Best PlacesSchertz, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Schertz, 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.
Schertz ranks 557th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Schertz
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.
Schertz's strengths and weaknesses
Where Schertz ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 90% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of cities
Where Schertz ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Schertz
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Schertz home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,519, 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 Schertz's effective rate of 1.38%, 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 Schertz
Schertz's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Schertz.
Who works in Schertz, and how
Work in Schertz centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Schertz
Schertz has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of cities and more parkland per resident than 94% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Schertz and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Schertz, month by month
Schertz sees roughly 143 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 65, 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 | 65° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| July | 97° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Schertz
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 Schertz
Schools across Schertz average a B, better than 65% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Randolph ElA− · 62% proficient
- Garden Ridge ElA− · 60% proficient
- Norma J Paschal ElB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Randolph MiddleA · 62% proficient
- Danville MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Canyon MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Memorial Early College H S With St Philip'sA+ · 82% proficient
- Judson Early College AcademyA+ · 80% proficient
- Randolph H SA · 72% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Schertz school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Schertz 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 Schertz against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Schertz suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 85% of cities and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Schertz
Is Schertz a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Schertz ranks 557th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a stable housing market, a strong job market, and low taxes, and lowest on walkability and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Schertz expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $304,423. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $110,519 median income, cost of living beats 85% of cities.
Is Schertz safe?
Yes, Schertz is safer than 61% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $352 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Schertz?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 65 with lows near 42. That works out to about 143 pleasant days a year, more than 80% of cities.
Is Schertz good for families?
Schools beat 65% of cities, crime safety beats 61%, and childcare runs $783 a month.
Compare Schertz with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Schertz. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Schertz 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.
Schertz detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Schertz: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Schertz: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Schertz: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Schertz: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Schertz 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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