Housing market/Texas/ZIP 78253
ZIP 78253 San Antonio, Medina County, Texas
Medina County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · Texas. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 78253 · TX
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 78253 — San Antonio, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 78253
- 1-unit detached18,76277.9%
- 1-unit attached1290.5%
- 2–4 units4782.0%
- 5–49 units2,76411.5%
- 50+ units4882.0%
- Mobile1,4616.1%
2–4 unit share 2.0% · 5–49 unit share 11.5% · combined 2–49 13.5%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,557 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,442.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 60.9%; ≥50% 23.5%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,640 (1.053× ACS median gross rent).
Population
67,578 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +53.5%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 3 projects, 741 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 19 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 1,607 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 78253 22.7% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 7.6%; ACS median gross rent is $1,557; population increased +53.5% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 478 units in 2–4-unit structures and 2,764 units in 5–49-unit structures; 3 LIHTC projects totaling 741 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,640 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,557. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Texas research
ZIP 78253 is a Census / HUD profile for Medina County, TX. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 78253 — San Antonio, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Texas ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Texas research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 78253?
ZIP 78253 (Medina County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area) has 67,578 residents, 22,264 households, a renter share of 22.7%, median household income of $104,260, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,557. Vacancy is 7.6%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 78253?
ACS counts 181 units in 2-unit buildings, 297 in 3–4 unit buildings, 474 in 5–9, 1,679 in 10–19, and 611 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 3,242 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 78253?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,640. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 78253 — San Antonio, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Texas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 78253 is Census / HUD research for Medina County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Texas property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.