The 10 Cheapest San Antonio, TX Neighborhoods To Live In For 2022


We used science and data to determine which neighborhoods in San Antonio are the cheapest of the cheap.

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Everything else equal, I think we can all agree that living in a cheaper place is better than living in a more expensive place.

I'd much rather pay $500/mo in rent than $1,000. And I'd rather pay $2 for coffee than $5.

And while every neighbhorhood in San Antonio might be more expensive than living in rural Texas, there are certain neighborhoods that are definitely cheaper.

So what exactly are those San Antonio neighborhoods where your dollar goes a little further -- you can get that one bedroom instead of the studio?

Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in San Antonio are the cheapest.

What's the cheapest neighborhood to live in San Antonio for 2022? According to the most recent census data, Wilshire looks to be the cheaptest San Antonio neighborhood to live in.

At this point we should make it clear that you do get what you pay for -- some of these neighborhoods might not be the best places to live in San Antonio. You could be sacrificing location or crime rates in return for more space and cheaper groceries.

Read on to see how we determined the places around San Antonio that deserve a little bragging rights or maybe you're interested in the worst neighborhoods in San Antonio.

Once you're done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from cheapest to most expensive.

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The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In San Antonio For 2022

1. Wilshire

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 3,198
Cost Of Living Index: 74 (cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.3 (3rd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.006 (23rd cheapest)
More on Wilshire: Homes For Sale | Data

2. South Southwest

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 14,272
Cost Of Living Index: 83 (6cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.5 (10th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.012 (65th cheapest)
More on South Southwest: Homes For Sale | Data

3. Highland Forest

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 143
Cost Of Living Index: 81 (34th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.5 (9th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.015 (113th cheapest)
More on Highland Forest: Homes For Sale | Data

4. Tierra Linda

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 2,829
Cost Of Living Index: 79 (14th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.4 (4th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.016 (142nd cheapest)
More on Tierra Linda: Homes For Sale | Data

5. Northchase

Overall SnackAbility

/10

Population: 330
Cost Of Living Index: 92 (152nd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.4 (5th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.0 (11th cheapest)
More on Northchase: Homes For Sale | Data

6. Misty Oaks

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 1,566
Cost Of Living Index: 85 (84th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.6 (22nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.013 (67th cheapest)
More on Misty Oaks: Homes For Sale | Data

7. Valencia

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 1,367
Cost Of Living Index: 88 (112th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.6 (2cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.01 (43rd cheapest)
More on Valencia: Homes For Sale | Data

8. Olmos Park Terrace

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 1,420
Cost Of Living Index: 81 (34th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.9 (65th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.013 (79th cheapest)
More on Olmos Park Terrace: Homes For Sale | Data

9. El Dorado

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 2,061
Cost Of Living Index: 87 (100th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.7 (30th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.011 (5cheapest)
More on El Dorado: Homes For Sale | Data

10. Rainbow Hills

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 7,022
Cost Of Living Index: 82 (48th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.5 (14th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.016 (125th cheapest)
More on Rainbow Hills: Homes For Sale | Data

Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest San Antonio Hoods In 2022

In order to rank the cheapest places to live in San Antonio, we had to determine what criteria defines "cheap".

Using census and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:

  • Overall Cost Of Living
  • Rent To Income Ratio
  • Median Home Value To Income Ratio

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 317 in each category, where 1 was the cheapest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a cheap neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest cheapest neighborhood index the "Cheapest City Neighborhood In San Antonio." We're lookin' at you, Wilshire.

Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the cheapest places San Antonio. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from cheapest to most expensive.

Summary: Lowest Cost Places To Live In San Antonio

If you're measuring the neighborhoods in San Antonio where prices are low and it's cheap to live, this is an accurate list.

As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in San Antonio aren't all cheap. Maverick Creek takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in San Antonio.

We ranked the neighborhoods from cheapest to most expensive in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In San Antonio For 2022

