{"id":50475,"date":"2025-07-09T04:24:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T04:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/50475\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T04:24:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T04:24:53","slug":"best-places-to-live-in-the-san-antonio-metro-area-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/50475\/","title":{"rendered":"Best places to live in the San Antonio metro area | State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752035048_732_pixel.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Best places to live in the San Antonio metro area<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stacker.com\/texas\/san-antonio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stacker<\/a> compiled a list of the best places to live in the San Antonio metro area using data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Niche<\/a>. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche&#8217;s methodology <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/about\/methodology\/best-places-to-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock2078480329PPWPjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#25. Converse\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>imtmphoto \/\/ Shutterstock#25. Converse<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: B+<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: B-<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 28,764<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock2675494161FTWjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#24. San Antonio\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Monkey Business Images \/\/ Shutterstock#24. San Antonio<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: B+<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: B<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 1,458,954<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock3723791890QAEjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#23. Universal City\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Monkey Business Images \/\/ Shutterstock#23. Universal City<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A-<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: B<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 19,853<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock1853535634CM4Rjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#22. Live Oak\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Gorodenkoff \/\/ Shutterstock#22. Live Oak<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A-<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: B<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 15,875<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock2143573809NHQRjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#21. Castle Hills\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/><a href=\"http:\/\/PeopleImages.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PeopleImages.com<\/a> &#8211; Yuri A \/\/ Shutterstock#21. Castle Hills<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A-<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: B+<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 3,961<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock1933088198N86Zjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#20. Castroville\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>FamVeld \/\/ Shutterstock#20. Castroville<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A-<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 3,027<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock11761368224PZRjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#19. Selma\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Monkey Business Images \/\/ Shutterstock#19. Selma<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: B+<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 11,302<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock793876468FACVjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#18. Canyon Lake\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Monkey Business Images \/\/ Shutterstock#18. Canyon Lake<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 32,924<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock794988178N8E9jpg.JPEG\" title=\"#17. New Braunfels\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Monkey Business Images \/\/ Shutterstock#17. New Braunfels<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: A-<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 98,700<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock1319982029VFKLjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#16. Boerne\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Jacob Lund \/\/ Shutterstock#16. Boerne<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: A+<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 19,509<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock1486074167O41Hjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#15. Helotes\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>RossHelen \/\/ Shutterstock#15. Helotes<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: B<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 9,372<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock7919918776A8Yjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#14. Garden Ridge\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Monkey Business Images \/\/ Shutterstock#14. Garden Ridge<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 4,243<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock17009891745U8Fjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#13. Bulverde\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Josep Suria \/\/ Shutterstock#13. Bulverde<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 6,164<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock1788760655COSWjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#12. Scenic Oaks\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Akarawut \/\/ Shutterstock#12. Scenic Oaks<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: B<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 10,727<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock314871770KWS5jpg.JPEG\" title=\"#11. Schertz\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Stuart Monk \/\/ Shutterstock#11. Schertz<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: A-<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 43,128<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock1013869084ZKEHjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#10. Shavano Park\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Robert Kneschke \/\/ Shutterstock#10. Shavano Park<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: B<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 3,602<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock153645101LM99jpg.JPEG\" title=\"#9. Windcrest\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Stuart Monk \/\/ Shutterstock#9. Windcrest<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: B<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 5,815<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock652299094HHKTjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#8. Cibolo\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>F8 studio \/\/ Shutterstock#8. Cibolo<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 33,829<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock1505626484EEMKjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#7. Fair Oaks Ranch\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>NDAB Creativity \/\/ Shutterstock#7. Fair Oaks Ranch<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: A+<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 10,630<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock7940611123T88jpg.JPEG\" title=\"#6. Cross Mountain\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Monkey Business Images \/\/ Shutterstock#6. Cross Mountain<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: B<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 4,510<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock135082805LMZLjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#5. Olmos Park\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Jacek Chabraszewski \/\/ Shutterstock#5. Olmos Park<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A+<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: A+<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 2,228<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock1084162838W2T2jpg.JPEG\" title=\"#4. Hollywood Park\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Laura Beach \/\/ Shutterstock#4. Hollywood Park<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A+<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 3,119<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock12962083247TZRjpg.JPEG\" title=\"#3. Timberwood Park\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Jacob Lund \/\/ Shutterstock#3. Timberwood Park<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A+<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: A<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 34,980<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock661377859X9P4jpg.JPEG\" title=\"#2. Terrell Hills\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Jacob Lund \/\/ Shutterstock#2. Terrell Hills<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A+<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: A+<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 5,050<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/croppedshutterstock20536952362PZ0jpg.JPEG\" title=\"#1. Alamo Heights\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>oneinchpunch \/\/ Shutterstock#1. Alamo Heights<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Niche grade: A+<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Public school grade: A+<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Population: 7,443<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Best places to live in the San Antonio metro area Stacker compiled a list of the best places&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":50476,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,7202,7203,358,13230,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-50475","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-san-antonio","10":"tag-sanantonio","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-thestacker","13":"tag-tx","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114821380636876430","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}