Homes for sale in Balcones Heights, TX

Balcones Heights homes on the near northwest side

Balcones Heights is a small, fully built city wrapped by San Antonio, about six miles northwest of downtown. The MLS files many homes near it under San Antonio addresses, so the figures on this page cover listings within about a mile of the town center. That tight circle holds roughly 40 homes for sale, mostly older, moderately priced houses with a handful of condos.

The median asking price in and around Balcones Heights is about $262,000, and the middle half of listings runs from roughly $88,000 to $301,000. The low end of that range is condos; about 30 of the 40 listings are single-family houses and about 10 are condos, which give first-time buyers a much cheaper way in.

An older housing stock

The typical home here dates to about 1969, and most listings were built within a year or two of that. The median house is about 1,590 square feet on a lot of roughly a quarter acre. Houses this age may have original cast-iron or clay sewer lines, older electrical panels, and windows and wiring updated piecemeal over the years. A thorough inspection, plus a sewer scope, is money well spent.

• One bedroom (condos): around $64,000
• Two bedrooms: around $84,000
• Three bedrooms: around $270,000
• Four or more bedrooms: around $335,000

Neighborhoods and school districts in the circle

Listings cluster in Dellview, Hillcrest and Oak Hills, with a few in Monticello Heights and Villa Del Sol and single homes in Sunshine Park and Oak Hills Terrace. ZIP 78201 has the most, followed by 78213, 78229 and 78228. San Antonio ISD serves about 35 of the 40 listings and North East ISD about four, so a home on one street can sit in a different district than one a few blocks away. Check the district for every house before you write an offer.

Pacing your offer

Homes sit about 65 days at the median, roughly 12% of listings are new this week and about 10% have cut their price. Buyers usually have time to compare houses and ask for repairs or help with closing costs, especially on homes that have been listed for a couple of months. With only about 40 choices, though, a well-priced three-bedroom can still go quickly. The Rothrock Realty Team can line up tours in these neighborhoods in one afternoon and pull recent sales so your offer matches the block, not just the ZIP code.

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