Home values, rents and more in the Austin metro area
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How the Austin metro compares
The typical home in the Austin metro area is worth about $414,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in the Austin metro are 40% above the typical value in Texas ($296,000) and 13% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in the Austin metro fell 4.3%, compared with −1.4% in Texas and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,603 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 3% above Texas ($1,556) and 17% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.0% over the past year.
The median household income is $100,431, against $78,476 in Texas and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 2,620,945 people live in the Austin metro (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
The Austin metro has the 140th-highest typical home value of the 923 metro areas in the United States and the 2nd-highest of 67 in Texas with Zillow figures.
Part of: Texas
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- Flood, wildfire and natural hazard risk
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Nearby metro areas
Counties in the Austin metro
Cities in the Austin metro
- Austin, TX $492,000
- Round Rock, TX $396,000
- Georgetown, TX $420,000
- