City: San Antonio
State: Texas
Best Cities Overall Rank: 33
About San Antonio: San Antonio is the home of Texan Tejano culture.
San Antonio enjoys a healthy economy, with an unemployment rank of 87 and best jobs rank of 94.
County: Bexar
Population: 135,1305
Official website for city visitors' bureau/city: Visitor's bureau website
Newspaper with the largest circulation: San Antonio Express-News
San Antonio blogs: My San Antonio, On the Upside, Sardines on a Can
San Antonio's Facebook page: Follow San Antonio on Facebook
San Antonio's Twitter page: Follow San Antonio on Twitter
Education rank: 64
High School graduation rate 2008: 59.1%
Blue Ribbon Schools, 2003-2009: 12
Blue Ribbon Schools per 100,000 people: 0.89
NEAYC-accredited preschools: 27
NAEYC schools per 100,000 people: 1.99
NAEP State proficiency reading, grade 8: 260
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 16.19
Total Expenditures Per Student: $9,660
Health rank: 68
Quality children's hospitals: 2
Hospitals per 100,000 people: 0.15
Quality Pediatricians: 5
Quality Pediatricians per 100,000: 0.37
Average number of Unhealthy Air Quality days between 2006-2008, by county: 0.33
Safety rank: 28
Violent Crimes, 2008: 9699
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: 717.75
Sex Offenders: 1387
Sex Offenders per 100,000: 102.64
Economy rank: 32
Travel time to work, 2006-2008, in minutes: 23.8
Percent of labor force unemployed, January 2010: 7.7
Best Performing Cities Job Index: 386.93
Median Home List Price: $147,900
Recreation Rank: 46
Parkland acreage, 2008 (includes pools and playgrounds): 18,785
Parkland per 100,000: 1390.14
