San Antonio is proving itself to be a extremely fascinating place to reside for Gen Z people, so says a brand new survey by on-line platform CommercialCafe.
The report, “Greatest Cities for Gen Z in 2025 & Past: Which Areas Are Most Livable for Younger Individuals?” analyzed 9 metrics throughout the most important U.S. cities with populations of greater than 400,00 residents. The important thing indicators consisted of a cost-of-living index, the share of the employed inhabitants working in jobs requiring a university diploma, the share of the inhabitants aged 20-24, and the range of leisure actions, amongst others.
San Antonio was chosen because the eleventh finest metropolis for Gen Zers nationwide and the sixth finest metropolis within the South. Minneapolis, Minnesota, topped the record because the No. 1 finest metropolis for Gen Z. Although the examine focuses on Gen Zers of their early twenties, the youngest Zoomers are 13 years previous (born in 2012) and as much as 28 years previous (born in 1997).
Though simply lacking the highest 10, Alamo Metropolis gives a number of benefits in comparison with smaller college cities or innovation hubs increased on the record. Chief amongst these is affordability: San Antonio was ranked fifth within the nation on the cost-of-living index.
Though San Antonio has a popularity for having a slower tempo of life, CommercialCafe ranked it eighth in leisure institutions. That class encompassed eating places, bars, stadiums, or museums — a rejoinder to the incessantly lobbed social media criticism that there is “nothing to do” within the metropolis.
“Whereas they could have inherited the title of ‘most-criticized technology’ from Millennials, Gen Zers are proving themselves to be financially astute, community-oriented and cost-conscious,” the report stated. “Furthermore, their digital-native upbringing makes them uniquely positioned to leverage rising applied sciences — significantly synthetic intelligence — with unprecedented ability.”
Elsewhere in Texas, Austin ranked because the eighth finest U.S. metropolis for Gen Z to reside, adopted by Houston (No. 9), Fort Value (No. 20), El Paso (No. 26), and Dallas (No. 27).
The highest 10 finest cities for Gen Zers in 2025 are:
No. 1 – Minneapolis, MinnesotaNo. 2 – Atlanta, GeorgiaNo. 3 – Boston, MassachusettsNo. 4 – Tampa, FloridaNo. 5 – Raleigh, North CarolinaNo. 6 – Omaha, NebraskaNo. 7 – Columbus, OhioNo. 8 – Austin, TexasNo. 9 – Houston, TexasNo. 10 – Kansas Metropolis, Missouri
