ZIP 78238
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 78238 usually run 2.4% below trend in January and 2.5% above it in July, about $64 a month apart at today's median. Based on 6 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 78238 is 0.3% below its high of $1,312 in December 2025, at $1,308 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78238 changed +4.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 629 Texas ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.2%.
Rent in ZIP 78238 is 26.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($57,769) is $1,444 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,300); a 3-bedroom is $1,670.
17th cheapest of 54 ZIP codes in San Antonio.
ZIP 78228, 3 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,152/mo), about $1,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78238. 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 78238 (San Antonio, TX) is majority renter-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 21.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78238 in San Antonio, TX has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 78238 in San Antonio, TX paid around $1,039 a month. That figure now sits near $1,308, up 25.9% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $57,769 today, compared with $51,589 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 78238 in San Antonio, TX adding about 295 residents over the five-year window, up 1.1% on net. The renter share has risen from 51.9% to 55.2%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 18.4% to 21.6% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 78238 covers San Antonio, TX. The median rent here is $1,308/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,070/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,300/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($57,769/yr), ZIP 78238 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.2% over the past year.
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