Best PlacesVance Jackson, San Antonio, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Vance Jackson, San Antonio, 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.
Vance Jackson, San Antonio ranks 2,537th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Vance Jackson, 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.
Vance Jackson, San Antonio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Vance Jackson, San Antonio ranks high
- 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
- Local economyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 153 pleasant days a year, better than 77% of neighborhoods
Where Vance Jackson, San Antonio ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 33% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Vance Jackson, San Antonio
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Vance Jackson, San Antonio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $73,178, 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 Vance Jackson, San Antonio's effective rate of 1.52%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Vance Jackson, San Antonio
Vance Jackson, 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 Vance Jackson, San Antonio.
Who works in Vance Jackson, San Antonio, and how
Work in Vance Jackson, San Antonio centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Vance Jackson, San Antonio
Vance Jackson, San Antonio has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Vance Jackson, San Antonio and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Vance Jackson, San Antonio, month by month
Vance Jackson, San Antonio sees roughly 153 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 Vance Jackson, San Antonio
San Antonio International sits about 5 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 Vance Jackson, San Antonio
Schools across Vance Jackson, San Antonio average a C+, better than 65% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Colonies North ElD+ · 24% proficient
- Howsman ElD+ · 23% proficient
- Colonial Hills ElD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hobby MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Jackson MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Health Careers H SA+ · 91% proficient
- Clark H SB+ · 54% proficient
- Churchill H SB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Vance Jackson, San Antonio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Vance Jackson, 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 Vance Jackson, San Antonio against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Vance Jackson, San Antonio
Is Vance Jackson, San Antonio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Vance Jackson, San Antonio ranks 2,537th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state finances, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Vance Jackson, San Antonio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $322,039. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $73,178 median income, cost of living beats 61% of neighborhoods.
Is Vance Jackson, San Antonio safe?
Yes, Vance Jackson, San Antonio is safer than 59% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $464 per resident a year.
Compare Vance Jackson, San Antonio with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Vance Jackson, San Antonio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Vance Jackson, 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.
Vance Jackson, San Antonio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Vance Jackson, San Antonio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Vance Jackson, San Antonio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Vance Jackson, San Antonio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Vance Jackson, San Antonio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Vance Jackson, 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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