SAN ANTONIO is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in San Antonio, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater San Antonio is open as a field office. The headline reads:
An estimated 489,000 Greater San Antonio adults ages 22 to 50 are single.
A market-rate one-bedroom in San Antonio asks about $950 a month, the cheapest of any city we cover and falling.
The metro runs male-heavy, about 55% men to 45% women among singles.
The balance isn't uniform across the metro: Medical Center (51% women) and Monte Vista (51% women) are among its most female-leaning corners.
The shape of the market
- Singles, 22 to 50
488,963
- Gender balance
55%
Among San Antonio couples, about 13% live together unmarried rather than married, roughly in line with the national 13%.
The Pearl, Monte Vista, and the Medical Center district are the most balanced, near 49% male.
San Antonio runs about 55% male, with the working-class Southside (61%) and the UTSA student area the most male-skewed.
About 54% of San Antonio households are couple households — married or living together — roughly in line with the national 54%; the rest are people living alone or with roommates.
How dating actually happens
Only about 14% of matches on curated apps like Hinge turn into a first date.
Roughly 1 in 10 partnered adults met their partner online, and the share climbs sharply for younger and LGB couples.
One in four matches never gets a reply.
53% of online daters say their overall experience has been positive.
The figures above are national benchmarks. In San Antonio, date-spot density is thickest in Downtown SA, Southtown, and Castle Hills — the most reliable neighborhoods to take the dating offline.
Dating safety in San Antonio
78% of active dating-app users report burnout: 80% of women (driven by message volume) and 74% of men (driven by a lack of responses).
60% of Americans support requiring a background check before someone can create a dating profile.
An estimated 26% of men have received unsolicited explicit content, far below the rate for women.
56% of women under 50 have been sent unsolicited explicit images while dating online.
48% of online daters have faced at least one form of harassing behavior on a dating platform.
43% of women under 50 say a match kept contacting them after they said no.
52% of online daters say a scammer or bot has contacted them.
63% of men under 50 say a scammer or bot has contacted them, the highest of any group.
11% of women under 50 have been physically threatened on a dating platform.
40% of daters say platforms do a bad job removing fake and bot accounts; only 20% say they do well.
These are national safety benchmarks. The practical local move is the same everywhere — meet first in a busy, public place; in San Antonio the highest-traffic date districts are Downtown SA, Southtown, and Castle Hills.
The LGBTQ+ landscape
53% of LGB adults have used a dating app, far more than straight adults.
About 24% of LGB couples met online, roughly three times the straight rate.
About 70% of LGB adults under 30 have used a dating app, the highest-adoption cohort anywhere.
7.6% of U.S. adults now identify as LGBTQ+, up from 3.5% in 2012.
22.3% of adults aged 18 to 34 identify as LGBTQ+.
Political alignment
24% of Americans say they could never date someone who disagrees with them on abortion.
Texas does not register voters by party; as a 2024 proxy, Bexar County voted about 54% Harris to 44% Trump.
Bexar is one of the few Texas counties Harris carried, but its Democratic margin shrank sharply from 2020, and it sits ringed by deep-red Hill Country counties.
47% of single daters would not seriously date a Trump voter; among Democratic women that rises to 79%.
69% of Americans would not date someone who is unemployed, rising to 81% of women.
The cost of dating
- Median income
$38,403
- 1-bedroom rent
$950
A single adult in Bexar County needs about $41,600 a year just to cover the basics.
San Antonio is the most affordable big market in the country for renters, with one-bedrooms under $1,000 and still falling as new apartments outpace demand.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A VIA Metropolitan Transit fare is just $1.30 one way on local buses, the cheapest transit of any city we cover.
