antonio International sits about 5 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 Mission Ridge, San Antonio
Schools across Mission Ridge, San Antonio average a B+, better than 82% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hidden Forest ElA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bradley MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Churchill H SB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mission Ridge, San Antonio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mission Ridge, 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 Mission Ridge, San Antonio against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mission Ridge, San Antonio
Is Mission Ridge, San Antonio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mission Ridge, San Antonio ranks 543rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, tree cover, and fast internet, and lowest on property taxes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mission Ridge, San Antonio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $515,521. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $96,442 median income, cost of living beats 88% of neighborhoods.
Is Mission Ridge, San Antonio safe?
Yes, Mission Ridge, San Antonio is safer than 77% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $345 per resident a year.
Compare Mission Ridge, San Antonio with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mission Ridge, San Antonio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mission Ridge, 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.
Mission Ridge, San Antonio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mission Ridge, San Antonio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mission Ridge, San Antonio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mission Ridge, San Antonio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mission Ridge, San Antonio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mission Ridge, 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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