Rentals in Balcones Heights, TX

Renting in and around Balcones Heights

Balcones Heights is a small city tucked inside San Antonio's northwest side, about six miles from downtown, and only a sliver of the area's rentals carry its name. The MLS lists many nearby homes under San Antonio, so the numbers here cover rentals within about a mile of the city center. That circle has around 14 listings at a time, so the choice is limited.

What the area offers is price. The median asking rent is about $950 a month, and the middle half falls between roughly $710 and $1,480, well below what most of the San Antonio area asks.

Rent by bedroom count

The list splits between about five apartments, five single-family houses, three condos and a quadplex unit. The median rental is about 940 square feet, a sign of how many smaller units are in the mix, and most date from the 1950s and 1960s, so ask about the age of the air conditioning, water heater and appliances before you sign.

• One bedroom: about $650
• Two bedrooms: about $980
• Three bedrooms: about $1,500

Neighborhoods, ZIP codes and schools

Monticello Heights, Dellview and Hillcrest each have a couple of rentals, with single listings in Oak Hills, North Point, Springwood and Villa Del Sol. ZIP 78201 has most of them, followed by 78213, 78229, which reaches toward the South Texas Medical Center, and 78228. San Antonio ISD serves all but one listing, which is in North East ISD. JBSA-Lackland is about eight miles away and JBSA-Fort Sam Houston about seven.

Getting approved

Rentals stay listed about 76 days at the median, and roughly 14% have dropped the rent, so there is room to compare and even ask for a lower rate on a unit that has been sitting. Only about 7% are new this week, so if the list is thin, widen the search to Leon Valley, Castle Hills and nearby San Antonio neighborhoods. Most owners and managers will ask for an application fee per adult, a credit and background check, proof of income such as recent pay stubs or an offer letter, and references from past landlords. The Rothrock Realty Team can arrange showings, explain each owner's requirements and help your application go in complete the first time.

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