San Antonio 78251

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · Bexar County, TX · 14,189 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

66affordability /100

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

Payment burden
20.5%
affordable
Days on market
55
daily
Price cuts
24.8%
of active
Valuation
+2.8%
vs assessor
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72
/100
Stable
stable · seller slight · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
42
Affordability
95
Valuation
90
Economic health
66

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

41/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
DOM: 77d (falling) · 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%)75
Days on Market (5%)75

Balanced market in 78251. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 20.5% of median income. Median days on market: 77. Renting is approximately 56% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 18.7).

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

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Sellers hold a slight edge. Prices down 1.2% YoY.

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Median price
$263,798
▾ 1.2% YoY
Days on market
55
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,176
ZORI
Investor score
53/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
115
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
+2.8%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$271,240
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$136
Price-to-income3.4×

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How 78251 ranks in TX
percentile vs all Texas ZIPs · n=1763
Market velocity67%
Supply tightness51%
Affordability61%
Investment yield44%
Appreciation42%

Affordability, supply & momentum

34SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply17.3 mo
Days on Market55d
Inv vs History-4.1%
Listing Density5.3/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$1,333
Payment burden20.5%
Median income · ZIP$78,025
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$1,596
Monthly rent$1,176
Market dynamics
Price cut %24.8%
Momentumstable
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply17.3
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,176
Price-to-rent18.7
Est. cap rate3.5%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score2
Transit score2
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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