ZIP 78255
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 78255 is 8.2% below its high of $2,105 in December 2023, at $1,932 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78255 changed -0.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 629 Texas ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.2%.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($157,428) is $3,936 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,830).
53rd cheapest of 54 ZIP codes in San Antonio.
ZIP 78256, 3 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,571/mo), about $4,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78255. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 78255 (San Antonio, TX) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 63.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78255 in San Antonio, TX has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 78255 in San Antonio, TX stood at $2,082 in 2023 and currently runs about $1,932, reflecting a 7.2% decrease over the period. Median household income rose from $134,941 to $157,428 between 2021 and 2024, a 16.7% shift. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. College-educated residents now make up 63.2% of adults here, versus 57.7% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 78255 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 78255 covers San Antonio, TX. The median rent here is $1,932/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,560/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,890/mo.
At 15% of local median household income ($157,428/yr), ZIP 78255 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.9% over the past year.
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