Cost of living in Lackland AFB, Texas
Lackland AFB, Texas has about 6,785 people. Typical rent is $2,197 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $73,646 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,197 a month.
Lackland AFB is a Census community, not a separate city government in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $73,646 a year.
- People
- 6,785
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,197
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $73,646
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- Not published
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,441
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Lackland AFB, Texas has about 6,785 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
The Census Bureau did not publish a typical home value here.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Bexar County is $1,441 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lackland AFB. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area, prices sit at 94.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Texas does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.2% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Lackland AFB's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Texas home paid 15.88¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Lackland AFB's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Texas averaged $2.76 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 885 places we list in Texas with a rent figure, 49 have higher typical rent than Lackland AFB.
Nearby places
- Leon Valley
Typical rent $1,187
Compare with Lackland AFB - San Antonio
Typical rent $1,324
Compare with Lackland AFB - Von Ormy
Typical rent $1,153
Compare with Lackland AFB - Balcones Heights
Typical rent $952
Compare with Lackland AFB - Olmos Park
Typical rent $1,171
Compare with Lackland AFB - Somerset
Typical rent $1,189
Compare with Lackland AFB - Alamo Heights
Typical rent $1,727
- Castle Hills
Typical rent $1,650
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.