These Are The 10 Worst Neighborhoods In San Antonio For 2019

Editor’s Note: This article is an opinion based on facts and is meant as infotainment. Don’t freak out we updated this article for 2019. This is our fifth time ranking the worst neighborhoods to live in San Antonio.

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San Antonio’s neighborhoods conjure up too many stereotypes to count. You’ve got hipster areas, preppy places, neighborhoods where college kids thrive, and of course, ghettos.

It seems as if there’s a neighborhood for everyone in San Antonio.

And while the city consistently ranks as one of the best places to live in the country thanks in part to a strong economy and tons of entertainment, it’s not all rainbows and sunshine in San Antonio. Some neighborhoods aren’t as great as others.

So the question arises, which San Antonio neighborhoods are the worst, and which are the best?

Today, we’ll use science and data to determine which San Antonio hoods need a little tender loving care – the sore thumbs of the San Antonio area if you will. Realistically, you can’t expect all the neighborhoods to be amazing, although Elm Creek ranks way above the rest.

We examined 317 of San Antonio’s neighborhoods to find out the worst places to live. These places don’t quite measure up to San Antonio’s reputation.

Here are the 10 worst neighborhoods in San Antonio according to data:

So what’s the worst neighborhood to live in San Antonio for 2019? According to the most recent census data, Dellcrest Forrest looks to be the worst neighborhood in San Antonio.

Read on to see how we determined the places around San Antonio that need a pick-me-up. And remember, don’t blame the messenger.

Once you’re done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from worst to best.

Looking for places to avoid outside of the city? You can also check out the worst suburbs of San Antonio.

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How we determined the worst San Antonio hoods in 2019

To figure out how bad a place is to live in, we only needed to know what kinds of things people like and then decide what places have the least amount of those things. We threw the following criteria into this analysis in order to get the best, most complete results possible. We used this set of criteria for each neighborhood in San Antonio:

High unemployment (Less jobs)
Low median income (Less pay)
Low population density (No things to do)
Low home values (No one’s willing to pay to live here)
High crime (Estimated)

Then, we ranked each neighborhood in San Antonio, Texas for each of these criteria from worst to best.

Next, we averaged the individual rankings for each criteria into a “Worst Score”.

The neighborhood with the lowest “Worst Score” ranks as the worst neighborhood of San Antonio.

Read on below to learn more about these terrible places around San Antonio to live. Or skip to the end to see the list of all 317 neighborhoods ranked from worst to best.

This list is a scientific analysis based on real data and is completely unbiased. Hold on to your pants.

1. Dellcrest Forrest

Overall SnackAbility

1
/10

Population: 143
Rank Last Year: 4 (Up 3)
Median Home Value: $81,400 (58th worst)
Median Income: $25,791 (9th worst)
More on Dellcrest Forrest: Data

2. Skyline Park

Overall SnackAbility

2
/10

Population: 286
Rank Last Year: 3 (Up 1)
Median Home Value: $73,700 (37th worst)
Median Income: $21,532 (2nd worst)
More on Skyline Park: Data

3. Villa De San Antonio

Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 127
Rank Last Year: 1 (Down 2)
Median Home Value: $42,500 (1st worst)
Median Income: $27,250 (14th worst)
More on Villa De San Antonio: Data

4. Eastgate

Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 127
Rank Last Year: 13 (Up 9)
Median Home Value: $88,100 (67th worst)
Median Income: $34,625 (45th worst)
More on Eastgate: Data

5. Villas Of Babcock-Summerwind

Overall SnackAbility

2
/10

Population: 85
Rank Last Year: 84 (Up 79)
Median Home Value: $90,000 (73rd worst)
Median Income: $35,243 (50th worst)
More on Villas Of Babcock-Summerwind: Data

6. United Homeowners

Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 734
Rank Last Year: 5 (Down 1)
Median Home Value: $88,900 (70th worst)
Median Income: $29,808 (25th worst)
More on United Homeowners: Data

7. Hein-Orchard

Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 266
Rank Last Year: 2 (Down 5)
Median Home Value: $73,300 (35th worst)
Median Income: $22,448 (3rd worst)
More on Hein-Orchard: Data

8. Highland Forest

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 143
Rank Last Year: 41 (Up 33)
Median Home Value: $78,800 (52nd worst)
Median Income: $51,719 (127th worst)
More on Highland Forest: Data

9. Jefferson Heights

Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 3,347
Rank Last Year: 10 (Up 1)
Median Home Value: $67,617 (28th worst)
Median Income: $28,364 (21st worst)
More on Jefferson Heights: Data

10. Cable-Westwood

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 3,296
Rank Last Year: 11 (Up 1)
Median Home Value: $73,520 (36th worst)
Median Income: $32,447 (37th worst)
More on Cable-Westwood: Data

The ‘hoods around San Antonio that are really hoods

Well there you have it — the worst of the neighborhoods in San Antonio with Dellcrest Forrest landing at the bottom of the pack.

As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in San Antonio aren’t all bad. Elm Creek takes the cake as the best place to live in San Antonio.

We ranked the neighborhoods from worst to best in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Worst Neighborhoods To Live In San Antonio For 2019

Rank	Neighborhood	Population	Home Value	Median Income
1	Dellcrest Forrest	143	$81,400	$25,791
2	Skyline Park	286	$73,700	$21,532
3	Villa De San Antonio	127	$42,500	$27,250
4	Eastgate	127	$88,100	$34,625
5	Villas Of Babcock-Summerwind	85	$90,000	$35,243
6	United Homeowners	734	$88,900	$29,808
7	Hein-Orchard	266	$73,300	$22,448
8	Highland Forest	143	$78,800	$51,719
9	Jefferson Heights	3,347	$67,617	$28,364
10	Cable-Westwood	3,296	$73,520	$32,447
11	Village North One	1,354	$58,650	$39,916
12	Springvale	2,606	$71,050	$40,281
13	Arena District	1,872	$62,040	$26,842
14	Harvard Place-Eastlawn	3,738	$50,300	$23,016
15	Avenida Guadalupe	7,476	$67,100	$25,286
16	Coliseum Oaks	155	$82,500	$41,932
17	Wheatley Heights	1,376	$58,767	$30,351
18	Coliseum-Willow Park	834	$79,550	$39,110
19	Quintana Community	8,606	$54,967	$31,785
20	Mission San Jose	4,561	$64,517	$29,879
21	Dellcrest Area	2,939	$77,625	$34,636
22	Roosevelt Park	2,586	$100,743	$35,200
23	Hidden Cove-Indian Creek-Southwest	6,317	$57,540	$37,385
24	Artesia Community Guild	1,703	$53,050	$20,654
25	East Village	1,859	$91,700	$45,112
26	San Antonio Cambridge Village-East Terrell Hills	184	$114,400	$44,813
27	Riverside	1,675	$75,350	$32,218
28	Community Workers Council	5,324	$53,980	$26,323
29	Greater Gardendale	3,339	$51,100	$30,214
30	Highland Oaks	605	$80,650	$50,893
31	Riverside South	5,225	$57,743	$26,412
32	Southwest	7,945	$62,420	$38,745
33	Thompson Community	6,841	$71,625	$32,832
34	Prospect Hill	26,960	$54,542	$27,486
35	Dignowity Hill	3,692	$103,160	$32,266
36	Eastwood Village	1,800	$63,900	$27,500
37	Los Jardines	3,021	$58,450	$25,412
38	Collins Garden	2,525	$69,350	$35,146
39	Maverick Creek	246	$233,300	$31,536
40	United Westwood	3,188	$75,300	$31,786
41	Sunny Slope	3,817	$62,250	$28,732
42	Community Workers Council-Los Jardines	3,366	$57,425	$28,204
43	Loma Park	2,511	$67,367	$28,179
44	Regency Meadow	311	$172,300	$51,432
45	East Terrell Hills	1,934	$93,750	$40,949
46	Valley Forest	412	$88,900	$47,841
47	Park Village	2,757	$76,700	$25,269
48	East Pyron-Symphony Lane-Mission San Jose	371	$115,100	$41,579
49	El Chaparral Fertile Valley	1,255	$107,100	$43,710
50	Pecan Valley	6,360	$96,167	$47,020
51	Denver Heights	3,299	$61,575	$31,956
52	Highland Hills	26,312	$77,357	$36,289
53	Meadow Village	3,765	$87,650	$32,863
54	Oxbow	1,726	$100,000	$39,854
55	Lafayette Place	411	$97,300	$36,860
56	South Southwest	14,272	$78,989	$51,655
57	Nevada Street	2,265	$58,550	$28,472
58	Hidden Meadow	2,572	$94,350	$52,280
59	Olmos Park Terrace	1,420	$87,150	$46,077
60	Lower Southeast Side	1,193	$107,000	$32,729
61	North Shearer Hills	1,382	$121,450	$35,716
62	Five Points	1,195	$97,067	$27,182
63	Thunderbird Hills	7,482	$106,800	$50,405
64	Historic Gardens	99	$108,800	$36,324
65	Lago Vista-South Southwest	867	$102,500	$81,039
66	Southeast Side	623	$67,700	$34,000
67	Rainbow Hills	7,022	$78,533	$50,706
68	Canyon View	72	$221,900	$80,943
69	Oak Bluff	222	$162,900	$73,646
70	Camelot	3,597	$114,567	$44,426
71	Northern Heights	175	$77,300	$37,110
72	Oakland Heights	384	$273,700	$58,133
73	Memorial Heights	3,459	$65,425	$29,635
74	Feather Ridge	529	$106,100	$50,806
75	Government Hill Alliance	3,844	$74,880	$31,642
76	Los Angeles Heights-Keystone	9,352	$90,500	$43,483
77	Towne Lake Garden	126	$153,900	$86,960
78	Woodbridge At Monte Viejo	1,193	$120,750	$71,400
79	Lavaca	2,348	$116,800	$32,229
80	Hunters Mill	443	$141,150	$69,950
81	Misty Oaks	1,566	$94,650	$57,426
82	Shearer Hills-Ridgeview	10,227	$138,915	$47,911
83	Woodlawn Lake	4,648	$67,525	$36,017
84	Pipers Meadow	3,599	$107,500	$46,347
85	Ridgestone	939	$141,150	$69,950
86	River Road	175	$214,100	$24,955
87	Beacon Hill	5,832	$114,800	$37,582
88	St James Place	157	$117,400	$70,111
89	Palm Heights	10,106	$68,340	$33,373
90	Northmoor	1,946	$76,900	$36,519
91	Forest Oak	552	$205,400	$56,498
92	Donaldson Terrace	4,809	$83,500	$37,482
93	Highland Park	11,944	$84,171	$36,413
94	Kingsborough Ridge	6,064	$86,880	$44,602
95	Loma Vista	2,685	$52,300	$28,087
96	Culebra Park	5,598	$80,725	$39,086
97	Brady Gardens	1,421	$77,550	$39,220
98	The Hills Of Park North	4,043	$74,250	$32,526
99	Ridgehaven Volunteer	274	$172,300	$51,432
100	Gold Canyon	110	$221,900	$80,943
101	Countryside San Pedro	208	$171,100	$64,420
102	Tierra Linda	2,829	$51,975	$36,443
103	Ingram Hills	3,118	$92,875	$34,992
104	Alta Vista	2,768	$124,033	$37,259
105	Southpark	373	$102,500	$81,039
106	Fox Run	508	$152,300	$83,266
107	The Crossing At Quail Creek	324	$123,400	$65,882
108	Wildwood West	461	$142,100	$71,705
109	Lindsey Place	175	$121,300	$66,085
110	Sunrise	6,592	$89,125	$48,174
111	Rolling Ridge Village-Rolling Ridge Club	123	$128,000	$44,355
112	Wilshire Village	2,109	$139,467	$44,149
113	Culebra Park-Third World	873	$74,400	$42,901
