Austin, TX Housing


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The housing market in Austin, TX is considered to be above the national average. The median value for a house in Austin, TX is $577,400 which is considerably higher than the US median house value of $338,100. Although the US saw an 8.27% appreciation rate for houses over the last year, Austin experienced a slightly lower appreciation rate of 3.79%. Despite this modest dip in value, Austin remains one of the most sought after cities for real estate investments due to its positive outlook and steady population growth.

The median home cost in Austin is $577,400. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 193.9%. Home Appreciation in Austin is up 17.0%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Austin real estate is 30 years old
The Rental Market in Austin
- Renters make up 50.8% of the Austin population
- 2.7% of houses and apartments in Austin, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingAustin, TexasUnited States
  433,129.0139,647,020.0
  3142
  $577,400$338,100
  17.0%16.6%
  85.7%57.0%
  193.9%101.1%
  $17.40$10.98
  $6,636$2,690
  41.7%57.4%
  6.7%11.2%
  51.6%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  2.7%1.9%
  0.7%0.4%
  0.4%0.7%
  0.2%0.4%
  1.1%3.6%
  1.6%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  1.2%2.6%
  0.8%2.4%
  0.5%2.8%
  0.6%3.9%
  0.5%4.5%
  2.6%11.3%
  5.8%13.0%
  20.6%20.1%
  21.5%13.6%
  15.3%8.3%
  18.2%9.7%
  6.5%3.9%
  3.7%2.2%
  1.1%0.8%
  1.2%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.2%0.2%
  17.1%13.6%
  17.1%13.6%
  14.7%13.6%
  18.6%13.2%
  15.0%14.8%
  14.7%13.6%
  4.5%10.0%
  2.1%4.7%
  2.6%12.2%
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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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