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What Is It Like to Live in San Antonio?

What it costs to live in San Antonio, and how it compares with other Texas cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

23

190th best value in Texas

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Texas cities.

Overall livability

21

193rd overall in Texas

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

San Antonio is home to about 1,434,540 people. A typical home runs $167,700 and a household earns around $55,100, a price-to-income ratio of 3.0. Among Texas's largest cities, it ranks 190th for value and 193rd overall.

San Antonio at a glance

Median home price

$167,700

147th in TX of 198

Median rent

$1,090/mo

Median household income

$55,100

Home price to income

3.0x

Unemployment

5.9%

140th in TX of 198

School rating

4/10

132nd in TX of 198

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in TX of 198

Walk score

100/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Texas only. Updated 2026.