114	Blossom Park	512	$156,700	$53,210
115	Quail Creek	244	$123,400	$65,882
116	Dellview Area	11,755	$85,000	$42,965
117	Third World	4,930	$80,962	$39,496
118	Vista	530	$128,300	$57,614
119	Crown Meadows	1,293	$135,000	$76,718
120	Knollcreek	733	$158,800	$84,768
121	King William	1,315	$289,350	$62,739
122	Adams Hill	3,203	$97,900	$61,400
123	Northhampton	1,656	$143,450	$74,650
124	University Park	6,829	$81,900	$38,256
125	Alamo Farmsteads-Babcock Road-Westfield	285	$154,900	$83,542
126	Greater Harmony Hills	7,643	$160,488	$50,578
127	Gardens At Brookhollow	155	$210,700	$78,382
128	Wilshire	3,198	$59,267	$45,655
129	Village At Big Country	125	$93,500	$60,647
130	Downtown	2,914	$113,875	$40,320
131	Citizens On Alert	2,647	$89,250	$38,594
132	Northwest Los Angeles Heights	8,430	$70,843	$37,768
133	Sun Gate	2,071	$93,250	$48,586
134	Edison	2,624	$77,350	$39,355
135	Brentfield	383	$127,000	$60,848
136	Provincia Villas	198	$103,300	$55,653
137	Royal Ridge	2,532	$148,667	$58,050
138	Mahncke Park	3,119	$166,680	$37,594
139	Westwood Village	1,059	$75,500	$35,833
140	Dreamhill Estates Neighborhood	1,139	$141,100	$27,373
141	Shady Oaks	1,072	$186,150	$55,354
142	Woller Creek	256	$158,900	$69,928
143	Longs Ridge	176	$164,000	$77,731
144	Fairways Of Woodlake	220	$139,300	$73,750
145	184 Association	629	$102,400	$36,396
146	165 Association	310	$111,300	$67,316
147	Lakeside	2,302	$104,050	$54,917
148	Heritage	11,937	$109,912	$61,425
149	Rolling Ridge Club	1,328	$128,000	$44,355
150	Coolcrest	730	$172,700	$71,892
151	Woodglen	774	$159,850	$71,706
152	Jefferson-Monticello Park	1,523	$142,433	$54,118
153	Northern Hills	3,255	$133,400	$64,557
154	Woodstone	4,558	$104,433	$51,448
155	Hillcrest	1,873	$128,050	$39,713
156	Tezel Trails	193	$144,300	$86,750
157	Preston Hollow	292	$183,800	$75,221
158	French Creek Village	621	$159,700	$73,718
159	Jefferson-Monticello Park-Woodlawn Lake	93	$164,900	$50,486
160	Tobin Hill	4,173	$178,125	$41,462
161	Inspiration Hills	1,517	$142,000	$44,343
162	Estates-Mission Hills	1,412	$128,150	$63,573
163	Braun Willow	450	$148,850	$69,107
164	The Bluffs Of Henderson Pass	191	$188,300	$50,158
165	Oak Grove Estates	2,762	$127,267	$58,227
166	Verde Hills	417	$162,900	$73,646
167	General Krueger	1,302	$88,750	$36,536
168	Stablewood-Valley Hi North	1,411	$134,300	$73,082
169	Wellsprings-Vance Jackson	113	$199,600	$49,881
170	Jefferson	3,548	$130,175	$48,340
171	Hunters Brook-Hunters Chase	89	$175,800	$109,318
172	College Park	677	$158,500	$59,786
173	Castle Wood Forest	184	$267,300	$64,205
174	Meadowbrook	2,301	$118,600	$60,839
175	Laddie Place And North Wilson	2,252	$102,800	$33,862
176	The Waters At Deerfield	152	$268,900	$76,875
177	Great Northwest	12,076	$119,009	$62,881
178	Timber Ridge	4,669	$136,233	$66,495
179	Tanglewood	1,667	$175,600	$86,987
180	Sunshine Estates	3,322	$112,425	$45,675
181	Guilbeau Park	1,537	$136,600	$65,477
182	Vance Jackson	17,609	$162,118	$54,073
