Austin Area Housing Market

Tracked Austin-area ZIPs in Travis County, updated July 2026. 48 ZIP pages; 41 with market metrics; 42 with home value/rent metrics.

Austin Area tracks 42 ZIPs with home-value data; median typical home value is $559,762 and median rent is $1,698 per month. Typical home values range from $270,219 in ZIP 78725 to $1,315,141 in ZIP 78703; 31 homes went pending for every 100 new listings.

$557,762

$1,708

45 index

5,538

1,239

388

29.34%

59 days

New listings (MoM)

-6.97%

Homes pending (MoM)

-4.02%

Rent demand trend (YoY)

+31.58%

Population

1,049,113

Population density

1,563 / sq mi

Tracked ZIP/ZCTA coverage map, not a listing heatmap.

Typical home value trend in Austin Area

Across 42 tracked ZIPs in Austin Area, typical home values range from $270,219 in ZIP 78725 to $1,315,141 in ZIP 78703 — a 4.9x spread around a median of $559,762.

The median tracked ZIP home value in Austin Area fell 4.2% over the last 12 months, from $584,467 to $559,762.

Typical home value — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Down 4.2% over 12 months

Typical home value down 4.2% over the last 12 months in Austin Area.

Typical rent trend in Austin Area

Typical rent across 40 tracked ZIPs runs from $1,254 in ZIP 78753 to $3,560 in ZIP 78739.

The median tracked ZIP rent in Austin Area rose 1.0% over the last 12 months, from $1,681 to $1,698.

Typical rent — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Up 1.0% over 12 months

Typical rent up 1.0% over the last 12 months in Austin Area.

Supply trend in Austin Area

Tracked ZIPs list 5,937 homes for sale in total, from 4 in ZIP 78719 to 403 in ZIP 78704. 24 of 41 tracked ZIPs (59%) recorded rising for-sale inventory in the latest month. The median tracked ZIP has price cuts on 29.3% of listings; the highest share is in ZIP 78728 at 38.2%.

Homes for sale — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Down 7.8% over 12 months

Homes for sale down 7.8% over the last 12 months in Austin Area.

New listings — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Up 3.4% over 12 months

New listings up 3.4% over the last 12 months in Austin Area.

Buyer competition and pending activity in Austin Area

31 homes went pending for every 100 new listings. Buyer competition is strongest in ZIP 78725, with a 57 competition index, and weakest in ZIP 78721. Pending homes per 100 new listings range from 19 in ZIP 78705 to 52 in ZIP 78757 across tracked ZIPs.

Buyer competition index — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Up 9.8% over 12 months

Buyer competition index up 9.8% over the last 12 months in Austin Area.

Homes going pending — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Down 28.6% over 12 months

Homes going pending down 28.6% over the last 12 months in Austin Area.

Highest Buyer Competition ZIPs in Austin Area

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