How difficult is it to buy a home in San Antonio?

Whether you're planning your next move or just love scrolling Zillow, NBC's home buyer index — which debuted earlier this year and is updated monthly — might help you keep better tabs on the San Antonio real estate market as it shifts from month to month.

How it works

The study uses a 0-100 scale to measure the level of difficulty when purchasing a home; It's measured using four factors: cost, competition, scarcity, and economic instability ( market volatility, unemployment, and interest rates).

A real estate industry analyst, bank economist from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and other experts helped develop the tool, according to NBC News. Examine the methodology .

A few caveats: The index does not capture additional homebuying difficulties for certain groups, such as those with lower credit scores, and it can't always capture data for more rural communities.

Bexar County's rating

The data listed below comes from September 2024, but it's updated monthly — Check out Bexar County's numbers, on a scale of 0 (easy) to 100 (difficult):

Overall difficulty index | 48.6

Cost index | 60.7

Competition index | 19.8

Scarcity index | 25.4

Economic instability index | 94.7