183	Hart Ranch Unit One	333	$167,800	$80,320
184	Redland Ridge	290	$221,200	$61,409
185	Trophy Ridge	844	$160,800	$76,906
186	Redland Springs	340	$213,200	$104,615
187	Range Rider	179	$213,200	$104,615
188	Castle Hills Forest	1,220	$206,750	$82,062
189	Jade Oaks	238	$167,800	$80,320
190	Northwest Crossing	10,718	$127,582	$69,713
191	Valley Hi North	1,523	$134,300	$73,082
192	Overlook Of Carriage Hills	190	$175,800	$109,318
193	Hidden Oaks Estates	85	$241,200	$92,188
194	Tierra Del Sol	116	$188,300	$50,158
195	Candlewood Park	603	$112,200	$64,388
196	Fieldstone	120	$225,900	$89,009
197	Stone Wood	162	$98,200	$66,200
198	Jefferson-Woodlawn Lake	5,088	$128,717	$45,550
199	Hunters Chase	1,949	$159,825	$82,585
200	Valencia	1,367	$131,167	$81,013
201	Woodlake	3,071	$123,733	$65,152
202	Las Lomas-Stone Oak	230	$238,100	$115,308
203	Woodridge	1,915	$180,650	$72,588
204	Walker Ranch	302	$284,200	$59,667
205	Crownhill Park	185	$147,300	$86,250
206	Mission Trace-Vance Jackson	648	$203,000	$47,922
207	Ventura	4,818	$126,967	$71,030
208	Sierra Springs	4,851	$152,550	$74,467
209	Emerald Forest	627	$237,000	$104,282
210	Park Place	910	$138,700	$77,344
211	Arboretum	1,149	$214,800	$60,324
212	Deer Hollow	351	$258,400	$60,815
213	Vista Del Norte	1,711	$280,250	$53,841
214	El Dorado	2,061	$129,100	$74,811
215	San Antonio Creekside	2,252	$149,800	$84,059
216	Huntington Place	1,665	$214,550	$57,012
217	Stone Oak Communities	1,041	$252,700	$95,154
218	Mockingbird Hill	1,098	$171,800	$48,405
219	Country View Village-Alamo Farmsteads-Babcock Road	579	$164,800	$64,531
220	Oakmont Downs	680	$183,400	$93,654
221	Silverbrook	818	$185,200	$99,204
222	Northchase	330	$150,200	$105,294
223	Highland Farms	2,426	$111,550	$63,392
224	Canyon Creek Bluffs	124	$268,900	$76,875
225	Encino Park	1,675	$221,133	$105,137
226	Redland Woods	856	$230,400	$106,520
227	The Heights At Stone Oak	281	$436,400	$156,016
228	Saddlebrook Farms	275	$136,300	$73,375
229	Braun Hollow	407	$199,300	$101,875
230	Mountain View Acres	777	$171,800	$103,152
231	Scattered Oaks	175	$210,600	$111,776
232	Blanco Woods	166	$268,900	$76,875
233	Canyon Creek Estates	215	$242,700	$70,221
234	North Castle Hills	360	$281,900	$48,042
235	Alamo Farmsteads-Babcock Road	11,587	$159,957	$75,870
236	The Estates At Stonegate	490	$240,850	$105,336
237	Stanton Run	347	$169,500	$110,379
238	Shavano Heights	202	$281,500	$88,125
239	Oak Hills	2,016	$256,350	$49,439
240	Oak Meadow	1,421	$202,150	$68,696
241	Crownridge Of Texas	677	$351,500	$124,467
242	Ridge At Deerfield	202	$326,300	$95,024
243	Oak Creek	1,912	$171,700	$76,376
244	Regency Park	527	$258,400	$60,815
245	Braun Station East	1,315	$178,750	$90,062
246	Woods Of Shavano	1,447	$211,150	$75,252
247	The Park At Deerfield	248	$326,300	$95,024
248	Eckhert Crossing	1,030	$146,800	$62,083
249	Green Spring Valley	1,158	$178,050	$87,644
250	Lockhill Estates	2,788	$158,650	$37,786
251	Stone Oak	11,126	$293,240	$104,245
