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San Antonio TX Apartment Market Read
Covers San Antonio and New Braunfels.
Current market read
Renter’s market
ConditionSoft
The yearly data reads a renter's market, and asking rents are falling less than they were.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 2,900 searches in August 2026 · HousesSee read → What renters Google mostHousesSee all →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 2,900 searches in August 2026, for San Antonio on its own
November is usually one of the quietest months for renter searches here.
Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
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Recovering
Asking rents are still below last year, but falling less than they were three months ago (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
+0.4%
▲ Hiring, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$1,244 a month
September 2026, ▼ down 1.7% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +6.0% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,422/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · San AntonioNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 2 days ago. softer neutral firmer
The NRP Group Celebrates Grand Opening of 349-Unit Artana at Brooks Apartment Community in SanHow much it costs to rent in San Antonio vs. Austin vs. DFWRenters find more options as Texas rental market shiftsView all 8 San Antonio news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.4%
Migration 2025+6.7/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-51%
Vacancy 20249.5%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$1,030/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,422 · own $2,452
$1,422RENT
$2,452OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
+6.7/1k
▲ More people moved in from elsewhere in the US than left. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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