ZIP 78254
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 78254 usually run 1.2% below trend in December and 0.7% above it in August, about $34 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 78254 is 2.4% below its high of $1,846 in February 2026, at $1,801 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78254 changed -1.6% 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 78254 rose 25.3% while median household income rose 29.7% ($89,055 to $115,526). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 78254 is 21.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($115,526) is $2,888 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,800).
52nd cheapest of 54 ZIP codes in San Antonio.
ZIP 78250, 4 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,491/mo), about $3,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78254. 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 78254 (San Antonio, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 42.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78254 in San Antonio, TX has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 78254 in San Antonio, TX paid around $1,588 a month. That figure now sits near $1,801, up 13.4% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $106,984 to $115,526 between 2021 and 2024, a 8.0% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 78254 in San Antonio, TX adding about 3,403 residents over the five-year window, up 4.6% on net. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 78254 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 78254 covers San Antonio, TX. The median rent here is $1,801/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,540/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,870/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($115,526/yr), ZIP 78254 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.6% over the past year.
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