ZIP 78257
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
March. Asking rents in ZIP 78257 usually run 1.3% below trend in March and 1.9% above it in August, about $44 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 78257 is 8.3% below its high of $1,489 in July 2022, at $1,365 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 78257 changed +0.9% 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 78257 rose 7% while median household income rose 5.2% ($77,269 to $81,301). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 78257 is 6.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($81,301) is $2,033 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,840); a 3-bedroom is $2,360.
26th cheapest of 54 ZIP codes in San Antonio.
ZIP 78231, 6 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,130/mo), about $2,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 78257. 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 78257 (San Antonio, TX) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 59.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 78257 in San Antonio, TX has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 78257 in San Antonio, TX has climbed 5.1% since 2021, going from about $1,299 per month to roughly $1,365 today. Household income in the area moved from $66,094 to $81,301 across the same window, up 23.0% versus 2021. Income growth outran rent by about 17.9 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 9,201 to 10,992 between 2021 and 2024, a 19.5% change. About 63.6% of households rent today, against 60.8% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 52.8% to 59.9%. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 78257 in San Antonio, TX look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 78257 covers San Antonio, TX. The median rent here is $1,365/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,063/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,287/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($81,301/yr), ZIP 78257 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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