Best PlacesWilson County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Wilson County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Wilson County ranks 420th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Wilson County
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.
The best areas in Wilson County
The parts of Wilson County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Adkins
Local pay stretches further, incomes run higher, and more adults hold degrees.
La Vernia
Schools score higher, though fewer households have young kids.
Floresville
Fewer homes sit empty.
Stockdale
Scores across Wilson County run from about the 16th to the 95th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Wilson County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wilson County ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 160 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 93% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of counties
- Household income$95,510 median, better than 90% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
Where Wilson County ranks low
- Short commute34.5 minutes each way, better than only 4% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 14% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 19% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Wilson County
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wilson County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,510, 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 Wilson County's effective rate of 1.20%, 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 Wilson County
Wilson County's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Wilson County.
Who works in Wilson County, and how
Work in Wilson County centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Wilson County
Wilson County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties and less parkland per resident than most counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Wilson County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Wilson County growing, and who is moving in?
Wilson County has grown about 20% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the San Antonio, TX metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Wilson County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Wilson County, month by month
Wilson County sees roughly 160 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 Wilson County
San Antonio International sits about 29 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 Wilson County
Schools across Wilson County average a B, better than 75% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Falls City ElA · 65% proficient
- La Vernia IntA− · 56% proficient
- Poth ElB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Poth J HA+ · 73% proficient
- La Vernia J HA− · 56% proficient
- Stockdale J HB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Falls City H SA · 77% proficient
- Poth H SA · 77% proficient
- La Vernia H SA · 69% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wilson County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wilson County 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 Wilson County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Wilson County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Wilson County
Is Wilson County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wilson County ranks 420th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on the weather, a strong job market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wilson County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $335,118. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $95,510 median income, cost of living beats 92% of counties.
Is Wilson County safe?
Yes, Wilson County is safer than 73% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $332 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Wilson County?
July highs average about 99 degrees, and January highs near 68 with lows near 43. That works out to about 160 pleasant days a year, more than 95% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Wilson County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Adkins, La Vernia, and Floresville. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Wilson County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wilson County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wilson County 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.
Wilson County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wilson County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wilson County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wilson County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wilson County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wilson County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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