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Best places to live in Greater San Antonio

33 places with 1,791,734 residents within about 35 km of San Antonio, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is San Antonio, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Cibolo
    Texas, 33,433 residents    62
  2. 2Garden Ridge
    Texas, 3,850 residents    60
  3. 3Fair Oaks Ranch
    Texas, 7,407 residents    57
  4. 4Bulverde
    Texas, 4,925 residents    54
  5. 5Selma (Texas)
    Texas, 9,108 residents    53
  6. 6Schertz
    Texas, 43,091 residents    43
  7. 7Converse (Texas)
    Texas, 21,987 residents    39
  8. 8Universal City
    Texas, 19,986 residents    37
  9. 9Helotes
    Texas, 8,591 residents    37
  10. 10Terrell Hills
    Texas, 5,287 residents    35

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For retired couples

  1. 1Garden Ridge
    Texas, 3,850 residents    65
  2. 2Schertz
    Texas, 43,091 residents    61
  3. 3Cibolo
    Texas, 33,433 residents    61
  4. 4Converse (Texas)
    Texas, 21,987 residents    59
  5. 5Universal City
    Texas, 19,986 residents    59
  6. 6Bulverde
    Texas, 4,925 residents    59
  7. 7Timberwood Park
    Texas, 13,447 residents    58
  8. 8Fair Oaks Ranch
    Texas, 7,407 residents    56
  9. 9Helotes
    Texas, 8,591 residents    55
  10. 10Selma (Texas)
    Texas, 9,108 residents    55

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For remote workers

  1. 1Cibolo
    Texas, 33,433 residents    68
  2. 2Schertz
    Texas, 43,091 residents    65
  3. 3Converse (Texas)
    Texas, 21,987 residents    64
  4. 4Universal City
    Texas, 19,986 residents    63
  5. 5Selma (Texas)
    Texas, 9,108 residents    59
  6. 6Timberwood Park
    Texas, 13,447 residents    58
  7. 7San Antonio (Texas)
    Texas, 1,526,656 residents    58
  8. 8Live Oak (Texas)
    Texas, 15,346 residents    57
  9. 9Alamo Heights
    Texas, 8,038 residents    57
  10. 10Helotes
    Texas, 8,591 residents    57

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For commuters

  1. 1San Antonio (Texas)
    Texas, 1,526,656 residents    77
  2. 2Alamo Heights
    Texas, 8,038 residents    70
  3. 3Terrell Hills
    Texas, 5,287 residents    69
  4. 4Balcones Heights
    Texas, 3,254 residents    67
  5. 5Selma (Texas)
    Texas, 9,108 residents    64
  6. 6Converse (Texas)
    Texas, 21,987 residents    64
  7. 7Castle Hills
    Texas, 4,424 residents    63
  8. 8Cibolo
    Texas, 33,433 residents    62
  9. 9Schertz
    Texas, 43,091 residents    62
  10. 10Kirby (Texas)
    Texas, 8,550 residents    61

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For single professionals

  1. 1San Antonio (Texas)
    Texas, 1,526,656 residents    73
  2. 2Alamo Heights
    Texas, 8,038 residents    62
  3. 3Schertz
    Texas, 43,091 residents    52
  4. 4Converse (Texas)
    Texas, 21,987 residents    48
  5. 5Universal City
    Texas, 19,986 residents    46
  6. 6Live Oak (Texas)
    Texas, 15,346 residents    45
  7. 7Windcrest
    Texas, 5,794 residents    42
  8. 8Kirby (Texas)
    Texas, 8,550 residents    40
  9. 9Cibolo
    Texas, 33,433 residents    39
  10. 10Selma (Texas)
    Texas, 9,108 residents    39

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Cibolo
    Texas, 33,433 residents    60
  2. 2Selma (Texas)
    Texas, 9,108 residents    58
  3. 3Schertz
    Texas, 43,091 residents    43
  4. 4San Antonio (Texas)
    Texas, 1,526,656 residents    42
  5. 5Converse (Texas)
    Texas, 21,987 residents    41
  6. 6Universal City
    Texas, 19,986 residents    41
  7. 7Live Oak (Texas)
    Texas, 15,346 residents    40
  8. 8Alamo Heights
    Texas, 8,038 residents    40
  9. 9Terrell Hills
    Texas, 5,287 residents    40
  10. 10Garden Ridge
    Texas, 3,850 residents    38

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Towns in Greater San Antonio