San Antonio remains the most affordable of Texas's big four metros — home prices sit roughly 20% below the national median — and after two flat years, buyers finally have real negotiating leverage.
Data as of July 2026 · sources on every line · methodologyInventory is up 15–18% year-over-year, homes are averaging 82–98 days on market, and seller concessions are back. Military families, healthcare workers, and first-time buyers have their best entry window since before the pandemic.
San Antonio households face the same national grocery pattern — +2.7%/yr overall with eggs and sweets spiking hardest. On typical SA household incomes, the same increases take a bigger share of the budget — which is why the assistance resources below matter here.