ZIP 78227
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 78227 is 5.2% below its high of $1,438 in February 2025, at $1,363 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78227 changed -2.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 629 Texas ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.2%.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($51,519) is $1,288 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,220); a 3-bedroom is $1,570.
25th cheapest of 54 ZIP codes in San Antonio.
ZIP 78237, 4 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,216/mo), about $1,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78227. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 78227 (San Antonio, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 10.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78227 in San Antonio, TX has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2023, rent in ZIP 78227 in San Antonio, TX has fallen by $47 per month, settling near $1,363 after starting the period at $1,410. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 78227 in San Antonio, TX now reports about $51,519, up from $42,083 in 2021. Income growth outran rent by about 25.7 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 46,350 to 44,035 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.0% change. About 41% of households rent today, against 43.1% in 2021. For context, the 2023 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 78227 in San Antonio, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 78227 covers San Antonio, TX. The median rent here is $1,363/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,010/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,220/mo.
At 32% of local median household income ($51,519/yr), ZIP 78227 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 2.7% over the past year.
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