San Marcos Apartment Team · TREC #562021

Texas State

Apartments around the university area

Everything within a three mile ring of Old Main, sorted by how far you actually are from campus. Distances are measured from each community's own map pin, not from a listing description.

12
Within a 15 minute walk
24
Within a bike ride
67
Within a 3 mile ring
$700
Cheapest start

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 rings

Distance is the whole trade here

The campus market prices on one variable more than any other, and it is not square footage. It is how long the walk takes in August. Every quarter mile you move out, the rent moves with you.

Ring from Old MainCommunitiesCheapest startMedian start
Under 0.75 miles12$735$851
Under 1.5 miles24$700$851
Under 3 miles67$700$929

Straight-line distance from each community's map pin. Starting rents are the lowest current figure in our rent data.

A straight line is not a sidewalk. The river, the rail line and the I-35 frontage all break the grid, so a community three tenths of a mile out as the crow flies can still be a fifteen minute walk. Use the ring to narrow, then check the route.

Reading the numbers

Per bed and per unit are not the same number

Some communities in the campus ring lease by the bedroom. Four students sign four leases on one four bedroom apartment, and the advertised figure is what one of them pays. Others lease the whole apartment on one lease, and the advertised figure is the whole rent.

Put side by side with no label, the per bed number always wins, and it is not the cheaper apartment. Where a community prices per bed, we mark it, so the comparison stays honest.

Closest to campus right now

See these on the map

The communities nearest Old Main, with today's starting rents. Ordered by distance.

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.

Street view outside Vintage PadsStreet view

Texas State & Sewell Park

Class A

Vintage Pads

222 Ramsay St, San Marcos, TX

4 min to Texas State · 54 min to downtown Austin

Partner

Contact for pricing

Studio – 3 Beds

100% off rent for 1 month(s) on a 12 mo lease | 1 month free and a pair of AirPods

Street view outside Hill CountryStreet view

Texas State & Sewell Park

Class C

Hill Country

1230 N. LBJ Dr., San Marcos, TX

4 min to Texas State · 54 min to downtown Austin

Partner

$1,200/mo base rent

1 Bed – 2 Beds

Checked Nov 7

Inside a home at Hillside Ranch, Texas State & Sewell Park, San Marcos, TX4.3 weeks free

Texas State & Sewell Park

Class C

Hillside Ranch

1350 N. LBJ Dr., San Marcos, TX

4 min to Texas State · 54 min to downtown Austin

Partner

$835 – $1,229/mo base rent

Checked Nov 7

100% off rent for 1 month(s) on 1 bedrooms on a 12 mo lease | Featured floor plan 1x1 Blanco price reduction

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 Vie LoftsStreet view

Texas State & Sewell Park

Class A-

Vie Lofts

817 Chestnut St, San Marcos, TX

3 min to Texas State · 54 min to downtown Austin

Contact for pricing

1 Bed – 4 Beds

100% off rent for 1 month(s) on a 12 mo lease

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 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 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

Aerial view of Windmill TownhomesAerial view · © Mapbox © Maxar

Texas State & Sewell Park

Class B-

Windmill Townhomes

109 Windmill Dr A1, San Marcos, TX

4 min to Texas State · 54 min to downtown Austin

$1,450/mo base rent

1 Bed – 3 Beds

Checked Nov 7

Aerial view of The TimbersAerial view · © Mapbox © Maxar

Texas State & Sewell Park

Class B-

The Timbers

900 Peques St., San Marcos, TX

4 min to Texas State · 53 min to downtown Austin

Partner

$735 – $869/mo base rent

Studio – 3 Beds

Checked Nov 7

100% off rent for 1 month(s) on a 12 mo lease

Up to 4.3 weeks free if your home and lease qualify. We haven't taken it off the price shown.

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

Getting around

You can live here without a car, up to a point

Inside the walk ring a car is optional. Past it, San Marcos is a driving town: the bus network runs on a campus schedule rather than an all day one, and the crossings over I-35 are few. If you are choosing between a cheaper place further out and a closer one, price the parking permit and the drive into the comparison before you decide the cheaper one wins.

Every community within three miles of campus (67)

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Questions renters actually ask

How close can I actually live to campus?+

12 of the communities we track sit within three quarters of a mile of Old Main, which is a walk of roughly fifteen minutes. Past that you are into bike and bus territory, and the rent usually falls as the distance grows.

Is anything near campus rented by the bed?+

Yes. Several communities in the campus ring lease by the bedroom rather than by the unit, so a figure that looks low is one person’s share, not the whole apartment. Where a community prices per bed, we say so on its card, and setting a per bed rate next to a whole unit rate makes the cheap one look cheaper than it is.

When does the campus market actually move?+

Student leases here turn over on an academic calendar, so the good inventory near campus is committed months before August. Communities further out follow the ordinary rental calendar and stay available closer to the date.

Do you charge students anything?+

No. Our service is free to you. We are paid by the communities that work with us, and we show every community we track either way.

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