Windcrest, Texas
Windcrest is a small residential city entirely surrounded by San Antonio, sitting in northeastern Bexar County near the junction of Interstate 35 and Loop 410, roughly 9 miles from downtown. Developed as a planned suburb in the late 1950s, it is known across the San Antonio area for the elaborate Christmas light displays that residents put up each December, drawing crowds who drive through to see them. It occupies gently rolling terrain on the northern edge of the city.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 5,809
- Change from 2020 base
- -0.8%
- Land area
- 2.2 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Bexar County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Bexar County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Windcrest
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Windcrest.
Urban Park
Brackenridge Park Sits Just Below the San Antonio River Headwaters
Brackenridge Park holds a stretch of the San Antonio River just below its headwaters, plus the Zoo, the Japanese Tea Garden, and 11,000 years of human history in one place.
Property tax
How to file your homestead exemption in Bexar County
Texas homeowners who live in their home as a primary residence can reduce their taxable value by filing a homestead exemption with the Bexar Central Appraisal District.
Garden
The Japanese Tea Garden Grew From an Old Quarry
San Antonio turned an old cement quarry into a garden, then trusted the Jingu family to care for it. Their story still gives the place much of its meaning.
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