Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Texas > San Antonio
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 12-31-2012, 09:33 PM
 
3 posts, read 8,407 times
Reputation: 11

Advertisements

Hi all! We're moving to San Antonio in a few months with our 2 year old and 2 month old. My husband will be working on the W/NW side at SWRI and I'll be able to continue working remotely from home. I'm wondering if I can hear some suggestions on 1) elementary/high school districts (I've only heard of NISD and Alamo Heights), and 2) safe, family-friendly neighborhoods within commuting distance to SWRI? Our budget is around $500k.

Thanks so much in advance - we're looking forward to the move!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 12-31-2012, 09:47 PM
 
Location: San Antonio-Westover Hills
6,884 posts, read 20,407,466 times
Reputation: 5176
SWRI is pretty west, no? I'd go for Alamo Ranch with your budget :-) Gorgeous, master-planned, great schools. You might also want to consider Aviara in Westover Hills ($350+) or further north in Helotes. Good luck!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-31-2012, 09:55 PM
 
Location: Boerne area
705 posts, read 1,759,530 times
Reputation: 861
Depends on how far you want to commute. Husband works for SWRI, and we chose Boerne ISD even though it was a further commute due to the school district.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-31-2012, 09:58 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
8,399 posts, read 22,989,445 times
Reputation: 4435
Lots of great places to consider, I'd recommend a realtor to help you find a home. If you need one, DM me and I'll send you the one who helped us...

Welcome to SA!

Cheers! M2
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-01-2013, 09:43 AM
 
Location: Boerne, Texas
318 posts, read 570,584 times
Reputation: 261
With your budget, I would focus on Alamo Heights or Boerne (pronounced Bernie) school districts. AH is in town while Boerne is more of the hill country (Fair Oaks Ranch is also part of the Boerne district if you are searching online). AH is probably a quicker commute. You might also want to consider Helotes in the Northside school district, although the concentration of homes in your price range is more prevalent in AH and Boerne. Good luck in your search!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-01-2013, 09:47 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX via San Antonio, TX
9,851 posts, read 13,698,680 times
Reputation: 5702
Shavano Park wouldn't be a bad option either.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-01-2013, 10:33 AM
 
863 posts, read 867,076 times
Reputation: 2189
Shavano Park, Alamo Heights, Boerne and Castle Hills are all good options for you. SWRi is a great place to work but you don't want to live too close to that area of town.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-01-2013, 11:04 AM
 
2,295 posts, read 2,369,154 times
Reputation: 2668
Boerne and Alamo Heights are the top performing local districts. As with others, I opted for the longer commute to live in the Boerne ISD. Well worth a little extra drive time.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-01-2013, 06:01 PM
 
Location: San Antonio-Westover Hills
6,884 posts, read 20,407,466 times
Reputation: 5176
"Commuting distance" is relevant here. Listen, I adore Boerne, but come on. It takes us 40 minutes to get to Boerne city center from our house in Westover Hills, on a SATURDAY MORNING! I can't imagine what that drive is like at 5pm. Ugh!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-01-2013, 07:24 PM
 
4,307 posts, read 9,556,254 times
Reputation: 1858
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mom2Feebs View Post
"Commuting distance" is relevant here. Listen, I adore Boerne, but come on. It takes us 40 minutes to get to Boerne city center from our house in Westover Hills, on a SATURDAY MORNING! I can't imagine what that drive is like at 5pm. Ugh!

We have a few friends in the Fair Oaks area and also in the Cross Mountain Rd area (I think the school district is NISD - kids go to school off Bandera Rd) and Sonoma Ranch area who work at SwRI. They all do altered schedules due to traffic (leave SwRI no later than 4pm, come in no later than 6am). Many of our SwRI friends live in the Sea World area, including Alamo Ranch. Even though it's close, the commute at rush hour is kind of a pain given the poor roads and heavy traffic. Some love living there though, and some don't.

*I* wouldn't want to drive that - my husband's commute to SwRI (and I used to commute near there) is about 15 minutes. I love where we live, but while our neighborhood elementary is good, if you're main concern is high test scores, it won't be the place for you. We like it because we find the dual language/immersion program important and especially like the arts and science components, but it's not for all.

Talk with some of the people in your husband's division. That will give you an idea of what may work best for your circumstances. Your budget gives you a huge range of locations.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Texas > San Antonio
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top