San Antonio 78238

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · Bexar County, TX · 6,817 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

60affordability /100

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

Payment burden
24.5%
affordable
Days on market
95
daily
Price cuts
23.9%
of active
Valuation
+1.2%
vs assessor
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72
/100
Stable
stable · balanced · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
42
Affordability
95
Valuation
90
Economic health
60

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

36/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 74d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)25
Days on Market (5%)75

Seller-favored market in 78238. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 24.5% of median income. Median days on market: 74. Renting is approximately 34% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 16.1).

Buyer Caution

Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.

Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
STABLEBALANCED

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

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Median price
$227,379
▾ 0.2% YoY
Days on market
95
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,176
ZORI
Investor score
64/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
78
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
+1.2%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$230,000
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
—
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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$135
Price-to-income4.0×

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How 78238 ranks in TX
percentile vs all Texas ZIPs · n=1763
Market velocity30%
Supply tightness54%
Affordability38%
Investment yield57%
Appreciation55%

Affordability, supply & momentum

19SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply45.3 mo
Days on Market95d
Inv vs History+23.3%
Listing Density7.4/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$1,149
Payment burden24.5%
Median income · ZIP$56,227
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$1,376
Monthly rent$1,176
Market dynamics
Price cut %23.9%
Momentumstable
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply45.3
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,176
Price-to-rent16.1
Est. cap rate4.0%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score8
Transit score4
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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