San Antonio, TX 78256 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 76
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Home Value
$592,829
−0.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
76
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
7.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
83 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
22%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
66%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,588/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
68%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$134
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 68% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 0.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 3% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 30% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (76/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.7% below their final list price; 22% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 66% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $165k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,528 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $2,525/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $134 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (64% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.3% to +9.0% (80% range; middle estimate +2.0%), chance of a rise 64%, of a 5%+ drop 15%.
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