Lincoln Heights / Quarry Apartment Locator, San Antonio

Across the communities we work with, one-bedrooms run roughly $1,100 to $1,650. The July 2026 metro one-bedroom average was $1,095, so this corridor carries a premium over the city average, particularly at the newer mid-rise product near the Quarry Market. The spread within the band comes down to building age and finish level; 1990s garden stock along Basse and Broadway sits at the lower half, newer mid-rise at the upper half. Add the full monthly stack, including separate parking at mid-rise buildings and valet trash, RUBS, and tech fees, before comparing sticker rents.

Standard qualification is the norm: credit in the mid-to-high 600s and 3x to 3.5x income at Class A mid-rise, low-to-mid 600s and 3x at the garden tier. Conditional approval is a realistic path at both Class A and the garden tier with current occupancy: elevated deposits, guarantee products from Insurent, The Guarantors, and Rhino, and asset qualification for a good-income file with a documentation complication. Class C inventory is limited in this submarket; complicated files that cannot route through a conditional path are typically directed to adjacent corridors where the C-tier pool is deeper.

Some portions of the submarket fall in Alamo Heights ISD and some fall in North East ISD, depending on the specific block. The boundary runs through the residential corridors near Basse Road and Broadway. This is the most-asked question we receive in this corridor, and getting it wrong costs the client a lease. We verify the district assignment by exact address before building a shortlist for any file where school district is the primary driver; proximity to an Alamo Heights address is not sufficient confirmation.

US-281 access at Basse is the practical advantage of this submarket. Off-peak, Downtown and the Pearl run 10 to 15 minutes southbound on 281. The tradeoff is the Basse and US-281 interchange, which backs up materially northbound during peak afternoon hours. For a standard daytime schedule, the commute is among the more reliable from any non-central San Antonio submarket; for a schedule that has you returning north on 281 after 5 PM, price the backup before signing.

It depends on the tier. Garden-style communities from the 1990s and 2000s generally include parking in the base rent. Newer mid-rise product near the Quarry typically charges separately, often with a higher rate for covered or reserved spots. Before comparing sticker rents between a garden property and a mid-rise, confirm the parking arrangement and add it to the full monthly cost alongside valet trash, RUBS, and tech fees. The difference can be $75 to $150 a month and changes which property is actually cheaper.

Olmos Creek runs through portions of the submarket, and some properties near the creek corridor carry a flood plain designation. Standard renters insurance does not cover flood damage; that requires a separate flood policy. Before signing at any address near the creek or its tributaries, ask the property whether it has a flood history and check the FEMA flood map for that address. We flag flood-plain addresses in our recommendations when we have property-level information.

Yes. A moderate non-conventional layer of condo rentals and townhomes leases through MLS in the Quarry area, primarily with individual owners who set their own screening requirements, lease terms, and pet policies. The transaction structure differs from a standard apartment community referral; fee arrangement and compensation are confirmed at intake before we build a shortlist. Availability is limited and these units move quickly; register before searching so we can contact you when something surfaces that fits your file.

San Antonio Apartment Locators covers the full Lincoln Heights and Quarry corridor along Basse Road and Broadway, including the luxury mid-rise product near the Quarry Market and Quarry Golf Course, the garden tier along the primary corridors, and condo and townhome rentals in the submarket. Same-day response during posted hours, Monday to Friday 9 AM to 6 PM and Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM. The service is free to renters; the community pays a referral fee on conventional placements, and non-conventional listings are confirmed at intake for transaction structure.

At the standard 3x income multiple, $2,000 monthly income qualifies for roughly $667 in rent. Studios in the Lincoln Heights and Quarry corridor start around $950 (July 2026 data), so this submarket sits above that threshold at every tier. We pre-qualify your file against current standards across all San Antonio submarkets and identify where your income qualifies - whether through standard approval, a guarantor product from Insurent or The Guarantors, or a co-applicant structure. No application fees until we confirm a path.