What is the cost of living in San Antonio-New Braunfels?

San Antonio-New Braunfels has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 94.7, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 94.6, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,098/month.

What is the median salary in San Antonio-New Braunfels?

The median salary in San Antonio-New Braunfels is $68,933 annually (mean: $72,021). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, Customer Service Representatives, Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

How safe is San Antonio-New Braunfels?

The violent crime rate in the San Antonio-New Braunfels area is 395 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 2058 per 100K.

What are the schools like in San Antonio-New Braunfels?

The state of TX has 9,061 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Charter schools make up 11.4% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in San Antonio-New Braunfels?

Infant center-based childcare in the San Antonio-New Braunfels area averages $7,566 per year. Preschool averages $6,926/year. These are state-level averages.

Is San Antonio-New Braunfels a good place to relocate?

San Antonio-New Braunfels has a Life Score of 58.6/100 (C-), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is an above-average score, San Antonio-New Braunfels outperforms most scored metros on the combined measure.

Where does San Antonio-New Braunfels sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, San Antonio-New Braunfels ranks #222 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

LiveAbility 49.6/100 places San Antonio-New Braunfels #222 of 387 (middle third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

94.7
Cost index (US=100): $1,098
2BR rent / mo: $68,933
Median salary: 49.6
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, San Antonio-New Braunfels ranks #222 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (49.6/100), with its strongest marks in climate and housing.

#222
of 387 US metros · Near median: 31,290,831
metro-area population: 395
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 9,061
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: low hazard (2/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), San Antonio-New Braunfels ranks #222 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 94.7 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,098/mo, median salary $68,933; LiveAbility Score 49.6/100, strongest in climate and housing.

Signature: LiveAbility 49.6/100 places San Antonio-New Braunfels #222 of 387 (middle third).

Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 94.7 between corpus terciles 91.5 and 97.0. Median 2BR rent $1,098/mo.

LiveAbility 49.6/100 keeps San Antonio-New Braunfels in the middle third (#222 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the San Antonio-New Braunfels area is 1,113,320.

San Antonio-New Braunfels vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

50 Top 57% higher than 43% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US metros. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

San Antonio-New Braunfels housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA; housing RPP 94.6 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,098/mo.

Studio

$831

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,002

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,098

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,435

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,454

/month

San Antonio-New Braunfels wages and employment

San Antonio-New Braunfels posts 1,113,320 total employment with median salary $68,933.

Median Salary

$68,933

Mean Salary

$72,021

Total Employment

1,113,320

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,810
Customer Service Representatives	$42,720
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$25,960
General and Operations Managers	$99,790
Retail Salespersons	$30,960

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the San Antonio-New Braunfels area from NCES.

Schools

9,061

Enrollment

5,491,723

Student:Teacher

14.7:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the San Antonio-New Braunfels area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$7,566

per year

Toddler (Center)

$7,109

per year

Preschool (Center)

$6,926

per year

Life Score Breakdown

San Antonio-New Braunfels's composite Life Score is 58.6/100 (C-), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

45/100

Average

Wages

62/100

Above average

Rent

82/100

Elite

Crime

31/100

Weak

Schools

42/100

Below average

Childcare

73/100

Strong

Environment

88/100

Elite

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

San Antonio-New Braunfels ranks #222 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 49.6/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Climate (99/100)

Climate

99
Housing

82
Job market

62
Schools

58
Cost of living

45
Safety

31
Air quality

11
Low hazard

2

What this shows San Antonio-New Braunfels's strongest dimensions are climate and housing; its weakest among scored dims is low hazard at 2/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near San Antonio-New Braunfels on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to San Antonio-New Braunfels on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

San Antonio-New Braunfels cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; San Antonio-New Braunfels wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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