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Is Austin a Good Place to Invest in Real Estate?

The median tracked Austin ZIP has a home-value-to-annual-rent ratio of 27.5, and that ratio varies more between Austin ZIPs than it does between metros. The home-value-to-annual-rent ratio runs from 11.0 in 78725 to 61.5 in 78730, so the same metro contains both ends of the range. 0 of 42 ZIPs (0%) show faster rent growth. The median tracked ZIP in Austin has a typical home value of $559,762 and typical rent of $1,698 per month.

Key stats

  • The home-value-to-annual-rent ratio runs from 11.0 in 78725 to 61.5 in 78730, so the same metro contains both ends of the range.
  • The median tracked ZIP in Austin has a typical home value of $559,762 and typical rent of $1,698 per month.
  • 2 of 42 ZIPs (5%) show faster inventory growth.
  • 0 of 42 ZIPs (0%) show faster rent growth.
Tracked ZIP markets
42
Median ZIP home value
$559,762
Median ZIP rent
$1,698
yield spread
The home-value-to-annual-rent ratio runs from 11.0 in 78725 to 61.5 in 78730, so the same metro contains both ends of the range.
rent acceleration share
0 of 42 ZIPs (0%) show faster rent growth.
inventory growth share
2 of 42 ZIPs (5%) show faster inventory growth.

The measurable part of the question

The median tracked Austin ZIP has a home-value-to-annual-rent ratio of 27.5, and that ratio varies more between Austin ZIPs than it does between metros.

Price-to-rent is a yield proxy and nothing more: it carries no financing cost, no tax, no insurance, no vacancy and no management, so it ranks opportunities rather than pricing them.

Where the yield actually differs

The home-value-to-annual-rent ratio runs from 11.0 in 78725 to 61.5 in 78730, so the same metro contains both ends of the range.

A metro-level ratio is an average of neighborhoods that behave differently; the decision is made inside that range, not at its midpoint.

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