ZIP 78231 vs ZIP 78215

78231 is one of 70 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Bexar County, TX.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 9 of the 39 nearby ZIPs shown.

2 school locations in 78231: 2 elementary.

In alphabetical order: BLATTMAN EL, OAK MEADOW EL. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

78215 is one of 70 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Bexar County, TX.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 4 of the 36 nearby ZIPs shown.

In January 2000 the typical home in 78231 was worth $183,520.

Values peaked at $458,835 in November 2024. The latest reading is −1.6% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $451,608, +0.6% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $451,608. Put 20% down and borrow $361,286 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $2,501 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $103,538 a year, $8,628 a month. So the payment takes 29.0% of income — rated “stretched” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 11.8% in 2000.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $1,099.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $1,127.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $2,323 — +106% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +30%.

Reported values rose +146% since January 2000.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $362,196. So the real change is +25%, not +146%.

78231: +146% since January 2000.

Bexar County: +143% since January 2000.

Texas: +160% since January 2000 — 78231 ran behind it by 14 points.

Against 1,763 Texas ZIP codes, 78231 sits at the 28th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).

58th for appreciation (recent value growth); 11th for rental yield (rent vs price).

Owning the typical home costs about $2,953 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,286 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 29.3. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

In January 2000 the typical home in 78215 was worth $116,162.

Values peaked at $427,840 in May 2024. The latest reading is −1.1% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $423,181, +0.7% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $423,181. Put 20% down and borrow $338,545 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $2,344 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $82,128 a year, $6,844 a month. So the payment takes 34.2% of income — rated “stretched” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 9.4% in 2000.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $696.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $1,110.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $2,177 — +96% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +23%.

Reported values rose +264% since January 2000.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $229,258. So the real change is +85%, not +264%.

78215: +264% since January 2000.

Bexar County: +143% since January 2000.

Texas: +160% since January 2000 — 78215 ran ahead of it by 104 points.

Against 1,763 Texas ZIP codes, 78215 sits at the 17th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).

65th for appreciation (recent value growth); 32nd for rental yield (rent vs price).

Owning the typical home costs about $2,767 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,629 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 21.6. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

Picture the Listings Flow Ladder as a basin: new listings pour in from the faucet, the homes for sale are the water, and closed sales run out the drain. Coming in — new listings: about 12 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026).

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 38.

Going out — closed sales: about 9 a month. The drain is drawn 33% narrower: the share of homes for sale that sell each month is 67% of its 2015–2019 level.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 4.1 months of supply — inside the 4–6 month balanced range. In the basin, that is the water level against the shaded balanced band.

The net reading: about 3 more homes came on than sold each month, so inventory is growing. The basin is filling.

Homes sold: about 9 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 9 — so sales ran at 100% of it, and below it in 12 of the last 24 months.

Across Bexar County, builders pulled permits for 6,333 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 72% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

Homes sold: about 1 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 1 — so sales ran at 100% of it, and below it in 5 of the last 24 months.

Across Bexar County, builders pulled permits for 6,333 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 72% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

This ZIP sits in Bexar County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 11,866 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 13,897 moved out.

Net across those counties: −2,031 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 38 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Guadalupe, TX (1,894 households); most departures went to Comal, TX (2,513).

County assessor records list 1,662 properties with a market value here. Their average assessed market value is $397,300; the typical home value is $451,608.

The assessor average sits −12.0% from the market figure — an average against a typical value, so treat it as a check, not a verdict.

This ZIP sits in Bexar County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 11,866 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 13,897 moved out.

Net across those counties: −2,031 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 5 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Guadalupe, TX (1,894 households); most departures went to Comal, TX (2,513).