ZIP 78253
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 78253 usually run 1.3% below trend in December and 0.7% above it in August, about $32 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 78253 is 5.4% below its high of $1,682 in September 2022, at $1,592 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78253 changed -1.5% 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 78253 rose 23.7% while median household income rose 5.2% ($101,138 to $106,373). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 78253 is 17% 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 ($106,373) is $2,659 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,380).
43rd cheapest of 54 ZIP codes in San Antonio.
ZIP 78251, 7 miles away, rents for 23% less ($1,233/mo), about $4,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78253. 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 78253 (San Antonio, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 43.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78253 in San Antonio, TX has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 78253 in San Antonio, TX has increased 9.6% since 2021, going from about $1,453 per month to roughly $1,592 today. Median household income grew from $106,343 to $106,373 between 2021 and 2024, a 0.0% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 9.6 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 59,752 to 69,282 between 2021 and 2024, a 15.9% change. About 23% of households rent today, against 20.6% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 78253 in San Antonio, TX reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 78253 covers San Antonio, TX. The median rent here is $1,592/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,310/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,600/mo.
At 18% of local median household income ($106,373/yr), ZIP 78253 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.6% over the past year.
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