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117 reviews
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San Antonio, TX

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Where cowboys and the wild west truly started, San Antonio is a beautiful and historic city with many layers to explore within and outside the city. It's a hotter town than Austin, not just in temperature, but also in terms of friendliness, activities, family values, and cultural richness (with authentic tacos of all types, Tex-Mex, Cali style, and from Mexico City), it has one of the best culinary and cocktail scenes in the country. It's one of the most affordable for millennials in the States with rich multicultural diversity, being predominantly Hispanic and inclusive. Many are bilingual in Spanish, but English is predominant as anywhere else in the States. From aviation (first military flight) to tech (the invention of the microprocessor), and even Hollywood (the first Best Picture), San Antonio has been home to many firsts. The spirit of these firsts has continued through the ages. Nowadays, there are incredibly fast internet speeds thanks to Google Fiber in many parts of town, San Antonio has all the ingredients for a booming creative economy due to a convergence of incentives in film, gaming, and traditional arts. Downtown San Antonio has old Spanish-architecture, mixed with colorful murals by local artists, and southern Texan charm, but it's the beautiful people who really make the town flourish.

5 years ago

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Warm all year round

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Everyone speaks English

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ Very expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ Not safe for women

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels

63 17°
cool

73 23°
mild

77 25°
warm

90 32°
hot

106 41°
scorching

97 36°
hot

109 43°
scorching

104 40°
hot

88 31°
hot

70 21°
mild

Real

62 17°
cool

73 23°
mild

77 25°
warm

82 28°
very warm

89 32°
hot

86 30°
very warm

91 33°
hot

90 32°
hot

82 28°
very warm

69 21°
mild

68 20°
mild

Humidity

nice
66%

nice
69%

nice
68%

nice
69%

sweaty
79%

sweaty
76%

sweaty
73%

sweaty
72%

nice
68%

sweaty
71%

nice
74%

nice
80%

Most common

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

Rain

rainy
54mm

dry
41mm

rainy
83mm

rainy
55mm

rainy
75mm

rainy
53mm

rainy
52mm

dry
28mm

rainy
95mm

dry
42mm

dry
22mm

Cloud

pockets
25%

pockets
37%

pockets
32%

pockets
42%

pockets
47%

pockets
35%

pockets
33%

pockets
26%

pockets
21%

pockets
30%

pockets
23%

pockets
38%

Air quality

clean
28 US AQI

okay
59 US AQI

clean
25 US AQI

clean
36 US AQI

clean
47 US AQI

clean
37 US AQI

clean
23 US AQI

clean
22 US AQI

clean
36 US AQI

Sun

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
9 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

Remote workers

440 people

400 people

420 people

367 people

433 people

425 people

340 people

320 people

440 people

417 people

467 people

514 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Not all nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Not all nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.94/5 (Rank #91) 117 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍3 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	🧐 Pricey: $3,672 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 44Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 A bit cold: 15°C59°F (feels 15°C59°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 42%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 32 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🤝 Lack of racism*	Good
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very high: $4,817 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Great
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Good
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Good
📶 Free WiFi in city	Good
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Good
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
👩 Female friendly	Bad
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	North America
🚩 Country	United States
🗓️ Average trip length	9 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	44 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 15°C 59°F + 😊 Comfy (42%) = feels 15°C 59°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 32 US AQI
🔌 Power	115V 60Hz
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay	Downtown
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood	Prospect Hill
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 Tipping	Yes, 15%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	Geekdom
💻 Best alt. coworking space	Venture Point
☕️ Best coffee place	Rosella Coffee
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	👍11% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	1,500,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$57,808 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 47% 👱‍♀️ 53%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 88% 👱‍♀️ 12%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Craigslist
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Southwest
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	United
🏥 Best hospital	Methodist Hospital

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$3,672 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$2,610 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$6,205 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,773 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,366 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,255 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,345 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$64 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$74 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$230 / month
🍛 Dinner	$18
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$5
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$5
👩‍🏫 International school	$19,500 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$37 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$6 / trip