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Converse vs San Antonio

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (81.3× in San Antonio) and size (50× in San Antonio).

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Converse, TXHomes around $241KTexas · 29,607 people
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San Antonio, TXA colonial town, settled 1718Texas · 1,479,835 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

ConverseHomes around $241K
Housing$241K typical home20% below the TX typical home Outdoors#165 most conserved land in TX4.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 53%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Converse →
San AntonioA colonial town, settled 1718
HistorySettled in 1718146 places on the National Register College town16 collegesThe University of Texas at San Antonio Outdoors#62 most conserved land in TX341 miles of trails across 212 parks and preserves All about San Antonio →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails81.3×
San Antonio has more miles of trail
San Antonio 341.4 miConverse 4.2 mi
Size50×
San Antonio is the bigger place
San Antonio 1,479,835Converse 29,607
Growth since 2010+42.8 pts
Converse has grown faster since 2010
Converse +50.9%San Antonio +8.1%
Work in town+64.7 pts
More of San Antonio’s workers stay in town
San Antonio 67%Converse 2.3%
Jobs per worker3.9×
San Antonio is more of a job hub
San Antonio 1.30Converse 0.33
Household income+45%
Households in Converse earn more
Converse $94,222San Antonio $65,056
★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
CConverseSafer than 25% of U.S. towns D−San AntonioSafer than 4% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−ConverseBetter than 18% of districts in the state C+San AntonioBetter than 43% of districts in the state
Health
B−ConverseHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns CSan AntonioHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns
10Converse
10San Antonio

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #63#322 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #302#101 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #168#364 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #291#470 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #255#423 SafestSafety · 470 towns #353#456 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #383#256 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #195#119

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Converse’s rankings →

Where they are

Converse and San Antonio share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

ConverseSan AntonioConverseSan Antonio
Converse ↔ San Antonio14 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
6,322 Converse residents work in San Antonio (54.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Converse →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Converse$1,630/mo
Typical home $241K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.85% · or rent about $1,693/mo · Housing →
San Antonio$1,660/mo
Typical home $248K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.75% · or rent about $1,324/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
ConverseSan Antonio
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F40°F
July high95°F94°F
Growing season (days)277d277d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd58th
Outdoors & history
ConverseSan Antonio
Trails4 mi341 mi
Conserved land4.4%10%
Settled—1718
National Register places—146
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here—27
Community
ConverseSan Antonio
Library hours a week42 hrs46 hrs
Colleges in town—16
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

ConverseSan Antonio
People
Population 29,607Lowest 1,479,835Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +50.9%Highest TX: +15.9% +8.1%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 33.8±2Lowest 5% below TX 34.9±0.2Highest about the TX average
San Antonio and Converse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.7%±3.5Highest TX: 25% 23.6%±0.3Lowest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 11.1%±2.3Lowest TX: 13.4% 13.4%±0.2Highest TX: 13.4%
San Antonio and Converse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.9%Highest TX: 33.8% 29%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.4%±2.1Highest TX: 6.2% 7%±0.2Lowest TX: 6.2%
Converse and San Antonio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,222±$13kHighest 20% above TX $65,056±$776Lowest 17% below TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $248,400±$10kHighest 12% below TX $235,700±$2kLowest 17% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,693±$128Highest 21% above TX $1,324±$12Lowest 6% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,590Highest 8% above TX $4,122Lowest about the TX average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 65.1%±15.4Highest TX: 51.7% 53.7%±1.3Lowest TX: 51.7%
Converse and San Antonio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.6%Lowest TX: 13.8% 17.1%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.2%Highest TX: 62.6% 52.2%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 11 yrs newer than TX 1985Lowest 7 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the TX average 25 minLowest 8% below TX
Work from home 13.3%±3.1Lowest TX: 14.4% 13.5%±0.5Highest TX: 14.4%
San Antonio and Converse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.3%Lowest 67%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Lowest 1.30Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (54%)Austin (4%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 54% work in San AntonioFew work in Converse
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.4%Lowest 10%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.2 miLowest 341.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 212Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 78.5Highest 71.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #506 of 583 in TX#405 of 583 in TX
School district IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS · JUDSON ISDPOR VIDA ACADEMY · GEORGE GERVIN ACADEMY
High school in town Judson H SReagan H S
Students per teacherat that high school 14.8Lowest 18.8Highest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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