Best PlacesNorthwest Crossing, San Antonio, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Northwest Crossing, 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.
Northwest Crossing, San Antonio ranks 2,093rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Northwest Crossing, 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.
Northwest Crossing, San Antonio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Northwest Crossing, San Antonio ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$783 a month, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Northwest Crossing, San Antonio ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 31% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Northwest Crossing, San Antonio
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Northwest Crossing, San Antonio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,225, 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 Northwest Crossing, San Antonio's effective rate of 1.55%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Northwest Crossing, San Antonio
Northwest Crossing, San Antonio runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Northwest Crossing, San Antonio.
Who works in Northwest Crossing, San Antonio, and how
Work in Northwest Crossing, San Antonio centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Northwest Crossing, San Antonio
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Northwest Crossing, San Antonio.
What the weather is like in Northwest Crossing, San Antonio, month by month
Northwest Crossing, San Antonio sees roughly 140 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 Northwest Crossing, San Antonio
San Antonio International sits about 13 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 Northwest Crossing, San Antonio
Schools across Northwest Crossing, San Antonio average a C, better than 43% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Carson ElC+ · 36% proficient
- Fernandez ElC− · 28% proficient
- Burke ElC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jefferson MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Connally MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Stevenson MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Taft H SB · 49% proficient
- Warren H SB · 47% proficient
- Marshall H SB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Northwest Crossing, San Antonio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Northwest Crossing, 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 Northwest Crossing, San Antonio against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Northwest Crossing, San Antonio
Is Northwest Crossing, San Antonio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Northwest Crossing, San Antonio ranks 2,093rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low crime, and quiet, and lowest on walkability and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Northwest Crossing, San Antonio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $239,313. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $76,225 median income, cost of living beats 62% of neighborhoods.
Is Northwest Crossing, San Antonio safe?
Yes, Northwest Crossing, San Antonio is safer than 95% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $225 per resident a year.
Compare Northwest Crossing, San Antonio with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Northwest Crossing, San Antonio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Northwest Crossing, 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.
Northwest Crossing, San Antonio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Northwest Crossing, San Antonio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Northwest Crossing, San Antonio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Northwest Crossing, San Antonio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Northwest Crossing, San Antonio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Northwest Crossing, 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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