Texas Neighborhood Matcher
Texas Neighborhood Tool · San Antonio, Austin & Corpus Christi
Set your budget, your priorities and the commute you actually make. The matcher ranks 47 neighborhoods and suburbs across three Texas metros, plots them on a map, and shows what each one costs. If you share custody, switch on co-parenting mode to keep both homes close.
A lease or mortgage, your children’s school, your commute and, if you share custody, a court order can all hinge on the same address. People often compare these one at a time. This tool lets you weigh them together for 47 neighborhoods and suburbs around San Antonio, Austin and Corpus Christi.
It is a starting list, not a verdict. Before you sign anything, drive the streets, confirm the zoned campus and check current listings and crime maps for the exact block.
The tool does not use or display information about who lives in a neighborhood.
If you are divorced, separated or have a custody case pending, the address you choose can affect more than your commute. Many Texas orders set a geographic area where a child’s primary residence must stay, often a county and the counties next to it. The standard possession schedule also changes depending on whether the parents live 100 miles apart or less (Texas Family Code § 153.312) or more than 100 miles apart (§ 153.313).
Turn on co-parenting mode to narrow the list to areas near the other parent. Then have your order reviewed by a family law attorney in San Antonio, an Austin family law attorney or a Corpus Christi family law attorney. Moving first and asking questions later can lead to enforcement problems and a modification case you did not plan for.
It scores each neighborhood from 0 to 100 on safety, schools, affordability, commute, walkability and room for a yard, then weights those scores by the priorities you set. Neighborhoods that miss a must-have are filtered out, and those well outside your budget are pushed down. The result is a ranked starting list. It is not a recommendation to buy or rent in any particular place.
Safety tiers summarize published neighborhood-level crime grades, local police crime maps and our own research. Crime statistics measure reported incidents and shift from year to year, so check the current map for any street you are seriously considering. Our guides to the safest areas in San Antonio explain the trends in more detail.
No. The grade shown is the Texas Education Agency’s rating for the whole district, and one district can include both A-rated and struggling campuses. Attendance zones are set by address, sometimes by street, so confirm the zoned campus with the district before you sign a lease or contract.
No, it cannot read your order. Co-parenting mode only helps you narrow your search to areas near the other parent, in the same district, or in the same or an adjoining county. The exact wording of your order controls, including any geographic restriction. If you need help understanding it, our child custody attorneys can review it with you.
The Texas Family Code provides one standard schedule for parents who live 100 miles apart or less (§ 153.312) and a different schedule when they live more than 100 miles apart (§ 153.313). The first generally includes Thursday evenings and the first, third and fifth weekends. The second generally provides fewer weekends and longer summer periods. Courts can order something different, and parents can agree on their own schedule, so treat the standard order as a baseline.
It depends on your order. If it sets a geographic area for the child’s primary residence (see Texas Family Code § 153.134), moving outside that area usually requires the other parent’s agreement or a court modification. Even without a restriction, a move can affect the possession schedule, child support and the other parent’s time with the children. Get advice before you list your home or sign a lease. Our overview of post-divorce modifications and enforcement explains the process.
For buyers, the estimate adds principal and interest at the rate and down payment you enter, county property tax, homeowners insurance and mortgage insurance when the down payment is under 20%. Coastal neighborhoods get a higher insurance estimate. It does not include HOA dues, utilities or flood insurance. If you pay or receive child support, run the numbers through our Texas child support calculator too, since support changes what you can safely spend on housing.
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Not legal, real estate or financial advice. This tool provides general information only and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Neighborhood scores are editorial estimates built from public data (Texas Education Agency ratings, published crime grades and market reports reviewed October 2026). They are not predictions or guarantees of safety, school performance, prices, insurance costs or commute times, and your actual numbers will differ. Confirm school zones, current crime data and listing details before making any housing decision, and confirm the terms of any custody order with a licensed Texas attorney. Barton & Associates, Attorneys at Law · San Antonio, TX.
Choosing where to live is one of the biggest financial decisions most Texas families make, and for many of our clients it is tied to a legal question as well. We built this tool to help you compare neighborhoods around San Antonio, Austin and Corpus Christi on the factors that usually decide the question: monthly cost, school district, reported crime, commute and how much room you want. Enter your household income, choose what matters most to you, and the matcher ranks the neighborhoods that fit and plots them on a map so you can see how far each one sits from work.
Treat the results as a shortlist, not a verdict. The tool cannot see a specific street, a specific house or the terms of a specific court order, and those details often matter more than a neighborhood average. A good next step is to pick your top three and visit each one at different times of day.
