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Area Guide

Southtown San Antonio, TX

Discover the modern and historic down South

Artistic Charming Historic

Located just south of Downtown San Antonio’s tourist-driven hub, Southtown is a thriving arts district home to an eclectic, creative community. Southtown blends the modern with the historic, featuring trendy restaurants and architectural gems in equal measure.

Southtown is known for its diverse arts scene, offering an array of museums, galleries, and murals to explore. Southtown also contains plenty of independent boutiques, local bars, and coffeehouses that contribute to the neighborhood’s distinctive personality. Residents come together for the monthly First Friday event, San Antonio’s longest-running art walk. Southtown’s central location and easy access to major highways afford many residents short commutes and travels.

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Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

70 / 100

Good Public Transit

Transit

70 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Very Bikeable

Bikeability

80 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Exceptional Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

90 / 100

Exceptional Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

90 / 100

Great Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

80 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

50 / 100

Exceptional Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

90 / 100

Very Noisy

Quiet Score

30 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • HemisFair Park
  • San Antonio River Walk
  • The Alamo
  • The San Antonio Children's Museum
  • Casa Navarro State Historic Site

Airports

  • San Antonio International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.