Austin - TX housing market
The Austin metro has a typical home value of $414,273, down 4.3% from a year ago. Homes are sitting 60 days on average, buyers have negotiating room. 30% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Austin housing market, October 2026
The typical Austin home is worth $414,273 as of September 2026, up 0.1% from the prior month, down 0.1% over three months, and down 4.3% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $413,658 to $459,484.
Homes are going pending in about 60 days, slower than the 45 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 14,709 homes for sale, 3% fewer than a year ago. 30.1% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 28.3% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,603 a month, up 1.1% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 21.5.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($82,855), the typical Austin home costs about $2,813 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $120,500 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($414,273) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Austin - TX metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are down 4.3% over the past year. A home worth $432,887 last year is now worth roughly $414,273.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $453,799. Homes are selling at 97.3% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Austin - TX sit on the market for roughly 60 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 30.1% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 2,695 new listings hit the market each month in Austin - TX. There are currently 14,709 homes for sale, down 3.4% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Austin - TX is $1,603, up 1.1% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 21.5x, renting territory (#29 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $2,295 a month in principal and interest, $692 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 4.11% rate.
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This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in TX
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas - TX | $358,242 | -2.0% | 38.0d |
| Houston - TX | $302,832 | -1.8% | 45.0d |
| San Antonio - TX | $273,806 | -1.9% | 53.0d |
| McAllen - TX | $188,971 | -0.4% | 69.0d |
| El Paso - TX | $233,011 | +2.5% | 32.0d |
| Killeen - TX | $248,024 | -1.5% | 49.0d |