San Marcos Apartment Team · TREC #562021

Walkability

San Marcos apartments near an H-E-B

Measured distance from the spot we mapped for each community to its closest full-line grocery store. For a renter without a car, this is a weekly logistics problem rather than an amenity.

10
Within half a mile
24
Within a mile
42
Within a mile and a half
$700
Cheapest within a mile

Prices come from rental data we buy and from our own reads of community websites, both refreshed daily. Specials come from that bought data or from older, undated notes on our community lists. Latest pull November 7, 2026.

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The list

Closest to a store first

CommunityStarting rentTo the storeArea
Englebrook$7990.1 miBlanco Gardens
The Parlor$8690.1 miDowntown & The Square
Pointe San Marcos$8250.2 miTexas State & Sewell Park
Aspire San Marcosask0.2 miTexas State & Sewell Park
The Lyndon$8450.3 miBlanco Gardens
The Local Downtown$8510.3 miDowntown & The Square
The View on the Squareask0.4 miDowntown & The Square
Stadium View$7290.4 miAquarena Springs & Post Road
The Summitask0.4 miAquarena Springs & Post Road
Union San Marcos$8920.5 miAquarena Springs & Post Road
Cheatham Street Flats$7000.5 miDowntown & The Square
Treehouse$8500.6 miTexas State & Sewell Park
The Lynx$8490.6 miBlanco Gardens
Vie Loftsask0.6 miTexas State & Sewell Park
Clarewood$9490.7 miBlanco Gardens

Straight-line distance to the nearest H-E-B pin. Starting rents are the current figures in our rent data.

Half a mile is the line where a weekly shop stays walkable. Past a mile, most people drive it whatever the map says, so treat anything beyond that as a car errand rather than a walk.

Within a mile of a store

See these on the map

Live from the same bank the map reads. Closest to the store first.

Communities we work with

These are our picks, and we're paid a fee by many of them when someone leases. Everything below is ordered by the deal math, not by that.

Inside a home at Englebrook, Blanco Gardens, San Marcos, TX4.3 weeks free

Blanco Gardens

Class C

Englebrook

200 Robbie Ln., San Marcos, TX

6 min to Texas State · 52 min to downtown Austin

Partner

$799/mo base rent

1 Bed

Checked Nov 7

1 Month Free If Leased by End of December

4.3 wks free applied: from $733/mo net effective

Street view outside The ParlorStreet view

Downtown & The Square

Class A

The Parlor

140 W San Antonio St, San Marcos, TX

3 min to Texas State · 53 min to downtown Austin

PartnerPrice dropped $410

$869/mo base rent

1 Bed – 3 Beds

Checked Nov 7

Street view outside TreehouseStreet view

Texas State & Sewell Park

Class C

Treehouse

748 N LBJ Dr., San Marcos, TX

2 min to Texas State · 53 min to downtown Austin

Partner

$850 – $1,099/mo base rent

1 Bed – 2 Beds

Checked Nov 7

$100 off rent for 1 month(s) on a 12 mo lease | Reduced deposits | App Fee Waived

Street view outside Pointe San MarcosStreet view

Texas State & Sewell Park

Class A

Pointe San Marcos

417 N Comanche St., San Marcos, TX

1 min to Texas State · 54 min to downtown Austin

$825 – $1,692/mo base rent

Studio – 5 Beds

Checked Nov 7

$41 off rent for 12 month(s) on a 12 mo lease | F1 floor plans from $899

Street view outside Aspire San MarcosStreet view

Texas State & Sewell Park

Class A+

Aspire San Marcos

101 Concho Street, San Marcos, TX

2 min to Texas State · 54 min to downtown Austin

Contact for pricing

Studio – 5 Beds

$80 off rent for 1 month(s) on a 12 mo lease | Sign within 48 hours and receive $80 off per installment

Street view outside The LyndonStreet view

Blanco Gardens

Class A

The Lyndon

200 Springtown Way, San Marcos, TX

8 min to Texas State · 52 min to downtown Austin

Accepts Section 8

$845/mo base rent

1 Bed – 4 Beds

Checked Nov 7

Street view outside The Local DowntownStreet view

Downtown & The Square

Class A

The Local Downtown

210 N Edward Gary St, San Marcos, TX

3 min to Texas State · 53 min to downtown Austin

$851 – $1,661/mo base rent

Studio – 4 Beds

Checked Nov 7

$90 off rent for 12 month(s) on a 12 mo lease | $90 off on all floor plans

Street view outside The View on the SquareStreet view

Downtown & The Square

Class A

The View on the Square

228 S. Guadalupe St., San Marcos, TX

4 min to Texas State · 54 min to downtown Austin

Contact for pricing

Studio – 5 Beds

$749 1st mo. rent on a 12 mo lease

Inside a home at Stadium View, Aquarena Springs & Post Road, San Marcos, TX

Aquarena Springs & Post Road

Class C

Stadium View

100 Warden Ln, San Marcos, TX

6 min to Texas State · 51 min to downtown Austin

Partner

$729 – $819/mo base rent

Studio – 1 Bed

Checked Nov 7

Aerial view of The SummitAerial view · © Mapbox © Maxar

Aquarena Springs & Post Road

Class C

The Summit

1348 Thorpe Ln., San Marcos, TX

7 min to Texas State · 52 min to downtown Austin

PartnerAccepts Section 8

Contact for pricing

1 Bed – 2 Beds

100% off rent for 1 month(s) on a 12 mo lease | App Fee Waived | 1 month free split across the lease term

Street view outside Union San MarcosStreet view

Aquarena Springs & Post Road

Class A-

Union San Marcos

1354 Thorpe Lane, San Marcos, TX

7 min to Texas State · 52 min to downtown Austin

$892 – $1,515/mo base rent

Studio – 2 Beds

Checked Nov 7

100% off rent for 1 month(s) on a 12 mo lease | Sign now and get October base rent free

4.3 wks free applied: from $818/mo net effective

Street view outside Cheatham Street FlatsStreet view

Downtown & The Square

Class A

Cheatham Street Flats

401 South Guadalupe, San Marcos, TX

5 min to Texas State · 52 min to downtown Austin

Price dropped $800

$700 – $1,500/mo base rent

Studio – 3 Beds

Checked Nov 7

The rest of the walk

A store is one errand out of several

Groceries are the errand that decides whether a car is optional, but they are not the only one. The pharmacy, the laundromat and a bus stop that runs on a useful schedule all matter to the same renter, and none of them travel together in San Marcos.

If you are trying to live here without a car, tell us and we will check the whole set for a shortlist rather than just the one you can measure on a map.

Every community within a mile and a half of a store (42)

The full roster behind the numbers above.

Questions renters actually ask

How is the distance measured?+

Straight line, from the community's map pin to the nearest H-E-B pin. A real walk is longer than a straight line, and how much longer depends on whether there is a crossing where you need one.

Can I actually live here without a car?+

Within half a mile of a store, yes, for groceries at least. 10 of the communities we track sit inside that radius. Beyond a mile, carrying a week of groceries stops being realistic and you are relying on a bus, a bike with panniers, or delivery.

Do you track other grocery stores?+

We track full-line grocery stores, which in San Marcos means H-E-B. Convenience stores and specialty shops are not counted. They do not solve the weekly shop.

Does living near a store cost more in rent?+

Not reliably in San Marcos. The stores here sit near the main roads rather than in the expensive parts of town, so living near one buys convenience rather than a premium.

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