Best PlacesPecan Valley, San Antonio, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pecan Valley, 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.
Pecan Valley, San Antonio ranks 4,981st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Pecan Valley, 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.
Pecan Valley, San Antonio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pecan Valley, San Antonio ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$783 a month, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Pecan Valley, San Antonio ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Household income$49,790 median, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pecan Valley, San Antonio
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pecan Valley, San Antonio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $49,790; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Pecan Valley, San Antonio's effective rate of 1.17%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pecan Valley, San Antonio
Pecan Valley, San Antonio's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Pecan Valley, San Antonio.
Who works in Pecan Valley, San Antonio, and how
Work in Pecan Valley, San Antonio centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Pecan Valley, San Antonio
Pecan Valley, San Antonio has more parkland per resident than 99% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Pecan Valley, San Antonio and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pecan Valley, San Antonio, month by month
Pecan Valley, San Antonio sees roughly 169 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 54° | 43° |
| April | 85° | 72° | 61° |
| July | 99° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 87° | 74° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Pecan Valley, San Antonio
San Antonio International sits about 11 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 Pecan Valley, San Antonio
Schools across Pecan Valley, San Antonio average a D, better than 13% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Salado ElD+ · 22% proficient
- Pecan Valley ElD− · 14% proficient
- Julian C Gallardo ElD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Julius L Matthey MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
- Legacy MiddleD− · 19% proficient
- Rogers MiddleF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- East Central H SC− · 26% proficient
- Southside H SD+ · 24% proficient
- Highlands H SD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pecan Valley, San Antonio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pecan Valley, 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 Pecan Valley, San Antonio against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Pecan Valley, San Antonio
Is Pecan Valley, San Antonio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pecan Valley, San Antonio ranks 4,981st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on summer heat and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pecan Valley, San Antonio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,750. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $49,790 median income, cost of living beats 23% of neighborhoods.
Is Pecan Valley, San Antonio safe?
Pecan Valley, San Antonio is safer than 43% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $565 per resident a year.
Compare Pecan Valley, San Antonio with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pecan Valley, San Antonio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pecan Valley, 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.
Pecan Valley, San Antonio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pecan Valley, San Antonio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pecan Valley, San Antonio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pecan Valley, San Antonio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pecan Valley, San Antonio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pecan Valley, 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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