How Much Does a Storage Unit Cost in San Antonio?

it for you isn’t so simple, particularly if you’re new to the area. That’s because while storage prices differ from city to city, they can also vary widely within the same city. A unit that will save you hundreds of dollars a month is often only a few miles outside the area you’re searching. While storage price trends are largely reflective of real estate prices and can be guessed at with good approximation by natives of a city, those new to a city might not have any idea which neighborhoods are more expensive and so won’t know where to start looking for a budget storage unit. If you’ve just moved to San Antonio and are facing this problem, we’ve created a handy map to help you navigate the storage world:

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Larger, darker circles represent higher average prices on 10×10 storage units. Data is taken from the Self Storage Deals network and so does not represent a complete picture of the industry; however it is more than enough to give you a good idea of price trends across San Antonio.

So what can we learn from our map? First, the vast majority of storage units in San Antonio reside in the northern half of the city—which is no surprise given the fact that most of the population resides there too. This means that those living on the southern side of downtown will probably have to search harder and travel farther to find a cheap storage unit. If you are living on the southern side, some of the cheapest storage can be found to the west.

As for the northern half of the city, the main discernible trend is that the closer a storage facility is to the highway, the more expensive it is. This comes as no surprise highways are the primary way of getting around spread-out San Antonio, and facilities nearest the highway will have the most visibility and will be the easiest to access, allowing them to charge more. With that in mind, if you’re looking for the cheapest storage and don’t mind driving a bit further, heading away from the highway can lead to some serious savings. For example, the largest, darkest circles on our map represent facilities that charge $250-$350 a month for a 10×10 storage unit. The smallest, lightest circles represent storage units that range between $50 and $70 a month—in other words, traveling away from the highway to find one of these little gems could save you $150 a month.

So what’s the takeaway from all of this? If your main priority is convenience of access, then book a storage unit close to the highway. If, on the other hand, your goal is to find the cheapest storage in San Antonio, then get away from the highway and go hunting for those storage gems.

Brian Shreckengast is a writer at the SSD blog.