Neighborhood intelligence
| UTSA | 17,943 | 54 / 46 | $40,020 | $1,527 |
| Medical Center | 12,097 | 49 / 51 | $29,464 | $1,292 |
| Castle Hills | 9,109 | 51 / 49 | $34,363 | $1,186 |
| Beacon Hill | 8,972 | 61 / 39 | $26,807 | $1,069 |
| Stone Oak | 8,311 | 53 / 47 | $58,910 | $1,736 |
| Alamo Heights | 8,082 | 51 / 49 | $56,534 | $1,447 |
| Monte Vista | 6,282 | 49 / 51 | $33,313 | $1,129 |
| Southside | 4,447 | 61 / 39 | $23,870 | $990 |
| Southtown | 3,126 | 54 / 46 | $27,213 | $1,481 |
| Pearl | 1,943 | 49 / 51 | $74,781 | $1,767 |
| Downtown SA | — | — | $32,035 | $1,276 |
| King William | — | — | $27,213 | $1,481 |
| Leon Valley | — | — | $38,643 | $1,342 |
| Olmos Park | — | — | $33,313 | $1,129 |
| Schertz | — | — | $48,376 | $1,671 |
| Terrell Hills | — | — | $56,534 | $1,447 |
Local date spots
- Downtown SAActivity
The Alamo
Wheelchair access - SouthtownActivity
Hemisfair
Wheelchair access - Olmos ParkDining
Chama Gaúcha Brazilian Steakhouse - San Antonio
Good for groupsWheelchair access - Monte VistaDining
Chama Gaúcha Brazilian Steakhouse - San Antonio
- UTSAActivity
The Escape Game San Antonio
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - Downtown SADining
Domingo Restaurant
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - Terrell HillsActivity
San Antonio Botanical Garden
Wheelchair access - Beacon HillActivity
Woodlawn Lake Park
Wheelchair access - Terrell HillsActivity
Witte Museum
Wheelchair access - Downtown SADining
Boudro's on the Riverwalk
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - SouthtownDining
Boudro's on the Riverwalk
- Medical CenterDining
Chart House
- SchertzDining
Crepeccino
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - Downtown SAActivity
Majestic Theatre
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - SouthtownDining
Alamo Biscuit Company & Panaderia River walk
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Castle HillsActivity
Escapology Escape Rooms San Antonio
Wheelchair access - Leon ValleyActivity
Main Event San Antonio West
Good for groupsWheelchair access - Downtown SADining
Paesanos Riverwalk
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - King WilliamActivity
Pearsall Park
Wheelchair access - Stone OakActivity
Main Event San Antonio North
Good for groupsWheelchair access - SouthsideDrinks
The Esquire Tavern
- Downtown SAActivity
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
Wheelchair access - PearlActivity
San Antonio Museum of Art
Wheelchair access - Beacon HillDining
Mare E Monte Italian Restaurant (San Antonio)
- Stone OakDining
J-Prime Steakhouse
- PearlDining
Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery
- Beacon HillDining
Stout’s Signature
- Monte VistaDining
La Fonda On Main
- SouthtownDrinks
Smoke Skybar
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - Beacon HillActivity
San Pedro Springs Park
Wheelchair access - Castle HillsDining
Dough Pizzeria Napoletana
- Terrell HillsActivity
McNay Art Museum
Wheelchair access - Castle HillsActivity
Lucky Strike San Antonio
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - Medical CenterDining
Maria Bonita Restaurant
- UTSADining
Perry's Steakhouse & Grille
- SouthtownActivity
Yanaguana Garden at Hemisfair
Wheelchair access - Alamo HeightsDining
Paesanos Lincoln Heights
- Downtown SAActivity
Elmendorf Lake Park
Wheelchair access - Downtown SACafés
Bohanan's Prime Steaks and Seafood
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Castle HillsActivity
Extreme Escape
Wheelchair access - UTSADining
Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse
- Monte VistaDining
Boiler House at Pearl
- SouthtownActivity
Great Room Escape
- Stone OakDining
Eddie V's Prime Seafood
- UTSADining
Scuzzi's 1604
- Stone OakActivity
Airtopia Adventure Park - San Antonio
Wheelchair access - Stone OakActivity
Extreme Escape - Stone Oak
Wheelchair access - Castle HillsActivity
The Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club
Good for groupsWheelchair access - Downtown SAActivity
Escape the Room San Antonio
Wheelchair access - SouthtownActivity
Briscoe Western Art Museum
Wheelchair access - PearlCafés
Lick Honest Ice Cream
Good for groupsWheelchair access - Stone OakDining
Avenida Brazil Brazilian Steakhouse by Sal e Brasa
- Olmos ParkDining
Cappy's Restaurant
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - Alamo HeightsDining
Cappy's Restaurant
- King WilliamDining
Dean's Steak & Seafood
LGBTQ+ friendlyGood for groups - Monte VistaDining
Barbaro
- Castle HillsActivity
Diversions Game Room
Wheelchair access - UTSAActivity
Eisenhower Park
Wheelchair access - PearlActivity
The DoSeum
Wheelchair access - PearlActivity
Paper Tiger
Wheelchair access