Fair Oaks RanchTX
A town of 12,025.
Is Fair Oaks Ranch a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Fair Oaks Ranch grades A− overall, 44th of 640 graded towns in Texas. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 90% of the country and its schools rank ahead of 90% of Texas towns. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $701K, 9.2 years of the San Antonio metro’s $76K median household income. 68% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Fair Oaks Ranch, above both Texas’ towns (23%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 48 of Texas’ 576 towns score higher on safety. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 85% of U.S. towns.
What makes Fair Oaks Ranch stand out
Where Fair Oaks Ranch beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Fair Oaks Ranch | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 19.3% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Oaks Ranch El | PK–5 | 821 |
| Van Raub El | PK–5 | 759 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Fair Oaks Ranch has grown 100% since 2010
5,986 counted in 2010 and 9,833 in 2020; an estimated 12,025 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 22% since 2020, after 64.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Fair Oaks Ranch grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Fair Oaks Ranch is from typical.
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Moving to Fair Oaks Ranch: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fair Oaks Ranch, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fair Oaks Ranch.
Fair Oaks Ranch has schools in the top 5% of Texas, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Texas and has little public open land.
Fair Oaks Ranch stands out in Texas and nationally: a larger share of its households live in a home they own
At 9.2 years of the San Antonio metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home (about $701K) costs more against local pay than in 97% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
Fair Oaks Ranch’s going rate for rent stands at $2,108 a month. The typical home value in the town is about $701,000, up 1.2% in a year, more than twice the Texas typical home. Homes sold in Fair Oaks Ranch spent a median 45 days on the market.
| Fair Oaks Ranch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 97% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,108 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fair Oaks Ranch’s grade for schools is an A
That grade ranks #23 of the 642 Texas towns we grade for schools. It comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $701K.
Public schools: Boerne ISD. Its two schools are below. 2 public schools serve Fair Oaks Ranch, with 1,580 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Oaks Ranch ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 821 | A |
| Van Raub ElTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 759 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Fair Oaks Ranch’s grade for health is an A
Against the 1,546 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fair Oaks Ranch’s, it is less healthy than 65%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Nearly four fifths of Fair Oaks Ranch adults had a checkup this year. The town beats the Texas average on 20 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. Among adults in the town, 8.3% smoke cigarettes and 14% say their health is fair or poor.
| Fair Oaks Ranch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Fair Oaks Ranch | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 19.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.8% | 19.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, violent crime in Fair Oaks Ranch is lower
Reported crimes fell from 103 to 66 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
In Fair Oaks Ranch, the property offense rate is 5.2 per 1,000 residents. The town reports less crime per resident than 84% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
| Fair Oaks Ranch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.2 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
More than half of Fair Oaks Ranch’s working residents commute to San Antonio
Fair Oaks Ranch has 1,025 jobs for its 4,384 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 38.4 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
2.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Fair Oaks Ranch. For most workers, Fair Oaks Ranch is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. Also worth knowing: since 2013, Fair Oaks Ranch has added 526 jobs, to 1,025 in 2023. Its mean commuting time comes in at 38 minutes.
| Fair Oaks Ranch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 38 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $174,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fair Oaks Ranch: mild winters and hot summers
For Fair Oaks Ranch, the midsummer high is 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Fair Oaks Ranch, mostly inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Fair Oaks Ranch, 61% come from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes. This Texas town has had 9 paid flood insurance claims since 2002.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.2% of the land in Fair Oaks Ranch is protected from building
Just 97 of its 7,840 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Fair Oaks Ranch itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
The concentration of trails in Fair Oaks Ranch is 0.1 miles per square mile. Trails run 0.9 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in the town: 2, covering 22 acres.
| Fair Oaks Ranch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Norman Vestal Park | 0.4 mi | 10 |
| 2. Boots Gaubatz Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Alamodome and 38 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fair Oaks Ranch. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaAlamodome
24 mi LandmarkAlamo Mission
10 mi Theme parkSix Flags Fiesta Texas
37 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
25 mi Stadium & arenaFrost Bank Center
24 mi LookoutTower of the AmericasPhoto credits
Alamodome: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · Alamo Mission: Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags Fiesta Texas: Chris Hagerman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jacob's Well (Texas): Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Frost Bank Center: Atristan 77, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tower of the Americas: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
Everything we know about Fair Oaks Ranch
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Fair Oaks Ranch
About 4 of every 100 Fair Oaks Ranch residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
98% of working residents leave Fair Oaks Ranch for work
Where Fair Oaks Ranch’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fair Oaks Ranch
City in Texas, United States
Fair Oaks Ranch is a city in Bexar, Comal, and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The city was name for Ralph E. Fair Sr, a successful oilman and rancher who used to operate a ranch that became the town. The population was 9,833 at the 2020 census, and an estimated 10,505 in 2021. It is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 10 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,270 ft
Fair Oaks Ranch’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Fair Oaks Ranch.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Oaks Ranch | #44 | A− | D | A− | A | A |
| San Antonio | #526 | D | C− | D− | B− | C |
Questions about Fair Oaks Ranch
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fair Oaks Ranch, TX a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Fair Oaks Ranch grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #44 of 640 in Texas. It grades A for health, A− for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Fair Oaks Ranch, TX expensive?
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.