ZIP 78229
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 78229 usually run 1.5% below trend in February and 1.7% above it in June, about $34 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 78229 is 10.2% below its high of $1,168 in August 2022, at $1,049 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78229 changed -2.5% 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 78229 rose 19.6% while median household income rose 14.3% ($40,742 to $46,574). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 78229 is 4.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 5 months in a row, and rose in 2 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($46,574) is $1,164 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($1,140); a 1-bedroom is $1,250.
3rd cheapest of 54 ZIP codes in San Antonio.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78229. 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 78229 (San Antonio, TX) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 27.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78229 in San Antonio, TX has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 78229 in San Antonio, TX paid around $992 a month. That figure now sits near $1,049, up 5.7% from the 2021 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 78229 in San Antonio, TX now reports about $46,574, up from $41,128 in 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 78229 in San Antonio, TX adding about 1,031 residents over the five-year window, up 3.0% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 34.1% to 27.9% across the same window. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 78229 in San Antonio, TX reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 78229 covers San Antonio, TX. The median rent here is $1,049/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $818/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $988/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($46,574/yr), ZIP 78229 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 2.5% over the past year.
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