Rank Neighborhood Cost Of Living Index
1 Wilshire 74
2 South Southwest 83
3 Highland Forest 81
4 Tierra Linda 79
5 Northchase 92
6 Misty Oaks 85
7 Valencia 88
8 Olmos Park Terrace 81
9 El Dorado 87
10 Rainbow Hills 82
11 Towne Lake Garden 92
12 Northwest Crossing 87
13 Kingsborough Ridge 82
14 Knollcreek 88
15 Northwest Park 92
16 Fox Run 92
17 San Antonio Creekside 90
18 Southpark 87
19 Los Jardines 76
20 Valley Forest 83
21 Lago Vista-South Southwest 88
22 Village North One 81
23 Third World 81
24 Randolph Hills 94
25 Memorial Heights 77
26 High Country 89
27 Crown Meadows 92
28 University Park 80
29 165 Association 90
30 Valley Hi North 91
31 Oak Grove Estates 84
32 Stablewood-Valley Hi North 91
33 Oakmont Downs 94
34 Highland Oaks 84
35 Stone Wood 88
36 Village At Big Country 87
37 Greater Gardendale 78
38 Culebra Park 81
39 Hunters Chase 93
40 Oak Hollow Park 98
41 Quintana Community 80
42 French Creek Village 88
43 Woodbridge At Monte Viejo 92
44 Lakeside 85
45 Ingram Hills 79
46 Braun Willow 88
47 Dellview Area 81
48 Stanton Run 99
49 Culebra Park-Third World 83
50 Scattered Oaks 100
51 Sunshine Estates 83
52 Timber Ridge 90
53 Pecan Valley 84
54 Northern Hills 88
55 Crownhill Park 94
56 Tanglewood 94
57 Hidden Cove-Indian Creek-Southwest 80
58 Thunderbird Hills 84
59 Community Workers Council-Los Jardines 77
60 Overlook Of Carriage Hills 98
61 Heritage 87
62 Parkwood Maintenance 90
63 Quail Creek 89
64 Tezel Trails 93
65 Springvale 81
66 Northwest Los Angeles Heights 81
67 The Crossing At Quail Creek 90
68 Southwest 81
69 Highland Farms 89
70 Range Rider 101
71 Adams Hill 87
72 St James Place 92
73 Hunters Brook-Hunters Chase 102
74 Hunters Mill 90
75 Brady Gardens 83
76 Prospect Hill 76
77 East Terrell Hills 81
78 Redland Springs 102
79 Hidden Meadow 85
80 Great Northwest 89
81 Woodlawn Lake 82
82 Riverside South 75
83 Villa De San Antonio 81
84 Westwood Village 80
85 Collins Garden 80
86 Sun Gate 85
87 Mountain View Acres 101
88 Loma Vista 78
89 Tezel Heights 94
90 Alamo Farmsteads-Babcock Road 94
91 Ventura 93
92 Braun Station West 100
93 Royal Ridge 90
94 Jefferson-Monticello Park 89
95 Ridgestone 94
96 Alamo Farmsteads-Babcock Road-Westfield 98
97 Coliseum-Willow Park 81
98 Park Place 96
99 Candlewood Park 91
100 Northhampton 95
101 North Central Thousand Oaks 98
102 Woodlands Of Camino Real 128
103 Braun Station East 100
104 Thompson Community 82
105 Community Workers Council 79
106 Los Angeles Heights-Keystone 85
107 Whispering Oaks 102
108 Whisper Hollow 99
109 Southeast Side 81
110 Woodlake 93
111 Denver Heights 82
112 Palm Heights 81
113 Woodstone 89
114 Harvard Place-Eastlawn 78
115 Woods Of Shavano 93
116 Mission San Jose 80
117 Wheatley Heights 82
118 Park Forest 111
119 Eden 99
120 Shady Oaks 89
121 Nevada Street 78
122 Saddlebrook Farms 94
123 Sunrise 88
124 Lindsey Place 93
125 Meadowbrook 89
126 Sonoma Ranch 115
127 Riverside 81
128 Feather Ridge 86
129 Dellcrest Area 82
130 Verde Hills 96
131 Shearer Hills-Ridgeview 88
132 Downtown 83
133 Silverbrook 104
134 Highland Hills 83
135 Northwood Hills Improvement Club 101
136 Village In The Woods 104
137 The Estates At Stonegate 102
138 Oak Bluff 97
139 Edison 85
140 Thousand Oaks 94
141 Braun Hollow 105
142 Green Spring Valley 98
143 Stonefield 102
144 Coliseum Oaks 86
145 Fairways Of Woodlake 96
146 Jefferson Heights 80
147 Villages Of Westcreek 101
148 Estates-Mission Hills 92
149 Terrell Heights 95
150 San Antonio Cambridge Village-East Terrell Hills 87
151 Avenida Guadalupe 78
152 East Village 86
153 Countryside San Pedro 93
154 Provincia Villas 90
155 Redland Woods 105
156 Sunny Slope 81
157 Cable-Westwood 83
158 Northmoor 84
159 Arena District 80
160 Encino Park 106
161 Hidden Oaks Estates 106
162 Woodridge 98
163 Sierra Springs 96
164 North Central Heritage 96
165 Oak Creek 95
166 Country View Village-Alamo Farmsteads-Babcock Road 96
167 Vance Jackson 93
