San Antonio Videos, Sorted by Your Question
More than eighty videos on living in San Antonio, filmed over four years, most of them for families with JBSA orders. YouTube sorts them by upload date. This page sorts them by the question you actually have: which base, which side of the city, rent or buy, which school district, and what the money buys.
Each video links out to YouTube. The one-line summary under each tells you what it covers so you can skip what you do not need. If a neighborhood has its own page on this site, the video is embedded there too.
Start here: orders in hand
If you watch three videos, watch these. They cover how the four JBSA installations sit on the map, the rent-or-buy decision on a three-year tour, and the mistakes families make between orders and keys.
How the three installations and Camp Bullis sit on the map, which side of the city fits each, and what BAH really covers.
The full PCS playbook for San Antonio, from orders to move-in.
Where to live is decided by your gate, not by a listing site. Watch before you shortlist.
The honest pros and cons of a PCS to San Antonio in 2026.
Real morning drive times to the JBSA gates, measured, not estimated.
Twenty-eight neighborhoods scored against the things PCS families actually need; ten made the cut.
Rent or buy, and the money
BAH was built for rent, not a mortgage. These videos run the numbers the way I run them in a Fit Call.
Rent or buy on a three-year tour, and the $22,000 most families never price in.
The rent-versus-buy decision during a PCS move, step by step.
Why the same house costs $448 a month more on one side of a line: San Antonio property taxes explained.
Cost of living in San Antonio, with nothing held back.
House hacking in San Antonio: living in one unit and renting the rest.
Is a new construction home right for you? What changes when you buy from a builder.
JBSA Randolph and the northeast side
Universal City, Schertz, Cibolo, Converse, Live Oak, Selma, Garden Ridge. Read the Randolph page alongside these.
How to buy a home near Randolph AFB: the gates, the flight path, and the I-35 belt.
Two homes in Cibolo, a look at what the Randolph belt offers.
La Vernia, the country option southeast of Randolph.
JBSA Lackland and the west side
Alamo Ranch, Westover Hills, Helotes, the Potranco and Culebra corridors. Read the Lackland page alongside these.
A full tour of Alamo Ranch, the largest master-planned area on the Lackland side.
The amenities inside Alamo Ranch.
Del Webb at Alamo Ranch: the 55-plus community, and whether it is worth it.
Helotes, the Hill Country town at the end of Bandera Road.
Northwest Crossing, the established neighborhood outsiders skip.
The Medical Center area, between Lackland and the north side.
JBSA Fort Sam Houston and central San Antonio
Alamo Heights, Terrell Hills, Olmos Park, and the historic districts at the gate. Read the Fort Sam page alongside these.
Alamo Heights, the incorporated city at Fort Sam's north gate.
For families set on Alamo Heights ISD: what the district covers and what it costs.
Olmos Park.
Monte Vista, the historic district south of Olmos Park.
Mahncke Park, closest to the Fort Sam gate.
Tobin Hill.
Alta Vista.
Dignowity Hill, east of downtown.
Castle Hills, the small city inside Loop 410.
Downtown living, part one.
Downtown living, part two.
King William and Southtown.
Downtown luxury, a look at the high end.
JBSA Camp Bullis and the north side
Stone Oak, Encino Park, Timberwood Park, Shavano Park, Fair Oaks Ranch, Boerne. Read the Camp Bullis page alongside these.
Stone Oak for PCS families: the reality behind the reputation.
Stone Oak, the full master-planned community tour.
Encino Park, just north of Stone Oak on US-281.
Timberwood Park, the acreage-lot community north of 1604.
Crownridge, on the I-10 side near La Cantera.
Hollywood Park, the small city off US-281 inside 1604.
Hill Country living on the north side.
La Cantera, the shopping and dining hub on the I-10 side.
New Braunfels, the next city up I-35.
Schools
Districts are named so you can look up the assigned campus on each district's own map. Confirm the campus for the exact address before you contract.
Watch before choosing a high school on a PCS move.
Five high schools in San Antonio and what sets them apart.
Families wanting Alamo Heights ISD.
Living here: the honest version
The videos people send to a spouse who is not sold on the move yet.
Don't do it: the reasons San Antonio is wrong for some families.
Reasons not to move to San Antonio.
Pros and cons of living in San Antonio.
If you're moving to San Antonio, watch this.
Things to know before moving to San Antonio.
Five things nobody tells you about San Antonio.
Three things you will love and hate about San Antonio.
Fiesta week, and why you need to understand it before you arrive.
Why twenty million people visit downtown San Antonio.
Why I bought elsewhere: the case for living outside the city.
Is this better than San Antonio? A nearby alternative compared.
Top five neighborhoods when moving to San Antonio.
The best location to live in San Antonio, by your priorities.
Country living around San Antonio.
Affordable luxury in San Antonio: where the value is.
Are you moving to San Antonio? Start here.
Moving to San Antonio, the first video on the channel.
Moving to San Antonio, the full vlog.
Moving to San Antonio, the full tour.
Don't miss out on this: a San Antonio feature worth knowing.
Home tours
What the money buys at different price points around the city.
The most affordable four-bedroom home in San Antonio.
An insanely affordable home in San Antonio.
The most affordable new build in San Antonio.
An affordable new home.
Unbeatable new home deals.
The best new construction neighborhood.
A new construction home in a top suburb.
Affordable luxury versus ultra luxury: the builder comparison.
The most affordable luxury home.
Massive affordable luxury.
Affordable countryside luxury homes.
The most affordable acreage around San Antonio.
Perfect privacy: a home on land.
A million-dollar home in a top suburb.
A Southside luxury home.
A multi-generation home.
San Antonio's most energy-efficient home.
Don't miss this one.
A full tour at a surprising price point.
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New videos go up regularly on the Living in San Antonio channel. If there is a neighborhood or a question you need covered before your report date, send it; the next video is usually a family's question.