Alamo Heights,
San Antonio

Which schools serve
Alamo Heights?

Alamo Heights is served by Alamo Heights ISD. Its first school was a two-room wooden building put up in 1909 on Townsend Avenue as part of a rural county district. In 1923, a year after a high school building was added to the growing campus, the Alamo Heights system became an independent school district of 300 students. Today the district spans 9.4 square miles and serves Alamo Heights, Terrell Hills, Olmos Park, and part of north San Antonio.

The district has five campuses: Howard Early Childhood Center (PreK and kindergarten), Cambridge Elementary and Woodridge Elementary (grades 1 to 5), Alamo Heights Junior School (grades 6 to 8), and Alamo Heights High School (grades 9 to 12) at 6900 Broadway. Because there are two elementary schools, the address decides which one serves grades 1 to 5. Every other grade has one campus for the whole district.

To check a school, look up the specific campus, not just the district, on the Texas Education Agency's site at tea.texas.gov, where each campus has its own report card. AHISD can confirm which elementary serves a given address.

Private schools inside the city limits include St. Peter Prince of the Apostles Catholic School (through grade 8) and St. Luke's Episcopal School (PreK through grade 8). Keystone School and St. Mary's Hall are a few miles outside the city.

Is there new construction in Alamo Heights?

Very little. Alamo Heights is largely built out, and new construction usually means a teardown-rebuild on an existing lot: custom or semi-custom homes at the higher end of the price range. If new construction is a priority, Schertz, Cibolo, and the northwest side have far more options at lower price points. For a full overview, see the free new construction guide.

Before you tour Alamo Heights: what to think through

A few decisions made before the first showing make every Alamo Heights tour more useful.

• Your two numbers. Know your approval amount and the monthly payment you're comfortable with, because they aren't the same. Tax rates shift from one address to the next around here, so one price can carry two different payments.
• AHISD, if it matters. Decide how much the school district weighs in your search, then confirm it for each address instead of trusting the listing.
• Must-haves and deal-breakers. Single-story or two, a garage, a fenced yard for the dog, a busy street behind the back fence: sort these out before you fall for a front porch.
• How much work you'll take on. Many homes here are older, some renovated and some close to original. Decide how much updating you want, and if you'd add on, remember the city's heritage-tree rules can shape a floor plan.
• Your real commute. If you already know where you'll work, drive to that gate or office at the hours you'd actually be on the road.

Can you use a VA loan in Alamo Heights?

Yes. With full entitlement, the VA doesn't cap your loan amount. Your lender still has to approve you, and the loan can't be more than the home's appraised value or purchase price, whichever is lower. A loan limit only comes into play if part of your entitlement is still in use on another VA loan. In that case the VA works from Bexar County's conforming loan limit, published at fhfa.gov and updates each November or December. Confirm your entitlement and limit with a VA-approved lender. For a full overview, see the free VA loan guide or visit the VA loans page.

What is daily life like
in Alamo Heights?

A normal week here runs along Broadway. Groceries, a coffee on the way to work, dinner on a patio: most of it sits on one street inside the city, and plenty of homes are close enough to walk to some of it. Downtown is a few miles south on the same road.

On weekends, river trails, museums, gardens, and golf are all within a few miles. The trade-off is space. Lots are smaller than in newer suburbs and the houses are older, so the parks and Broadway end up doing some of the work a big backyard would.

Parks and outdoors

• Brackenridge Park, about 400 acres along the San Antonio River just south of the city, is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Texas State Antiquities Landmark
• The Japanese Tea Garden, inside Brackenridge Park
• The San Antonio Botanical Garden
• The Quarry Golf Course, 444 E. Basse Road, opened in 1993 on the site of an old cement quarry

Food and coffee

• Cappy's Restaurant, 5011 Broadway, open since 1977
• Bistr09, 6106 Broadway, for French bistro cooking
• Paloma Blanca, 5800 Broadway, for Mexican food and a big patio
• Coffee at Merit Coffee (5903 Broadway), Cappyccino's (5003 Broadway), and Laika Cheesecakes & Espresso (4718 Broadway)
• The Pearl's restaurants, a few miles south on Broadway

Shopping and groceries

• Central Market, 4821 Broadway, for specialty groceries
• Alamo Quarry Market, 255 E. Basse Road, for larger stores and chain restaurants
• Locally owned boutiques and galleries along Broadway

Museums and culture

• The McNay Art Museum, housed in a Spanish Colonial Revival mansion
• The Witte Museum, on Broadway
• The San Antonio Zoo
• The DoSeum, San Antonio's children's museum

Data current as of October 2026 · Sources: Brackenridge Park Conservancy · The Quarry Golf Course · each business's own website

What buyers ask about
Alamo Heights.

