ZIP 78215
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in ZIP 78215 usually run 0.8% below trend in November and 1.2% above it in July, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 78215 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in October 2018.
Rent in ZIP 78215 changed +1.4% 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 78215 rose 9.3% while median household income rose 13.5% ($74,408 to $84,437). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 78215 is 17.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($84,437) is $2,111 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,970); a 3-bedroom is $2,530.
45th cheapest of 54 ZIP codes in San Antonio.
ZIP 78202, 1 mile away, rents for 17% less ($1,355/mo), about $3,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78215. 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 78215 (San Antonio, TX) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 78.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78215 in San Antonio, TX has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 78215 in San Antonio, TX has increased 14.2% since 2021, going from about $1,432 per month to roughly $1,635 today. Median household income grew from $74,159 to $84,437 between 2021 and 2024, a 13.9% shift. Headcount in the area went from 3,151 to 3,506 between 2021 and 2024, a 11.3% change. About 97.7% of households rent today, against 92.7% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 67.1% to 78.6%. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 78215 in San Antonio, TX reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 78215 covers San Antonio, TX. The median rent here is $1,635/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,630/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,970/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($84,437/yr), ZIP 78215 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.4% over the past year.
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