ZIP 78242
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 78242 is 2.7% below its high of $1,499 in June 2025, at $1,459 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78242 changed -0.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 629 Texas ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.2%.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($50,644) is $1,266 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,070); a 2-bedroom is $1,300.
31st cheapest of 54 ZIP codes in San Antonio.
ZIP 78237, 5 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,216/mo), about $2,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78242. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 78242 (San Antonio, TX) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 10.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78242 in San Antonio, TX has changed in 5 years
On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 78242 in San Antonio, TX now reports about $50,644, up from $43,073 in 2021. Census counts show ZIP 78242 in San Antonio, TX adding about 2,084 residents over the five-year window, up 6.1% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 7.5% to 10.3% across the same window.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 78242 covers San Antonio, TX. The median rent here is $1,459/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 35% of local median household income ($50,644/yr), ZIP 78242 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.7% over the past year.
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