Housing in West Northwest at a glance
- Population
- about 107,471
- Housing units
- about 40,570
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $245,000San Antonio: $235,700 (+4%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,430 a monthSan Antonio: $1,324 (+8%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 64.8%San Antonio: 52.2%
- Homes built before 1980
- 17.7%
- Median year built
- 1989
West Northwest is the most populous sector in San Antonio, home to 107,471 people, yet its housing stays close to the city's norms. Owners report $245,000, which is 4% above the $235,700 for San Antonio and sixth of ten, and tenants pay $1,430, 8% more than the citywide rent. Few sectors combine that much size with such middling prices. Ownership is strong, at 64.8% of households, third in the ranking. The stock is recent: 1989 is the midpoint year, and just 17.7% of dwellings pre-date 1980. Northwest, a neighbour, values homes at $322,000, quite a bit higher, while Far West sits at $210,000 and Medical Center at $232,000, so this large western sector occupies the centre of the local price range, with neighbours both above and below it, and its ranks, from third to eighth, never reach the extremes.
Questions about West Northwest
What is the median home value in West Northwest, San Antonio?
$245,000 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 West Northwest?
$1,430 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 West Northwest own or rent?
Most own: 64.8% 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 19 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.
West 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 107,471 (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 West 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 West 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 West Northwest? Ask for your spot.