ZIP 78218
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 78218 usually run 1.3% below trend in December and 0.8% above it in July, about $31 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 78218 is 4.9% below its high of $1,528 in December 2024, at $1,453 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78218 changed +1.6% 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 78218 rose 30.9% while median household income rose 35.3% ($42,343 to $57,285). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 78218 is 22.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($57,285) is $1,432 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,320); a 3-bedroom is $1,690.
30th cheapest of 54 ZIP codes in San Antonio.
ZIP 78217, 3 miles away, rents for 21% less ($1,147/mo), about $3,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78218. 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 78218 (San Antonio, TX) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income below the national average, 20.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78218 in San Antonio, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 78218 in San Antonio, TX has increased by $232 per month, settling near $1,453 after starting the period at $1,221. Median household income grew from $45,884 to $57,285 between 2021 and 2024, a 24.8% shift. Income growth outran rent by about 5.8 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 36,334 to 39,428 between 2021 and 2024, a 8.5% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 17.9% to 20.7%. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 78218 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 78218 covers San Antonio, TX. The median rent here is $1,453/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,090/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,320/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($57,285/yr), ZIP 78218 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.6% over the past year.
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