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Alamo Heights is a big small town of 7,492 people in Bexar County, Texas. It's about 4 miles from San Antonio, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $779k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,492people
$779kTypical home
$1,727/moRent
94° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,492
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,070 people per sq mi
- 4 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 4 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $779k (≈$4,915/mo)
- Median rent $1,727/mo
- Median household income $183k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (169 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,326 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to SAT airport
- 4 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 801 ft
- 120 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,511 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 309 bars within 25 mi
- 445 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Bexar County: D+10 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk