Housing in Westside at a glance
- Population
- about 96,912
- Housing units
- about 34,937
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $116,000San Antonio: $235,700 (-51%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,030 a monthSan Antonio: $1,324 (-22%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 53.9%San Antonio: 52.2%
- Homes built before 1980
- 74.5%
- Median year built
- 1959
Westside is the lowest-priced sector in San Antonio on both counts: owners estimate $116,000, which is 51% below the $235,700 for San Antonio, and tenants pay $1,030, 22% less than the city as a whole. It also holds the oldest stock, since 74.5% of homes were built before 1980 and the typical house dates from 1959. Ownership is close to the city norm, with 53.9% of households in their own homes against 52.2%. Southwest, the closest match among its neighbours, records $122,000, only a little higher, while Far West records $210,000 and Medical Center records $232,000, showing how quickly values climb once you leave this southern sector, which has a lot of older housing and the lowest rents in the city. Owners remain about as common here as in the city generally.
Questions about Westside
What is the median home value in Westside, San Antonio?
$116,000 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 Westside?
$1,030 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 Westside own or rent?
Most own: 53.9% 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 23 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.
Westside is one of the 10 most populous of 30 SA tomorrow sub-areas (regional centers and community areas) of San Antonio: estimated population about 96,912 (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 Westside
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 Westside. 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 Westside? Ask for your spot.