What makes Alamo Heights different from the rest of San Antonio?

It's a separate city with its own police and city services, served by Alamo Heights ISD. It has walkable stretches of Broadway, homes and streets built over more than a century, and very little new construction. The trade-off is price and space: homes are older and lots are smaller than in most newer San Antonio suburbs.

What school district is Alamo Heights in?

Alamo Heights ISD, which opened its first school in 1909 and became an independent district in 1923. It covers 9.4 square miles and serves Alamo Heights, Terrell Hills, Olmos Park, and part of north San Antonio. Look up the specific campus at tea.texas.gov, and confirm the campus for the address with AHISD before making an offer.

How far is Alamo Heights from Fort Sam Houston, and is it a practical choice if I'm stationed there?

It's about 3.5 driving miles from Alamo Heights City Hall to Fort Sam Houston's Harry Wurzbach East Gate, and about 5.5 miles to the BAMC/I-35 Gate, which makes it one of the closer established neighborhoods to the post. It's a practical choice if you want an older home, AHISD, and Broadway close by, and your budget fits Alamo Heights prices. If your assignment is Randolph, Lackland, or Camp Bullis, plan on roughly 15 to 18 miles each way. Drive times vary by time of day, traffic, and gate. Check current conditions for your route before deciding.

What are home prices in Alamo Heights?

The average homestead taxable value in the City of Alamo Heights is $885,505 for 2026. That's an appraisal figure, and sale prices vary with size, condition, and street. I've put live Alamo Heights listings and recent sales higher up this page, so you can check today's prices there.

Are there new construction homes in Alamo Heights?

Very few. Most new homes are custom teardown-rebuilds on existing lots, priced at the top of the market. If new construction is the priority, Schertz, Cibolo, or the northwest side have far more choices.

How does Alamo Heights compare to Terrell Hills and Olmos Park?

All three are separate small cities in central San Antonio, and all three are served by AHISD. Terrell Hills touches Alamo Heights, while a strip of San Antonio along US-281 separates Alamo Heights from Olmos Park. Alamo Heights is the largest, at about 1.8 square miles of land per the U.S. Census Bureau, and has the Broadway corridor. Terrell Hills sits to the east and is a little smaller, at about 1.6 square miles. Olmos Park, to the west, is the smallest, at about 0.6 square miles. If AHISD is what draws you, compare all three.

What major employers are near Alamo Heights?

Downtown employers are closest: CPS Energy, Baptist Medical Center, and H-E-B's headquarters are about 4 to 6 miles south. Brooke Army Medical Center is about 5.5 miles away. The Medical Center (University Hospital, UT Health San Antonio, and Methodist Hospital) is about 10 to 11 miles northwest, USAA about 12, and Valero's headquarters about 15. The employer table above lists each one.

What working with me looks like
for Alamo Heights buyers.

Buying in Alamo Heights from another state, or with a report date already set, can feel like choosing an older house sight unseen.

• My homework comes before your first showing. I request the seller's disclosure and any earlier inspection reports, and I find out the age of the roof, HVAC and water heater. A deal-breaker shows up before you give up an afternoon to it. If the home has an HOA and one of its rules would stop you, let me know and I'll check it ahead of the visit.
• Seeing a house doesn't take a plane ticket. I can show it to you on a live video call, one room at a time, so you're able to write an offer from where you live now.
• A lender introduction is easy. I know lenders who close VA loans all the time.
• Once the right house turns up, I draft your offer and handle the negotiation.
• From contract to keys, I keep it on track. I schedule the inspections, follow the appraisal and closing milestones, and walk the house with you one last time before closing.