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Russ Ethridge
REALTOR®, eXp Realty, LLC
Texas State-area real estate guidance
Texas State RENTALS NEAR CAMPUS
Rentals near Texas State
Search current rental sources, keep lease questions beside the listings, and carry the rent into the ownership comparison.
Texas State University · MARKET CONTEXT
Know the market before you lease.
University demand and local housing benchmarks, with the location and reporting period kept beside each number.
- Undergraduates outside campus housing
- 75%
- Campus housing requirement
- Texas State's university housing policy requires students to live on campus their first year, subject to approved exemptions.
Texas State University institution · Fall 2025
Texas State University Common Data Set 2025-2026 ↗Texas State University institution · 2026-27
Texas State Housing & Residential Life — Cancellations & Exemptions ↗University & housing details Definitions, dates and sources
1 bedroom rent reference $1,144/mo
Saved source-specific rental reference. Scope is the cited city or off-campus market guide; not median rent, per-bed rent, or a live quote.
San Marcos, TX · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗2 bedrooms rent reference $1,350/mo
Saved source-specific rental reference. Scope is the cited city or off-campus market guide; not median rent, per-bed rent, or a live quote.
San Marcos, TX · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗Undergraduates outside campus housing 75%
Arithmetic complement of the same reported degree-seeking undergraduate on-campus share; does not describe all enrolled students.
Texas State University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-29Texas State University Common Data Set 2025-2026 ↗Campus housing requirement Texas State's university housing policy requires students to live on campus their first year, subject to approved exemptions.
First-year students subject to the university housing policy
Texas State University institution · 2026-27 · Checked 2026-08-29Texas State Housing & Residential Life — Cancellations & Exemptions ↗Total students 44,662
Grand total all students
Texas State University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-29Texas State University Common Data Set 2025-2026 ↗City median sale price $291,349
Median sale price for the cited city housing market; not a campus-only or student-property price.
San Marcos, TX · 2026-07 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗City sale-price change -14.3%
Year-over-year change paired with the saved city median sale-price series.
San Marcos, TX · 2026-07 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗Studio rent reference $794/mo
Saved source-specific rental reference. Scope is the cited city or off-campus market guide; not median rent, per-bed rent, or a live quote.
San Marcos, TX · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗3 bedrooms rent reference $1,606/mo
Saved source-specific rental reference. Scope is the cited city or off-campus market guide; not median rent, per-bed rent, or a live quote.
San Marcos, TX · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗Campus housing policy Texas State’s live-on requirement covers students entering within one year of finishing high school; age and accumulated college credits do not remove that requirement. A continuing resident does not have to remain in campus housing for year two.
Housing requirement and continuing-resident policy summarized from the official university source.
San Marcos, TX · 2026-27 · Checked 2026-11-02T19:30:40.070964-05:00Texas State Housing & Residential Life — Housing Policy & Contract ↗Undergraduate students 39,353
Total all undergraduates
Texas State University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-29Texas State University Common Data Set 2025-2026 ↗Graduate / professional students 5,309
Total all graduate students
Texas State University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-29Texas State University Common Data Set 2025-2026 ↗First-year students 9,369
First-time, first-year students enrolled (full- or part-time), CDS C1
Texas State University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-29Texas State University Common Data Set 2025-2026 ↗First-year students in campus housing 84%
First-time, first-year degree-seeking students living in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
Texas State University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-29Texas State University Common Data Set 2025-2026 ↗Undergraduates in campus housing 25%
Degree-seeking undergraduates living in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
Texas State University institution · Fall 2025 · Checked 2026-08-29Texas State University Common Data Set 2025-2026 ↗Before choosing off-campus housing: Texas State’s live-on requirement covers students entering within one year of finishing high school; age and accumulated college credits do not remove that requirement. A continuing resident does not have to remain in campus housing for year two. University housing policy ↗ Checked 2026-11-02T19:30:40.070964-05:00
University figures and citywide housing data cover different populations and periods. They do not establish achievable rent, occupancy or investment returns for a specific property.
CURRENT RENTAL SEARCH
Rentals within 3 miles of Texas State
Housing benchmarks are market planning evidence, not a specific lease quote. The preset starts at 1+ bedroom and a 3-mile radius. It uses the existing current-listing search; an empty result is not a claim that the market has no rentals.
No verified matches are showing for this preset yet. Open the full campus rental search →
LEASE + ROOMMATE CHECK
Do not let the listing outrun the lease.
Verify what is being rented, who is responsible, the exact dates, recurring charges, sublet/relet rules and what happens if a roommate leaves.
RENT VS. OWN BRIDGE
Keep the rent you found in the ownership decision.
Use the current asking rent as an input—not proof that renting or buying is better. The next step keeps the campus, selected rental and time horizon attached.
LOCAL HANDOFF
Keep Russ Ethridge in the same campus conversation.
This is the assigned Realtor published for the selected market.