168 The Terraces At Encino Creek 108
169 Trophy Ridge 98
170 Oak Haven Heights 98
171 Eastwood Village 79
172 Oak Meadow 98
173 Hidden Forest 109
174 Laddie Place And North Wilson 84
175 Highland Park 84
176 Guilbeau Park 93
177 Northern Heights 85
178 The Hills Of Park North 82
179 Government Hill Alliance 82
180 Las Lomas-Stone Oak 110
181 Steubing Ranch 98
182 Eastgate 85
183 Stone Valley 115
184 Camelot 85
185 Hills And Dales 113
186 Spring Creek 95
187 Brentfield 92
188 Forest Oak 94
189 Donaldson Terrace 86
190 Meadow Village 83
191 Emerald Forest 108
192 Artesia Community Guild 79
193 Roosevelt Park 84
194 Santa Fe Trails 101
195 Loma Park 82
196 Oak Park-Northwood 101
197 United Westwood 83
198 Hunters Creek 105
199 Pipers Meadow 88
200 Beacon Hill 87
201 Citizens On Alert 84
202 Wildwood West 98
203 El Chaparral Fertile Valley 86
204 Five Points 83
205 Jade Oaks 99
206 Greystone Country Estates 124
207 Bluffview At Camino Real 111
208 General Krueger 84
209 The Champions Estates-Stone Oak 129
210 Blanco Woods 108
211 Gardens At Brookhollow 99
212 Jefferson 90
213 Elm Creek 151
214 Canyon Creek Bluffs 109
215 Coolcrest 97
216 Hart Ranch Unit One 101
217 Historic Gardens 85
218 The Bluffs Of Henderson Pass 93
219 Summit-Stone Oak 106
220 Stone Mountain 106
221 The Waters At Deerfield 110
222 Deerfield 107
223 Friends Of Friedrich Wilderness Park 133
224 Blossom Park 94
225 Alta Vista 87
226 Greater Harmony Hills 92
227 Apple Creek 92
228 184 Association 85
229 Villas Of Babcock-Summerwind 85
230 Dignowity Hill 83
231 Cielo Vista 122
232 Lafayette Place 87
233 Remington Heights 109
234 Dellcrest Forrest 81
235 Champions Ridge 130
236 The Vineyard 117
237 The Heights At Stone Oak 133
238 Park Village 81
239 North Shearer Hills 87
240 Lorrence Creek 97
241 Castle Hills Forest 102
242 Shavano Heights 109
243 Stone Oak 114
244 Crownridge Of Texas 118
245 Eckhert Crossing 96
246 Rolling Ridge Club 88
247 Vista 94
248 Hillcrest 90
249 Longs Ridge 101
250 United Homeowners 82
251 Arbor At Sonoma Ranch 108
252 Preston Hollow 100
253 East Pyron-Symphony Lane-Mission San Jose 89
254 Tierra Del Sol 97
255 Jefferson-Monticello Park-Woodlawn Lake 94
256 Promontory Pointe-Heights 113
257 Oxbow 89
258 Forest At Stone Oak 116
259 Forests At Inwood 128
260 Oakwood 128
261 The Fountains At Deerfield 128
262 Woods Of Deerfield 129
263 Hein-Orchard 82
264 Woodglen 100
265 Stone Oak Communities 110
266 Big Springs 110
267 Monte Vista 107
268 Ridge At Deerfield 115
269 The Park At Deerfield 116
270 Rolling Ridge Village-Rolling Ridge Club 91
271 Jefferson-Woodlawn Lake 90
272 Ridgehaven Volunteer 95
273 Regency Meadow 96
274 The Dominion 151
275 Skyline Park 83
276 Lower Southeast Side 87
277 Tobin Hill 94
278 Creekview Estates 108
279 The Seventh At Sonterra-The Vineyard 114
280 Cavalo Creek Estates 114
281 Fieldstone 109
282 Inspiration Hills 93
283 Woller Creek 99
284 Encino Ranch 115
285 Lavaca 88
286 Mockingbird Hill 96
287 Canyon Creek Estates 104
288 North San Antonio Hills 114
289 Arboretum 99
290 Mission Ridge 105
291 College Park 97
292 Castle Wood Forest 104
293 Summerglen 127
294 Mahncke Park 91
295 Huntington Place 100
296 Oak Hills 104
297 Wilshire Village 93
298 Lockhill Estates 91
299 Gold Canyon 105
300 Canyon View 105
301 Sonterra-Stone Oak 117
302 Redland Ridge 103
303 Regency Park 105
304 Walker Ranch 106
305 Deer Hollow 106
306 Cadillac Drive 106
307 King William 109
308 Churchill Estates 103
309 North Castle Hills 106
310 Dreamhill Estates Neighborhood 90
311 Inwood Homeowners 138
312 Vista Del Norte 106
313 Mission Trace-Vance Jackson 98
314 Oakland Heights 107
315 River Road 97
316 Wellsprings-Vance Jackson 102
317 Maverick Creek 106

Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2022. This is our third time ranking the cheapest neighborhoods to live in San Antonio.

About Chris Kolmar

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