San Antonio, Texas
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching San Antonio.
Key figures
Each metric shows how San Antonio compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 1,458,954City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $62,917Incorporated place (ACS)20% below U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 83ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)17% below U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $219,700City limits (ACS)28% below U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,258City limits (ACS)7% below U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 4.2%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 25 minNear U.S. avg (25 min)U.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 3718% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 708.5annualized per 100k · citywide18% above U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 4324.2annualized per 100k · citywide40% above U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 96°F9.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 44°F10.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 29.7 in10% below U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 29310% above U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare San Antonio with another city
Relocators eyeing San Antonio, Texas will find roughly 1,458,954 residents within city limits. Median household income is roughly $62,917, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 83 — among the more affordable large markets in this catalog on housing costs (100 ≈ U.S. average). Entry home prices around $219,700 still look attainable compared with coastal metros.
Downtown draws the first wave of relocators; Alamo Heights and Pearl tend to show up once people trade vibe for school or parking tradeoffs. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare San Antonio with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Hot summers, sprawling freeways, and no state income tax dominate comparisons. Roughly 293 sunny days a year give outdoor routines unusual calendar reliability. Plan on roughly 25 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 37. Unemployment recently ran near 4.2%, broadly in line with many large U.S. counties. Violent-offense rates near 708.5 per 100k sit in a mid-to-elevated band versus many peer cities in this catalog.
Neighborhoods often researched
- Downtown
- Alamo Heights
- Pearl
- Southtown
Nearby & similar cities
Continue researching with these internal links — each page is a full data profile.
Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (San Antonio city, 1600000US4865000)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN480290000000003 (Bexar County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00012970 SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28