Downtown

Apartments near Main Plaza and Landa Park

The courthouse, the shops, the Comal springs and the park, all inside one walk. Here is what living in that circle costs, measured from each community's own location.

6
Within a mile of the plaza
13
Within two miles
47
Within four miles
$862
Cheapest within two miles

Refreshed daily from a rental data service we subscribe to, community websites and our team's own checks. Last update November 7, 2026.

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The rings

What the plaza is worth per mile

Ring from Main PlazaCommunitiesCheapest startMedian start
Under one mile6$946$1,037
Under two miles13$862$1,037
Under four miles47$799$1,010

Straight-line distance from each community to Main Plaza. Starting rents come from our daily rent update.

Landa Park and the Comal springs sit at the edge of this ring, and the Comal is the shortest river in Texas at about two and a half miles. That is the whole reason this part of town exists where it does.

The drive

Living between two metros

New Braunfels sits almost exactly between San Antonio and Austin. That is the town's economic position and it is why the rent here does what it does. These are median drive times from the communities within two miles of the plaza, measured traffic-aware for a weekday morning arrival rather than an empty road.

DestinationTypical drive
Downtown San Antonio40 min
Downtown Austin66 min
Texas State, San Marcos28 min
Resolute Health Hospital13 min
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa8 min
Continental Automotive9 min

Median across the downtown roster, traffic-aware, weekday morning.

Closest to downtown right now

See these on the map

Ordered by distance from Main Plaza, with today's starting rents.

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 Westshore ColonyStreet view

I-35 South Corridor

Class B-

Westshore Colony

770 N IH-35, New Braunfels, TX

7 min to Main Plaza · 39 min to downtown San Antonio

Partner

$1,085 – $1,780/mo base rent

1 Bed – 3 Beds

Checked Nov 6

Up to 10 Weeks Free

Up to 10 weeks free on some homes or leases, not taken off the rent shown

Inside a home at Braunwood at Town Creek, Downtown, Main Plaza & Landa Park, New Braunfels, TXUp to 8.7 weeks free

Downtown, Main Plaza & Landa Park

Class A

Braunwood at Town Creek

902 N Academy Ave, New Braunfels, TX

5 min to Main Plaza · 40 min to downtown San Antonio

Partner

$2,147 – $2,943/mo base rent

3 Beds – 4 Beds

Checked Nov 6

Up to 2 Months Free | Advertise Rates Reflect a Portion of The Current Concession

Up to 8.7 weeks free on some homes or leases, not taken off the rent shown

Inside a home at The Sage, I-35 South Corridor, New Braunfels, TX3.9 (68)

I-35 South Corridor

Class A

The Sage

2515 W San Antonio St, New Braunfels, TX

6 min to Main Plaza · 35 min to downtown San Antonio

Partner

$1,075 – $1,300/mo base rent

1 Bed – 3 Beds

Checked Nov 6

Waived App & Admin

Inside a home at The Landmark, Downtown, Main Plaza & Landa Park, New Braunfels, TX

Downtown, Main Plaza & Landa Park

Class B+

The Landmark

144 Landa Street, New Braunfels, TX

4 min to Main Plaza · 41 min to downtown San Antonio

$1,450 – $3,500/mo base rent

Studio – 2 Beds

Checked Nov 6

Aerial view of RiverStoneAerial view · © Mapbox © Maxar

I-35 South Corridor

Class C-

RiverStone

845 S Business IH-35, New Braunfels, TX

5 min to Main Plaza · 38 min to downtown San Antonio

$1,011 – $1,175/mo base rent

Studio – 2 Beds

Checked Nov 7

100% off rent for 1 month(s) on a 12 mo lease | 1 month free for all floor plans on 12-15 month leases…

4.3 wks free applied: from $944/mo net effective on a 15 mo lease

Inside a home at Braunfels Place, I-35 South Corridor, New Braunfels, TX4.8 (65)

