ZIP 78212
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 78212 usually run 1.4% below trend in December and 1.4% above it in June, about $40 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 78212 is 3.7% below its high of $1,492 in September 2024, at $1,437 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78212 changed -0.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 629 Texas ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.2%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 78212 rose 29.4% while median household income rose 31.9% ($47,623 to $62,801). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 78212 is 23.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($62,801) is $1,570 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,400); a 3-bedroom is $1,800.
29th cheapest of 54 ZIP codes in San Antonio.
ZIP 78201, 2 miles away, rents for 27% less ($1,042/mo), about $4,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78212. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 78212 (San Antonio, TX) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 40.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78212 in San Antonio, TX has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 78212 in San Antonio, TX paid around $1,241 a month. That figure now sits near $1,437, up 15.8% from the 2021 baseline. Household income in the area moved from $52,783 to $62,801 across the same window, up 19.0% versus 2021. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show ZIP 78212 in San Antonio, TX adding about 417 residents over the five-year window, up 1.5% on net. The renter share has eased from 55.3% to 53.4%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 38.5% to 40.7% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 78212 in San Antonio, TX look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 78212 covers San Antonio, TX. The median rent here is $1,437/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,160/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,400/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($62,801/yr), ZIP 78212 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.8% over the past year.
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