Housing in Far West at a glance
- Population
- about 95,066
- Housing units
- about 34,842
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $210,000San Antonio: $235,700 (-11%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,410 a monthSan Antonio: $1,324 (+7%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 57.9%San Antonio: 52.2%
- Homes built before 1980
- 31.9%
- Median year built
- 1991
Far West, on the south-west side of San Antonio, is a mid-ranked sector in most respects. The value that owners report is $210,000, 11% lower than San Antonio's $235,700 and eighth among ten, while tenants pay $1,410, 7% above the city. Ownership is a little higher than average, with 57.9% of households in their own home against 52.2% for San Antonio. The housing is fairly new, since the midpoint year is 1991, and 31.9% of it predates 1980. Westside is the neighbour that shows the contrast, since its owners report only $116,000. West Northwest comes to $245,000 and Medical Center to $232,000, so Far West sits between the cheapest corner of the city and its higher-priced northern sectors, closer to the middle of the range than to either end, with a profile that is easy to place but hard to call distinctive.
Questions about Far West
What is the median home value in Far West, San Antonio?
$210,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $235,700 for San Antonio as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Far West?
$1,410 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,324 in San Antonio (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Far West own or rent?
Most own: 57.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 52.2% in San Antonio (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 16 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Far West is one of the 10 most populous of 30 SA tomorrow sub-areas (regional centers and community areas) of San Antonio: estimated population about 95,066 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of San Antonio GIS, SA Tomorrow sub-area plans (SATomorrow_SubAreas_Updated), consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for San Antonio as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Far West
The closest sectors of San Antonio, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of San Antonio
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Far West. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Far West? Ask for your spot.