Considering Deerfield Area - Need Feedback on Schools & Community (San Antonio: renting, house)

[sa_chc05]

Thank you so much for everyone's comments - very helpful! We really would like to move south of 1604 and based on everything we have read on this forum and people we've talked to the Deerfield area seems like the area we are going zero in on.

[scuba steve]

Originally Posted by sa_chc05

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2. Regarding Deerfield, what are the differences between the different Deerfield communities (i.e., ungated original, Fountains, Park, Waters, etc.)?

Original = ungated, most houses between 1987 and ~1990. Not sure how many houses are for sale there at the moment.

Woods = gated, houses between 1990 and 1993. Similar in size and quality to original Deerfield IMO. 4(?) houses for sale there last time I walked around the neighborhood about 3 weeks ago. I'll recount again later this week after the rain stops and my evening walkaround comes back. They all might be 1 floor... I know at least two are.

Fountains(?) = gated / guarded, houses from 1994-1996(?). Houses are larger than original / Woods at Deerfield. Thought I saw a couple or 3 for sale online.

Park and Waters = gated / guarded, don't know the age of the houses (probably newest). Houses are larger than all of the above neighborhoods. Not sure what's for sale there.

[PackersfanNL]

Is Deerfield an okay commute to the Medical Center? We're relocating next year to SA for my job & I have two girls.

[kevcrawford]

Originally Posted by PackersfanNL

Is Deerfield an okay commute to the Medical Center? We're relocating next year to SA for my job & I have two girls.

Yep. There are two quick routes to Med Ctr from Deerfield. I've had a few clients that are doctors that have looked in Deerfield.

[scuba steve]

Originally Posted by PackersfanNL

Is Deerfield an okay commute to the Medical Center? We're relocating next year to SA for my job & I have two girls.

10-15 minutes tops door to door. I make it past Huebner / I-10 in no more than 10 minutes anyway.

[Mililani Gal]

Can someone let me know what their current real property tax rate is for the 78248 area? Thanks in advance!

[txmusicgal]

I never went to Eisenhower but I can tell you it is not as rough as Jackson. You shouldn't have problems going to Eisenhower it is in a good area. Anywhere you go you're doing to have some bad kids in the school. Some schools are rougher than others but no school is perfect.

[charhancam77]

We are also considering buying a house south of 1604 in that area and looked at houses in Deerfield and other areas yesterday but we had some questions about the neighborhood if people wouldn't mind responding.

We have 2 kids, 5 and 3 with another one on the way. What are people's impressions of the neighborhood with respect to young families? Are there lots of families with young kids? I realize every community has a variety of different people in different life stages but just wondering if Deerfield attracts young families/kids like the Stone Oak area does where you see them all over.

Also - question on the pool/community center area - how do people like it? We didn't see anyone swimming there yesterday or at the park so we were wondering whether people really use it?

Lastly, we saw some very nice houses but some that were pretty run down - how do people feel about Deerfield holding its value in the future?...i.e, is it a good neighborhood in the area to make an investment for the future.

[Bo]

Originally Posted by charhancam77

how do people feel about Deerfield holding its value in the future?...i.e, is it a good neighborhood in the area to make an investment for the future.

Until the additional (likely toll) lanes get built on Stone Oak Parkway in 5 or more years, living inside of 1604 remains a great alternative for those unwilling to face the horrible rush hour traffic bottlenecks leading into Stone Oak. I don't live in Deerfield, but I live inside of 1604. Property values have either held steady or increased in my neighborhood for the 8 years I've lived there.

[kevcrawford]

Originally Posted by charhancam77

We are also considering buying a house south of 1604 in that area and looked at houses in Deerfield and other areas yesterday but we had some questions about the neighborhood if people wouldn't mind responding.

We have 2 kids, 5 and 3 with another one on the way. What are people's impressions of the neighborhood with respect to young families? Are there lots of families with young kids? I realize every community has a variety of different people in different life stages but just wondering if Deerfield attracts young families/kids like the Stone Oak area does where you see them all over.

Also - question on the pool/community center area - how do people like it? We didn't see anyone swimming there yesterday or at the park so we were wondering whether people really use it?

Lastly, we saw some very nice houses but some that were pretty run down - how do people feel about Deerfield holding its value in the future?...i.e, is it a good neighborhood in the area to make an investment for the future.

I have a client that was very weary about Deerfield when she bought a year ago. She had three kids and the neighborhood she was coming from was great for kids. However, I talk to her all the time and her kids are THRILLED with Deerfield. They've made lots of friends close by, spend a ton of time at the community pool and just love the area.

For values, while nobody can guarantee anything, Deerfield has been and should continue to be one of SA's strongest neighborhoods. It's close to everything, inside the loop, full of wonderful homes and not at all overpriced.