San Antonio childcare real estate: values, cap rates & market data.
What childcare centers and daycare properties are worth in the San Antonio market — grounded in our own sold-comps database, our 2025 tuition survey, and U.S. Census data.
San Antonio, TX childcare market — key figures
The median childcare real estate cap rate in Texas is 7.7%, based on 43 of 56 sold childcare transactions compiled by Little Scholars Real Estate, at a median sold price of $375 per square foot.
In the San Antonio, TX metro, 2 national-chain childcare centers surveyed in 2025 reported median monthly tuition of $1,457 for infants and $1,191 for preschool.
The San Antonio, TX metro has 164,900 children under age five and a median household income of $74,297; its population grew 7.7% and its under-five population declined 2.3% between 2018 and 2023.
Little Scholars Real Estate is a childcare-only business and real estate brokerage led by Alan Stahl, with 80 transactions closed across 18+ states.
Sources: Little Scholars Real Estate sold-comps database (592 childcare transactions across 41 states, updated June 2026); Little Scholars 2025 tuition survey, rates received directly from individual schools; U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2018 and 2023). Figures may be cited or republished with attribution to Little Scholars Real Estate (CC BY 4.0).
Texas growth at Texas-value tuition.
San Antonio added roughly 187,000 residents from 2018 to 2023 while its under-5 count eased just 2.3% and household income rose 28% to $74,297.
Surveyed infant rates run $1,407–$1,507 a month — among the most affordable of the big Texas metros — and Texas comps are the deepest pool in our dataset, 56 sales around a 7.7% median cap.
Real rates from San Antonio-market schools.
Actual monthly tuition rates our team received from national-chain schools in this market during our 2025 survey — not averages. Tuition drives revenue, and revenue drives value.
| Brand | Location | Infant / mo | Pre-K / mo | Licensed capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KinderCare | San Antonio (Nacogdoches Rd) | $1,407 | $1,191 | 133 |
| Kiddie Academy | New Braunfels (S Kowald Ln) | $1,507 | — | 132 |
Every licensed center in metro San Antonio.
Texas publishes its full child-care operations register. We counted every open Licensed Center across metro San Antonio — licensed capacity, age groups served, and subsidy acceptance.
San Antonio is the tightest of the four major Texas markets: 83,302 licensed seats serve 164,900 children under 5 — roughly one seat for every 2 children, against 1.2 in Austin. It also has the state's strongest infant coverage at 76%. A tight seat-to-child ratio supports enrollment durability, which is what a buyer is underwriting when they pay for a center's earnings rather than its building.
What childcare properties trade at in Texas.
Across our sold-comps database, Texas childcare properties have typically traded at 6.9–8.8% cap rates, at a median of $375 per square foot, across 56 sales. Where your property lands comes down to tenant credit, lease term, and the site itself.
| Brand (national) | Median sold cap | Median $/SF |
|---|---|---|
| KinderCare | 6.67% | $381 |
| La Petite Academy | 6.89% | $207 |
| Kiddie Academy | 6.46% | $378 |
| Tutor Time | 8.47% | $372 |
| Childtime | 6.20% | $262 |
48 childcare properties currently listed for sale in Texas.
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