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San Antonio income limits: choose the right table
A Bexar County income comparison answers a different question from an Opportunity Home assistance application. Work out which review you need and what changes when your search crosses into Medina County.
How we check our information. Before you apply, confirm application status and unit details with the property or agency.
Bexar County limits and why Medina County is different
Medina County has a separate HUD income area. An ad that says San Antonio doesn’t mean the Bexar County table applies.
Opportunity Home assistance and a privately managed tax credit unit have different eligibility rules. Find out which program is reviewing your application. Opportunity Home’s housing page lists its programs separately.
Separate a Bexar County rent restriction from rental assistance
If you’re comparing a privately managed apartment near the Medical Center with an offer through Opportunity Home, the rent may be figured in different ways. Ask whether the quote assumes assistance you already get, assistance you’d have to be selected for separately, or no subsidy.
For a tax credit apartment, ask what income tier that exact unit is set at. For an agency application, use the agency’s eligibility instructions. A result in our calculator doesn’t replace Opportunity Home’s review.
Keep track of the county as you widen the search
Start with Bexar for a property in Bexar County, then check the table with management. Our county income tool doesn’t include Medina County. A property may advertise access to the city and still sit in Medina, so don’t carry a San Antonio figure west. For an address outside the listed counties, use TDHCA’s resources for that property, not the county that looks closest.
We’d keep a separate entry for each finalist near the Medical Center, near UTSA and on the Southside. Write down the address, program and quoted rent first. Then, when one property quotes a different figure, you can see whether it’s using another household size or income tier instead of assuming someone made a mistake.
Ask the San Antonio manager for the right document list
The Other Housing Options page tells applicants to contact individual properties about eligibility. Ask the office who in your household it counts, and what proof it wants for irregular hours, benefits or a recent job change. Don’t send sensitive papers to a contact you copied off an unverified listing.
Once income is settled, check what the location costs day to day: the VIA trip, the ride home after work and any extra utility charges. A unit you qualify for on income can still cost more than your monthly budget allows.
Plan the real trip with VIA’s route pages, and check travel times against your own schedule.
Confirm property availability with management.