I-35 South Corridor

Class B-

Braunfels Place

1231 Huisache Ave., New Braunfels, TX

6 min to Main Plaza · 38 min to downtown San Antonio

$1,062 – $1,600/mo base rent

1 Bed – 3 Beds

Checked Nov 6

$500 off rent for 1 month(s) on a 12 mo lease | $500 off the first month rent on selected units…

Inside a home at The Augusta at Gruene, Downtown, Main Plaza & Landa Park, New Braunfels, TX4.3 weeks free

Downtown, Main Plaza & Landa Park

Class C+

The Augusta at Gruene

2293 Common St., New Braunfels, TX

4 min to Main Plaza · 41 min to downtown San Antonio

Price dropped $199

$1,000/mo base rent

1 Bed – 2 Beds

Checked Nov 7

100% off rent for 1 month(s) on a 12 mo lease | 1 month free on a 12 month lease, Linda loft reduced…

4.3 wks free applied: from $917/mo net effective

Inside a home at Riverbend, I-35 South Corridor, New Braunfels, TX4.8 (129)

I-35 South Corridor

Class B

Riverbend

453 North Business I-35, New Braunfels, TX

5 min to Main Plaza · 35 min to downtown San Antonio

$946 – $1,860/mo base rent

1 Bed – 2 Beds

Checked Nov 6

Street view outside Laurel HeightsStreet view

Downtown, Main Plaza & Landa Park

Class C+

Laurel Heights

483 Laurel Ln., New Braunfels, TX

6 min to Main Plaza · 39 min to downtown San Antonio

PartnerPrice dropped $66Accepts Section 8

$919 – $1,091/mo base rent

1 Bed – 2 Beds

Checked Nov 4

100% off rent for 1 month(s) on a 12 mo lease | One month free on a 12-month lease

4.3 wks free applied: from $843/mo net effective

Street view outside Braunfels HausStreet view

Downtown, Main Plaza & Landa Park

Class C

Braunfels Haus

730 Howard St., New Braunfels, TX

5 min to Main Plaza · 40 min to downtown San Antonio

Contact for pricing

1 Bed – 2 Beds

Aerial view of The BrookAerial view · © Mapbox © Maxar

Downtown, Main Plaza & Landa Park

Class C+

The Brook

575 E Torrey St, New Braunfels, TX

8 min to Main Plaza · 45 min to downtown San Antonio

Accepts Section 8

$966 – $1,297/mo base rent

1 Bed – 2 Beds

Checked Nov 7

Street view outside Casinas at GrueneStreet view

Gruene Historic District

Class A

Casinas at Gruene

896 Casina Cir, New Braunfels, TX

7 min to Main Plaza · 42 min to downtown San Antonio

$1,949 – $2,179/mo base rent

3 Beds – 4 Beds

Checked Nov 7

100% off rent for 1 month(s) on a 12 mo lease | 1 month free for all floor plans with 12-15 month lease terms…

4.3 wks free applied: from $1,820/mo net effective on a 15 mo lease

Every community within four miles of the plaza (47)

The full roster behind the numbers above.

Questions renters actually ask

What is actually walkable from downtown?+

The plaza, the courthouse, the shops on San Antonio Street, Landa Park and the Comal springs are all inside a comfortable walk of each other. That cluster is the strongest argument for living here, and it is a genuinely short list of towns this size where it holds true.

Is downtown quieter than Gruene?+

Most of the year, yes. Downtown carries the everyday traffic rather than the weekend crowd, and the noise that reaches it is the plaza rather than Gruene Hall. Summer weekends near the Comal access are the exception.

How is the commute from here?+

New Braunfels sits between two metros, so both are reachable and neither is close. The table above gives median traffic-aware drive times from the communities within two miles of the plaza.

Is there much to rent right downtown?+

6 of the communities we track sit within a mile of the plaza. The core is mostly historic single family housing, so the apartment inventory starts a little further out.

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Keep reading

The Gruene area

Gruene Hall, the river access and the shops.

The I-35 corridor

Cheapest square footage, fastest on-ramp.

Walk to the grocery store

Measured distance to a full grocer.

Move-in specials

Every concession on the table right now.

True cost calculator

What the whole month actually costs.

The live map

Every tracked community, on today’s pricing.