Housing in Northwest at a glance
- Population
- about 70,616
- Housing units
- about 28,960
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $322,000San Antonio: $235,700 (+36%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,540 a monthSan Antonio: $1,324 (+17%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 66.2%San Antonio: 52.2%
- Homes built before 1980
- 12.5%
- Median year built
- 1999
Northwest is one of the higher-priced corners of San Antonio and also one of the newest. Owners report $322,000 for a home, 36% higher than the $235,700 for San Antonio and third among ten, while tenants pay $1,540, 17% above the city and second-highest. Owner households account for 66.2% of the total, second only to Northeast. Just 12.5% of the homes predate 1980, and the midpoint home was completed in 1999. Medical Center, a neighbour, tells the opposite story, with a value of $232,000 and an owner share of merely 13.9%. West Northwest carries $245,000, and Far North carries $427,000, so this north-west sector sits between the moderate values on one side and the highest in the city on the other, and that gap in value explains why the neighbours rarely look alike. Its rents are second only to Stone Oak's, and its new stock is hard to match.
Questions about Northwest
What is the median home value in Northwest, San Antonio?
$322,000 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 Northwest?
$1,540 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 Northwest own or rent?
Most own: 66.2% 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 14 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.
Northwest is one of the 10 most populous of 30 SA tomorrow sub-areas (regional centers and community areas) of San Antonio: estimated population about 70,616 (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 Northwest
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 Northwest. 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 Northwest? Ask for your spot.