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San Antonio, TX
Texas · Bexar County · San Antonio-New Braunfels Metro
San Antonio is a major city in Texas with a population of 1,458,954. Residents earn $62,917 per year, which is 16% below the national average.
3.2
/5.0
B
Good
1,458,954
Population
2,924/sq mi density
$62,917
Median Income
$32,983 per capita
$219,700
Home Value
$247,132 Zillow
$1,258
Median Rent
31.6% income on rent
72°F
Avg Temperature
299 sunny days/yr
708
Violent Crime/100K
4,324 property/100K
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Overall
3.2 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
3.6 / 5.0
$62,917 median income, 3.8% unemployment
A+
Affordability
4.7 / 5.0
$219,700 home value, $1,258/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
708 violent crimes/100K (86% above avg)
B
Education
3.3 / 5.0
28.7% bachelor's degree or higher
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Historic Markers
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Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Haunted Places
17
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Haunted Places Near San Antonio, TX
17 reported haunted locations found near San Antonio, TX.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Alamo Street Theater | There is a ghost by the name Margarite that haunts the establishment. The theater is in an old church building and she is usually seen in the choir loft in Victorian garb. |
| Bexar | Caribbean Apartments - Now known as the Willow Run apartments. These apartments have been in business for over 60 years. Before they were turned into apartments, it was a Motel business. The doors were painted in light yellow and blue pastels. Existing in what used to be the outskirts of town and just outside of Castle Hills, it would bring many customers of all races and origins. It was during this time that a rape and murder occurred in the North end of the complex. Every now and then in th... |
| Bexar | Kindred elementary - it is said that a plane crashed in the field and when you enter the restrooms the sink will turn on and you could hear voices while you walk on the field. |
| Bexar | Spanish Main Apartments - Rittiman Rd. - If your sitting at the bottom of the stairs you can see from the side of your Eyes a little boy at the top of the stairs. |
| Bexar | The train tracks - In the 20's a bus full of kids was struck by a train on the southwest side of town. I have been there, it is real if you put your car there in neutral something pushes your car over the tracks. Sometimes if you look you can see small hand prints people believe this to be the small children who died in that accident. |
| Bexar | Tro Bridge - you'll see a long bridge that is above water and if you look down while your walking across you'll feel people grabbing your legs. no ever goes all the way cause they get to scared from the grabbing. |
| Bexar County Juvenile Detention Center | Building two, built next to one of the original Missions, may sit on Indian Burial Ground. Juveniles often wake in the middle of the night screaming about Indians in the room. Some describe burning smells and seeing fire. Detention Officers often smell smoke in Mod 9 and 10 on third shift. (Graveyard shift) Also officers report seeing "something run by the unit window" even though all detainees are locked in rooms. The ghost of a beloved female staff member that died in the cafeteria has also... |
| Brackenridge Villa Mansion | - built in the 1840's, is said to also have activity. Strange shadows are spotted from its windows. Further, there is documentation that this campus had been inhabited for nearly 7,000 years by Native Americans, who were attracted to it since the campus is the source of the San Antonio River. |
| Camberly Gunter Hotel | The Camberly Gunter Hotel is haunted by the ghost of a prostitute who was murdered there by one of her tricks in the early 1960's. The room she was murdered in was found covered in blood but no body was ever found. A picture of her hangs in the Lobby Bar. The man who murdered her was said to have then checked in to the Menger Hotel in San Antonio three blocks away where he also disappeared without a trace. |
| Crown Plaza St. Anthony | There are known stories of sightings of strange shadowy outlines and feelings of a presence in the room, and the opening and closing of doors. Some also say that they here footsteps behind them as if someone were following them. |
| El Cameronsita Dance Hall | There is a dance hall that is said to be haunted by a guy who is very handsome and he has hoof feet. It is said, he saw a beautiful women to dance with. She was in a trance with his good looks that she danced with him. Everyone around watched in horror, because he was not human (normal). |
| Historic Spanish Missions | In an area of town known for its historic Spanish missions, there is a RR track that was the scene of a train and bus accident. The bus was carrying children home from school when it got stuck on the tracks. The train hit it and all children were killed. Now if you put your car in neutral about 100 yards from the track, it will begin to roll uphill, over the tracks. It is said that the ghosts of the children push you over the tracks. There is a heavy Satanic presence in this same area...it ca... |
| Our Lady of the Lake University | This university is said to carry ageless stories of past inhabitants who still walk the halls and campus grounds. Some of the more famous ones include the once janitor who haunts the basement of the library, the ghosts of the dorms, ghostly nuns, and a famous headless apparition who walks the halls of what is now the elementary school across the street, but was once a dorm for the university |
| Plaza Marriott | The Lady has been at this hotel for years. The hotel property includes 4 buildings on the Historic Register, and The Lady was believed to be the widow of the owner of one of these buildings. She hung herself and her cat in what is now the exercise facility (was her home, specifically the "front room" or "living room"). Now she can be seen on the upper levels of the main hotel building usually in a long white dress or nightdress, and holding her cat, stroking its head. She has been seen in the... |
| St. Anthony Hotel | A 1909 San Antonio Hotel haunted by a Hispanic employee named Anita, an elderly lady in a women's bathroom, a sad young woman who is in the roof ballroom, and a ghostly couple who frequently come back to a certain hotel room to re-live their honeymoon. More ghosts are there, but many are unknown. Reports of being followed, people see shadowy outlines, doors opening and closing by themselves, & apparitions of 2 different women. |
| St. Martin Hall | This place is the elementary across from Our Lady of the Lake University. It is said that when it use to be a border school there was a girl that was killed in the restroom. Unusual things have happened such as lights being on after they were turned off and things have gone missing. |
| The Cadillac Bar | The ghost of an old owner is seen in the storage basement of the building and there is another ghost named "Beatrice", who was a former employee. She is a "negative spirit" because she was very unhappy and not pretty when she was alive. She turns on sinks and throws kitchen utensils. Many employees have seen both ghosts. |