252	Big Springs	783	$252,700	$95,154
253	Oak Hollow Park	494	$210,600	$111,776
254	Spring Creek	2,923	$147,250	$69,118
255	Oak Park-Northwood	9,402	$278,430	$77,424
256	Stonefield	2,103	$178,400	$91,699
257	Terrell Heights	2,687	$209,750	$72,116
258	Creekview Estates	382	$225,900	$89,009
259	Summerglen	2,142	$412,300	$94,464
260	Villages Of Westcreek	6,416	$171,950	$87,625
261	Apple Creek	1,127	$145,600	$61,354
262	Northwest Park	483	$161,700	$88,444
263	Forest At Stone Oak	407	$307,000	$117,243
264	Cavalo Creek Estates	374	$311,100	$86,353
265	Churchill Estates	2,127	$225,150	$58,496
266	High Country	3,646	$144,225	$71,258
267	Cadillac Drive	929	$258,400	$60,815
268	Whisper Hollow	275	$201,000	$84,777
269	Thousand Oaks	4,048	$186,200	$65,531
270	Village In The Woods	554	$199,300	$101,875
271	Randolph Hills	1,062	$147,000	$98,426
272	Stone Mountain	932	$226,700	$102,449
273	Mission Ridge	482	$242,700	$70,221
274	The Vineyard	908	$361,200	$117,056
275	The Seventh At Sonterra-The Vineyard	275	$324,400	$84,907
276	Hills And Dales	858	$243,500	$116,667
277	North Central Heritage	565	$191,600	$74,458
278	Eden	2,167	$168,850	$93,118
279	Hunters Creek	1,478	$283,500	$87,046
280	Woods Of Deerfield	227	$343,900	$145,192
281	Santa Fe Trails	879	$206,250	$76,418
282	Forests At Inwood	235	$343,900	$145,192
283	Cielo Vista	1,860	$354,133	$129,857
284	Monte Vista	4,488	$294,683	$76,587
285	Steubing Ranch	2,230	$168,850	$81,462
286	Summit-Stone Oak	683	$226,700	$102,449
287	Tezel Heights	475	$170,700	$80,795
288	Encino Ranch	477	$311,100	$86,353
289	Greystone Country Estates	973	$398,000	$149,206
290	Promontory Pointe-Heights	1,894	$263,067	$102,153
291	Champions Ridge	858	$436,400	$156,016
292	Northwood Hills Improvement Club	566	$226,100	$87,984
293	Parkwood Maintenance	3,500	$164,133	$73,629
294	Hidden Forest	973	$256,550	$97,350
295	Lorrence Creek	1,896	$183,750	$57,988
296	Oak Haven Heights	1,346	$195,050	$78,092
297	Remington Heights	904	$226,700	$102,449
298	North San Antonio Hills	852	$246,700	$107,205
299	Stone Valley	332	$276,700	$132,240
300	The Champions Estates-Stone Oak	662	$347,000	$158,393
301	Friends Of Friedrich Wilderness Park	2,123	$420,200	$162,059
302	Deerfield	1,699	$297,600	$85,950
303	Sonterra-Stone Oak	4,994	$338,200	$83,721
304	Bluffview At Camino Real	1,563	$319,167	$107,725
305	Whispering Oaks	1,257	$223,600	$98,520
306	Oakwood	392	$343,900	$145,192
307	Woodlands Of Camino Real	557	$375,300	$186,719
308	The Fountains At Deerfield	307	$343,900	$145,192
309	The Dominion	2,241	$667,600	$150,885
310	Arbor At Sonoma Ranch	1,546	$219,800	$100,750
311	Inwood Homeowners	1,350	$400,700	$151,750
312	North Central Thousand Oaks	4,627	$193,200	$88,578
313	Braun Station West	3,135	$184,000	$92,960
314	The Terraces At Encino Creek	1,204	$226,500	$109,767
315	Sonoma Ranch	2,613	$310,300	$147,351
316	Park Forest	782	$275,300	$131,250
317	Elm Creek	1,423	$517,600	$180,341