Metro Life Score
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
Top-10% composite Life Score — grade A-, 90th percentile of the national corpus.
- 61.2
- Life Score / 100
- A-
- Grade (curved)
- #39
- of 387 metros
- 90%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
San Antonio-New Braunfels is top-10% composite Life Score — #39 of 387 (61.2/100, grade A-, 90th percentile). Carried by environment at 88/100; held back most by safety at 33/100.
- 90th
- composite percentile
- #39
- of 387 peers
- 44th
- cost dimension percentile
- 72nd
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · TOP · ENVIRO-LED · signature composite
San Antonio-New Braunfels: top-third composite Life Score
San Antonio-New Braunfels clears the top third of US metros on composite Life Score (#39 of 387, 61.2/100, grade A-, 90th percentile). Stamps TOP · ENVIRO-LED; cost MID (44th) · wages HIGH (72nd). Environment at 88/100 carries the lead; Safety (33/100) is the residual gap. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ranks #39 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #215 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 94.7 (rent-RPP 94.6). BLS median salary $68,933, 1,113,320 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Customer Service Representatives, Home Health and Personal Care Aides). HUD 2BR FMR $1,098/mo (studio $831).
FBI UCR (TX): 395 violent, 2058 property/100K. NCES: 14.4:1 ratio, 11.1% charter. DOL infant childcare $7,566/yr. EPA: 70 Superfund sites (TX).
Where San Antonio-New Braunfels sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
61 Top 10% higher than 90% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 61.2 is built
San Antonio-New Braunfels's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How San Antonio-New Braunfels scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are TX state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare San Antonio-New Braunfels With...
Ranking Context
San Antonio-New Braunfels outranks 90% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #36 | Mankato, MN | 61.4 | A |
| #37 | Jacksonville, FL | 61.7 | A |
| #38 | Toledo, OH | 61.8 | A |
| #39 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 61.2 | A- |
| #40 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | 61.2 | A |
| #41 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 61.2 | A |
| #42 | Wheeling, WV-OH | 61.2 | A- |
Quality vs. Affordability
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is top 10% highest-quality nationally but only bottom 45% least affordable among its composite-quality peers -- its Life Score is earned mostly outside the cost dimension, not through being a budget option.
TX Metro Scores
Read with San Antonio-New Braunfels
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for San Antonio-New Braunfels (TOP · ENVIRO-LED · MID/HIGH), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Grand Forks, ND-MN
ABS(composite) peer at 61.2 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · MID/HIGH.
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
ABS(composite) peer at 61.2 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · MID/HIGH.
Wheeling, WV-OH
ABS(composite) peer at 61.2 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A- vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · MID/HIGH.
Twin Falls, ID *
ABS(composite) peer at 61.1 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade A- vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · MID/HIGH.
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 45/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Lewiston-Auburn, ME (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 44/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for TOP · ENVIRO-LED · MID/HIGH - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using San Antonio-New Braunfels's top-third Life Score
San Antonio-New Braunfels scores 61.2/100 overall, but Environment (88.3) and Safety (33.2) sit 55.2 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Environment is the strongest of San Antonio-New Braunfels's seven dimensions (weighted 10% in the composite); if it is your priority, this is where the metro earns its rank. See all seven dimensions
- Safety is the weakest (weighted 15% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Beaumont is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Beaumont
A high composite is a weighted blend; it does not mean every dimension is strong.