ZIP 78239
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
March. Asking rents in ZIP 78239 usually run 0.7% below trend in March and 0.7% above it in July, about $21 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 78239 is 1.5% below its high of $1,515 in December 2024, at $1,493 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78239 changed +0.3% 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 78239 rose 36.1% while median household income rose 14.5% ($61,234 to $70,098). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 78239 is 34.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
30% of the median household income ($70,098) is $1,752 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,500); a 3-bedroom is $1,920.
36th cheapest of 54 ZIP codes in San Antonio.
ZIP 78233, 3 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,317/mo), about $2,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78239. 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 78239 (San Antonio, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 27.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78239 in San Antonio, TX has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 78239 in San Antonio, TX has climbed 23.3% since 2021, going from about $1,211 per month to roughly $1,493 today. Census figures show median household income at $70,098 today, compared with $64,398 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 14.4 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 30,482 to 28,609 between 2021 and 2024, a 6.1% change. About 26.2% of households rent today, against 28.1% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 25.7% to 27.8%. 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 78239 covers San Antonio, TX. The median rent here is $1,493/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,240/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,500/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($70,098/yr), ZIP 78239 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.3% over the past year.
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