The published income-needed indicator for Austin stands at $124,365. It covers the housing share of the question, not what it takes to live comfortably, which no dataset defines. The metro income-needed indicator changed -5.74% year over year. The median tracked ZIP in Austin has a typical home value of $559,762 and typical rent of $1,698 per month. Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $270,219 in 78725 to $1,315,141 in 78703 — a factor of 4.9.
Key stats
- The metro income-needed indicator changed -5.74% year over year.
- The median tracked ZIP in Austin has a typical home value of $559,762 and typical rent of $1,698 per month.
- Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $270,219 in 78725 to $1,315,141 in 78703 — a factor of 4.9.
- The median tracked ZIP has a home-value-to-annual-rent ratio of 27.5.
- 14 of 42 tracked ZIPs (33%) show the current cooling flag.
- Tracked ZIP markets
- 42
- Median ZIP home value
- $559,762
- Median ZIP rent
- $1,698
- income needed change
- The metro income-needed indicator changed -5.74% year over year.
- housing cost spread
- Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $270,219 in 78725 to $1,315,141 in 78703 — a factor of 4.9.
- metro price to rent
- The median tracked ZIP has a home-value-to-annual-rent ratio of 27.5.
The income this metro asks for
The published income-needed indicator for Austin stands at $124,365. It covers the housing share of the question, not what it takes to live comfortably, which no dataset defines.
The metro income-needed indicator changed -5.74% year over year.
How far that income reaches
Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $270,219 in 78725 to $1,315,141 in 78703 — a factor of 4.9.
The same salary is comfortable in one tracked ZIP and short in another, which is why a single metro figure answers the question only halfway.
Sources and method
- HomeMarketCap.com data sources: ZIP and metro housing-market datasets
- HomeMarketCap.com methodology: calculation and missing-data rules
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