San Antonio 78231

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · Bexar County, TX · 3,283 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

56affordability /100

Buyer leverage is balanced; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
26.7%
affordable
Days on market
40
daily
Price cuts
35.3%
of active
Valuation
-12.9%
vs assessor
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61
/100
Stable
stable · balanced · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
35
Affordability
85
Valuation
70
Economic health
56

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

49/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
DOM: 50d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)25
Days on Market (5%)60

Balanced market in 78231. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 26.7% of median income. Median days on market: 50. Renting is approximately 151% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 30.1).

Balanced market conditions. Prices roughly aligned with fundamentals — similar to stable periods in 2014-2015.
STABLEBALANCED

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers.

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Median price
$456,317
▾ 0.2% YoY
Days on market
40
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,265
ZORI
Investor score
32/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
31
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-12.9%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$397,300
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
—
Fair-value model not available for this market.
fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+56.1%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Bexar+56.1%
Bexar+56.1%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$563
Price-to-income4.4×

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How 78231 ranks in TX
percentile vs all Texas ZIPs · n=1763
Market velocity81%
Supply tightness75%
Affordability28%
Investment yield11%
Appreciation55%

Affordability, supply & momentum

36SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply16.2 mo
Days on Market40d
Inv vs History+8.2%
Listing Density7.7/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$2,305
Payment burden26.7%
Median income · ZIP$103,538
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$2,761
Monthly rent$1,265
Market dynamics
Price cut %35.3%
Momentumstable
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply16.2
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,265
Price-to-rent30.1
Est. cap rate2.2%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score7
Transit score1
Bike score—

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Bexar County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.

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