Best PlacesProspect Hill, San Antonio, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Prospect Hill, 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.
Prospect Hill, San Antonio ranks 5,506th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Prospect Hill, 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.
Prospect Hill, San Antonio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Prospect Hill, San Antonio ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$783 a month, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Prospect Hill, San Antonio ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Household income$40,444 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Prospect Hill, San Antonio
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Prospect Hill, San Antonio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,444, 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 Prospect Hill, San Antonio's effective rate of 1.08%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Prospect Hill, San Antonio
Prospect Hill, San Antonio 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 Prospect Hill, San Antonio.
Who works in Prospect Hill, San Antonio, and how
Work in Prospect Hill, San Antonio centers on construction and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Prospect Hill, San Antonio
Prospect Hill, San Antonio has more parkland per resident than 72% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Prospect Hill, San Antonio and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Prospect Hill, San Antonio, month by month
Prospect Hill, San Antonio 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 Prospect Hill, San Antonio
San Antonio International sits about 8 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 Prospect Hill, San Antonio
Schools across Prospect Hill, San Antonio average a D−, better than 7% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Irving Dual Language AcademyD · 20% proficient
- De Zavala ElD · 17% proficient
- Sarah S King ElD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dwight MiddleD− · 18% proficient
- Gus Garcia MiddleD− · 17% proficient
- Kipp Camino AcademyF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- South San Antonio H SC · 35% proficient
- Jefferson H SC− · 30% proficient
- Memorial H SD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Prospect Hill, San Antonio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Prospect Hill, 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 Prospect Hill, San Antonio against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Prospect Hill, San Antonio suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 4% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 72% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 71%.
Common questions about living in Prospect Hill, San Antonio
Is Prospect Hill, San Antonio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Prospect Hill, San Antonio ranks 5,506th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and transit, and lowest on civic engagement and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Prospect Hill, San Antonio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $111,452. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $40,444 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Prospect Hill, San Antonio safe?
Prospect Hill, San Antonio is safer than 35% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $662 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Prospect Hill, San Antonio?
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 72% of neighborhoods.
Is Prospect Hill, San Antonio good for families?
Schools beat 7% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 35%, and childcare runs $783 a month.
Compare Prospect Hill, San Antonio with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Prospect Hill, San Antonio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Prospect Hill, 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.
Prospect Hill, San Antonio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Prospect Hill, San Antonio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Prospect Hill, San Antonio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Prospect Hill, San Antonio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Prospect Hill, San Antonio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Prospect Hill, 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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