ZIP 78250
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 78250 usually run 1.2% below trend in December and 0.9% above it in July, about $31 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 78250 is 3.7% below its high of $1,549 in April 2023, at $1,491 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78250 changed -2.0% 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 78250 rose 28.6% while median household income rose 12.8% ($71,476 to $80,659). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 78250 is 25% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($80,659) is $2,016 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,640); a 3-bedroom is $2,100.
35th cheapest of 54 ZIP codes in San Antonio.
ZIP 78251, 3 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,233/mo), about $3,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78250. 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 78250 (San Antonio, TX) is majority owner-occupied, 32.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78250 in San Antonio, TX has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 78250 in San Antonio, TX has climbed from $1,273 to $1,491, a 17.1% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $80,659 today, compared with $73,957 five years earlier. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 4.6% since 2021, moving from about 60,101 residents to roughly 57,323. 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 78250 covers San Antonio, TX. The median rent here is $1,491/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 22% of local median household income ($80,659/yr), ZIP 78250 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 2.0% over the past year.
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At $1,491/mo, rent takes ~22% of ZIP 78250's median household income ($80,659/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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