East Side

San Antonio, TX

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East Side - San Antonio, TX Area Guide

Find history and entertainment in San Antonio’s East Side

Historic Diverse Entertainment Jogging Trails

Bordered by Texas’ major Interstates, San Antonio’s East Side is home to many city staples and is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing neighborhoods in the country. This diverse community is full of Classical Revival homes, Folk Victorians,bungalows, and apartments. East Side residents can easily explore Martin Luther King Park or bike along the Salado Creek Greenway that stretches for miles around San Antonio.

The neighborhood plays host to the AT&T Center and Freeman Coliseum, the latter of which holds one of the largest events in the city, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, which draws in over two million people a year.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in East Side is $726 for one bedroom, $872 for two bedrooms, and $1,320 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in East Side has decreased by -0.3% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 613 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $726/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 863 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $872/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,325 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,320/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

40 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

40 / 100

Few to No Café Options Nearby

Cafes

10 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

40 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

90 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Few to No Nightlife Options Nearby

Nightlife

10 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Martin Luther King Park - San Antonio
  • Copernicus Park
  • J Street Park
  • Lincoln Park
  • Milam Wesley Tealer Park

Airports

  • San Antonio International

Top Apartments in East Side

Houses for Rent in East Side

Property Management Companies

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.