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San Antonio is a big city of 1,479,835 people in Bexar County, Texas. It's part of the San Antonio, TX area. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,479,835people
$236kTypical home
$1,324/moRent
95° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 1,479,835
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,966 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the San Antonio, TX area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,486/mo)
- Median rent $1,324/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°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
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (528 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,899 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SAT airport
- 6 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 122 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,519 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 309 bars within 25 mi
- 444 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 29% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
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