Terrell Hills Overview: Terrell Hills is located in the Uptown Central area of San Antonio, approximately five miles northeast of downtown. It is an upscale community, which neighbors
Alamo Heights. The population of Terrell Hills as of the 2000 census was 5,019 and had grown a tad to 5,121 by 2006.
The median age of residents is 41.6 years of age and the zip code in 78209. People in Terrell Hills and other residents of this zip code are referred to as 0-niners. The median income for a Terell Hills resident was $87,100 as of 2005.
Terrell Hills Boundaries: Terrell Hills is bound by Eisenhauer Rd to the north, New Braunfels Ave to the west, Austin Rd. to the east and Vandiver to the south
Terrell Hills History: Terrell Hills is named after one of its first residents, Frederick Terrell who tried to get the area to be recognized as a residential addition in the late 1920s. By 1939, the population was strong enough to try and incorporate itself.
It succeeded but was almost reversed in 1945 when the City of San Antonio tried to annex the municipality without an election, a decision the courts decided was illegal. Instead, Terrell Hills become a Home Rule community which is how it still stands today. For a more comprehensive tale of the history of Terrel Hills, please visit terrell-hills.com.
Terrell Hills Government: As a Home Rules community, Terrell Hills enjoys its own Mayor and City Council, as well as its own City Hall, Police Department and Fire Department. The elected official meet the second Monday of each month. Get more information about the current
Mayor of Terrell Hills and information about the current City Council as well.
Terrell Hills Housing: Housing in Terrell Hills is amongst the most expensive not just in San Antonio but all of South Texas. The median house price in Terrell Hills is $274,100, though there are some small pockets of the area where the median price can be as high as $400,000 for a single home.
These homes are generally 4 bedrooms or more with plenty of baths. Many were built in the middle of the century, making them architecturally unique as opposed to cookie cutter subdivisions of homes built later in the century. It is estimated that as much as 17% of properties are rental or flipped houses with the remainder being family-owned.
Terrell Hills Schools: The residents of Terrell Hills send their children to either private schools or the schools of the
Alamo Heights Independent School District (AHISD).
Elementary students attend Cambridge Elementary, while junior high students go to Alamo Heights Junior High and high school children attend Alamo Heights High School. For more information about these schools, you can visit the AHISD Web site directly at ahisd.net.
