Acclaim of small cities near San Antonio tops the week's most-read stories

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Leading the pack in the San Antonio area is New Braunfels, ranking in the 87th percentile. It had the No. 45 best "economic health" rank out of all U.S. cities in the report.

San Antonio is the 5th easiest metro in the U.S. to pay off a mortgage. According to the study's findings, the median property value of a home in the San Antonio metro is $345,000, and the median income of new homeowners comes out to $117,000 a year.

Charles Butt and Eleanor Butt Crook have made the cut on the new Forbes 400, a list of the 400 richest people in the United States for 2024.

Maintaining beauty doesn't come cheap. Thumbtack, a home services website, found Americans should budget nearly $3,600 for their autumn outdoor projects.