Best PlacesTobin Hill, San Antonio, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tobin 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.
Tobin Hill, San Antonio ranks 2,358th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tobin 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.
Tobin Hill, San Antonio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tobin Hill, San Antonio ranks high
- Cheap childcare$783 a month, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.9 minutes each way, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Tobin Hill, San Antonio ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Tobin Hill, San Antonio
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tobin Hill, San Antonio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $87,279, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Tobin Hill, San Antonio's effective rate of 1.96%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tobin Hill, San Antonio
Tobin Hill, 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 Tobin Hill, San Antonio.
Who works in Tobin Hill, San Antonio, and how
Work in Tobin Hill, San Antonio centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Tobin Hill, San Antonio
Tobin Hill, San Antonio has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 93% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Tobin Hill, San Antonio and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Tobin Hill, San Antonio, month by month
Tobin Hill, San Antonio sees roughly 155 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 53° | 40° |
| April | 84° | 70° | 58° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 86° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Tobin Hill, San Antonio
San Antonio International sits about 6 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 Tobin Hill, San Antonio
Schools across Tobin Hill, San Antonio average a D, better than 13% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Great Hearts Monte VistaA− · 56% proficient
- Hawthorne Pk-8 AcademyD · 18% proficient
- Bowden AcademyD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tafolla MiddleF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Travis Early College H SB+ · 55% proficient
- Edison H SD · 23% proficient
- Brackenridge H SD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tobin Hill, San Antonio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tobin 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 Tobin Hill, San Antonio against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Tobin Hill, San Antonio
Is Tobin Hill, San Antonio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tobin Hill, San Antonio ranks 2,358th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and walkability, and lowest on empty homes and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tobin Hill, San Antonio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $376,050. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $87,279 median income, cost of living beats 78% of neighborhoods.
Is Tobin Hill, San Antonio safe?
Tobin Hill, San Antonio is safer than 13% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,083 per resident a year.
Compare Tobin Hill, San Antonio with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tobin Hill, San Antonio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tobin 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.
Tobin Hill, San Antonio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tobin Hill, San Antonio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tobin Hill, San Antonio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tobin Hill, San Antonio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tobin Hill, San Antonio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tobin 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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