Best PlacesRiverside South, San Antonio, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Riverside South, 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.
Riverside South, San Antonio ranks 5,302nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Riverside South, 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.
Riverside South, San Antonio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Riverside South, San Antonio ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% 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
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Riverside South, San Antonio ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Riverside South, San Antonio
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Riverside South, San Antonio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,399, 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 Riverside South, San Antonio's effective rate of 1.23%, 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 Riverside South, San Antonio
Riverside South, 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 Riverside South, San Antonio.
Who works in Riverside South, San Antonio, and how
Work in Riverside South, San Antonio centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Riverside South, San Antonio
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Riverside South, San Antonio.
What the weather is like in Riverside South, San Antonio, month by month
Riverside South, San Antonio sees roughly 168 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 Riverside South, 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 Riverside South, San Antonio
Schools across Riverside South, San Antonio average a D, better than 10% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Charles C Ball ElD · 19% proficient
- Riverside Park ElD− · 15% proficient
- Eloise Japhet AcademyD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harlandale MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Harlandale H SC− · 26% proficient
- Highlands H SD · 22% proficient
- Brackenridge H SD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Riverside South, San Antonio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Riverside South, 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 Riverside South, San Antonio against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Riverside South, San Antonio
Is Riverside South, San Antonio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Riverside South, San Antonio ranks 5,302nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Riverside South, San Antonio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $149,435. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $51,399 median income, cost of living beats 22% of neighborhoods.
Is Riverside South, San Antonio safe?
Riverside South, San Antonio is safer than 46% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $540 per resident a year.
Compare Riverside South, San Antonio with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Riverside South, San Antonio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Riverside South, 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.
Riverside South, San Antonio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Riverside South, San Antonio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Riverside South, San Antonio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Riverside South, San Antonio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Riverside South, San Antonio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Riverside South, 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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