ZIP 78221
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 78221 is 8.1% below its high of $1,345 in March 2025, at $1,236 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78221 changed -6.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 629 Texas ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.2%.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($63,811) is $1,595 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,260); a 3-bedroom is $1,620.
12th cheapest of 54 ZIP codes in San Antonio.
ZIP 78214, 2 miles away, rents for 22% less ($964/mo), about $3,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78221. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 78221 (San Antonio, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 12.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78221 in San Antonio, TX has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 78221 in San Antonio, TX paid around $1,312 a month. That figure now sits near $1,236, down 5.8% from the 2023 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $51,115 in 2021 to $63,811 more recently. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. The renter share has eased from 34.3% to 29.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 8.9% to 12.2% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 78221 in San Antonio, TX market of 2023.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 78221 covers San Antonio, TX. The median rent here is $1,236/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,040/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,260/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($63,811/yr), ZIP 78221 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 6.4% over the past year.
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