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San Antonio TX
Covers San Antonio and New Braunfels.
Current market read
Renter’s market
ConditionSoft
The yearly data reads a renter's market, and the recent monthly signals are easing further.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 2,900 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 2,900 searches in July 2026, for San Antonio on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Cooling
Easing lately, asking rents are slipping, as of Aug 2026.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
-2.4%
▼ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +6% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,422/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · San AntonioNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 3 days ago.● softer● neutral● firmer
Why Texas Could Become Epicenter of America’s Housing DownturnAlamo Heights approves rare five-story apartment building from EmbreyLawsuit vs. Lawsuit: San Antonio housing arm looks to dismiss Cadence McShane business court lawsuitView all 8 San Antonio news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.5%
Migration 2025+6.67/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-51.5%
Vacancy 20249.5%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$823/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,422 · own $2,245
$1,422RENT
$2,245OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
+6.67/1k
▲ Net inflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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