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For most people who can afford it, yes. Alamo Heights grades B overall, ranked 101st of 640 in Texas. The median household earns $183K. Residents are healthier than 97% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and its schools rank ahead of 87% of Texas towns. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $731K, 9.6 years of the San Antonio metro’s $76K median household income. 73% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Alamo Heights, above both the Texas town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Alamo Heights's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns. Alamo Heights has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Trolley Stop in Alamo Heights and Light House.
Where Alamo Heights beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Alamo Heights is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 4%), so the B overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 3,874 in 1930, 7,357 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 4 maps from 1953 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Alamo Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaAlamodome
4 mi LandmarkAlamo Mission
4 mi Stadium & arenaFrost Bank Center
5 mi LookoutTower of the Americas
12 mi Theme parkSix Flags Fiesta Texas
14 mi Theme parkSeaWorld San AntonioAlamodome: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · Alamo Mission: Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Frost Bank Center: Atristan 77, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tower of the Americas: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Six Flags Fiesta Texas: Chris Hagerman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SeaWorld San Antonio: TheConduqtor, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Alamo Heights, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Alamo Heights.
Alamo Heights has less tooth loss than most of Texas and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Texas.
At 9.6 years of the San Antonio metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home (about $731K) costs more against local pay than in 97% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
Alamo Heights’ median rent is $1,727 a month. The typical Alamo Heights home is worth about $731,000, up 1.6% in a year, more than twice the Texas typical home.
| Alamo Heights | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,727 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $731K.
Its public schools are run by Alamo Heights ISD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Alamo Heights H S, with 1,569 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–5 | Grades 1–5 | 806 | B+ |
| Alamo Heights H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,569 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Texas is tooth loss: 3.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.5% statewide. Against the 1,282 U.S. towns with household incomes like Alamo Heights’s, it is healthier than 71%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
12% of adults report frequent mental distress in Alamo Heights. Alamo Heights beats the Texas average on 22 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 10% of adults report frequent physical distress in Alamo Heights.
| Alamo Heights | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.6% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 37% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Alamo Heights | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.3% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.4% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Olmos Basin Park, at 63 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Alamo Heights | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Olmos Basin Park | 1 mi | 63 |
| 2. Headwaters Sanctuary | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
66 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 10 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 66 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Alamo Heights.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The property crime rate in Alamo Heights is 20.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Alamo Heights | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 20.5 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The San Antonio Incarnate Word weather station records that about 112 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 41°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 95.5°.
Alamo Heights has warm winters and hot summers. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Alamo Heights | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 41°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 2,928 working residents takes 19.2 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Most working residents leave Alamo Heights for work: only 6% work in town. 2.5% of Alamo Heights residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Alamo Heights has lost 256 jobs, to 3,543 in 2023.
| Alamo Heights | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $183,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 21% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
18 within 15 miles of the center of Alamo Heights
About 6 of every 100 Alamo Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
City in Bexar County, Texas, United States
Alamo Heights is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States, that is surrounded by the city of San Antonio. At the time of the 2020 census, the population of Alamo Heights was 7,357. It is part of the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area. A portion of the University of the Incarnate Word is in Alamo Heights. Alamo Heights is about 5 miles (8 km) north of downtown San Antonio, the urban core of the seventh-largest city in America, and is almost completely surrounded by the city of San Antonio.
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One town shares a border with Alamo Heights.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Heights | #101 | B | D− | C | A | A+ |
| Terrell Hills | #68 | B+ | C | B− | B | A+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Alamo Heights grades B overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #101 of 640 in Texas. It grades A+ for health, C for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