Each score is an estimate built from public information. The safety rating reflects reported crime, which tells you how often incidents are recorded in an area but not how a particular block feels. If safety is your first priority, our guides to the safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in San Antonio, Austin and Corpus Christi walk through the trends in more detail.
School information comes from the Texas Education Agency’s district ratings. A district grade describes the district as a whole, and attendance zones are set by address, sometimes street by street. Before you sign a lease or a purchase contract, confirm with the district which campus your children would attend. Housing costs are estimates based on recent sale prices, and real quotes for property tax and insurance, especially near the coast, can differ a great deal from what any calculator shows.
Commute times are estimated from distance, not live traffic. A longer commute also means more hours on roads like Loop 1604, MoPac and Interstate 37, and if a crash ever disrupts your plans, our team handles motor vehicle accident claims in San Antonio, as well as personal injury cases in Austin and Corpus Christi.
If you are divorced or separated with children, where each parent lives affects more than the commute. Many Texas custody orders limit where a child’s primary residence may be, often to a particular county and the counties that touch it. The Texas Family Code allows a court to set that kind of geographic restriction (§ 153.134), and moving outside it generally requires the other parent’s agreement or a court order changing the restriction. Signing a lease first and asking questions afterward can expose you to an enforcement action you did not plan for.
Distance also shapes the possession schedule. The standard possession order differs depending on whether the parents live 100 miles apart or less (§ 153.312) or more than 100 miles apart (§ 153.313). Within 100 miles, the standard schedule includes Thursday evenings during the school term and the first, third and fifth weekends of each month. Beyond 100 miles, it generally provides fewer weekends and longer blocks of summer time. Courts can order something different and parents can agree to their own schedule, so the standard order is a starting point rather than a guarantee.
That is why the matcher includes a co-parenting mode. It narrows the list to neighborhoods near the other parent and can keep your children in the same school district. If your order contains a residence restriction, have it reviewed before you commit to a move. Our overview of child custody in San Antonio explains how conservatorship and possession work, and our page on modifying and enforcing orders after divorce covers what to do when circumstances change.
Timing matters when a divorce is on the horizon. Texas is a community property state, and a home acquired during the marriage is generally presumed to be community property, along with the debt attached to it. Taking on a new mortgage or lease while a case is pending can affect how property and debts are divided. If you are weighing a move before your decree is signed, talk with a divorce attorney in San Antonio first, and see how property and debt division works when a house is involved.
Support also changes what you can afford. Run your numbers through our Texas child support calculator and alimony calculator, then use a realistic income in the matcher. Our page on how child support is set in San Antonio explains the guidelines and how a move can affect them. To understand how long each stage of a case usually takes, see our divorce and case timelines and Texas legal deadlines.
Bexar County includes everything from walkable neighborhoods inside Loop 410 to newer suburbs along Loop 1604 and out toward Boerne, Cibolo and New Braunfels, and the school district can change from one subdivision to the next. Families connected to Randolph, Fort Sam Houston or Lackland often weigh the drive to the gate heavily, and the matcher lets you choose a base as your destination. If you need a family law attorney in San Antonio or want to learn more about local courts, see our Bexar County lawyer page.
The Austin area crosses several counties, so a short move can put you in a different county and school district. Family cases in Travis County are heard in courts including the 126th, 200th and 345th District Courts, while Williamson and Hays Counties have their own courts and local practices. Our Austin family law attorneys and Austin divorce lawyers work across the region, and our Travis County lawyer page explains how we handle cases there.
On the Coastal Bend, location affects costs in ways inland buyers rarely see. Homes on Padre Island and in Flour Bluff carry higher insurance estimates, and proximity to NAS Corpus Christi shapes many families’ choices. Family cases in Nueces County are heard in the 28th, 94th and 347th District Courts. Learn more about our Corpus Christi family law attorneys, our Corpus Christi divorce practice and our Nueces County lawyer page.
Moving with children after a divorce? Check your custody order first. Our San Antonio child custody attorneys can tell you what a move would require.
If a move involves a custody order, a divorce or a pending case, we are glad to review your situation before you sign anything. The first consultation is free. You can contact Barton & Associates or call 210-500-0000 in San Antonio, 512-843-3476 in Austin or 361-800-6780 in Corpus Christi. We also handle criminal defense in San Antonio, Austin and Corpus Christi, so one firm can help whichever legal question comes up with your move.
This tool offers general information only. It is not legal, real estate or financial advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship.
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