ZIP 78247
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 78247 is 5.6% below its high of $1,638 in May 2023, at $1,547 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78247 changed -1.2% 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 78247 rose 24.6% while median household income rose 14.5% ($79,466 to $91,013). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 78247 is 18.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 3 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($91,013) is $2,275 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,100); a 4-bedroom is $2,450.
41st cheapest of 54 ZIP codes in San Antonio.
ZIP 78217, 3 miles away, rents for 26% less ($1,147/mo), about $4,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78247. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 78247 (San Antonio, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 39.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78247 in San Antonio, TX has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 78247 in San Antonio, TX paid around $1,387 a month. That figure now sits near $1,547, up 11.5% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $79,177 in 2021 to $91,013 more recently. 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 78247 in San Antonio, TX adding about 1,345 residents over the five-year window, up 2.7% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 35.9% to 39.5% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 78247 in San Antonio, TX market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 78247 covers San Antonio, TX. The median rent here is $1,547/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,350/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,640/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($91,013/yr), ZIP 78247 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.2% over the past year.
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