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Area Guide

Lavaca San Antonio, TX

Lavaca values diversity and its prime locale!

Nightlife Walkable Historic

Those who wish to be close to everything should consider Lavaca. Nestled just south of Downtown San Antonio, this historic neighborhood has it all. Residents can pretty much walk anywhere, including to the finest attractions in the city.

When you rent an apartment in Lavaca, you’re minutes from city highlights such as the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures Museum, Hemisfair, and the La Villita Historic Arts District. A wide range of restaurants, bars, and nightlife are easily walkable from your Lavaca home.

Rent Trends

As of July 2026, the average apartment rent in Lavaca is $1,231 for a studio, $1,171 for one bedroom, $1,584 for two bedrooms, and $1,547 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Lavaca has decreased by -0.6% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 554 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,231/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 751 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,171/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,073 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,584/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,108 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,547/month

    Average Rent

Learn More About Lavaca

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

70 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Great Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

80 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

70 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

70 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Exceptional Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

90 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • HemisFair Park
  • San Antonio River Walk
  • The Alamo
  • The San Antonio Children's Museum
  • Casa Navarro State Historic Site

Airports

  • San Antonio International

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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 June 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.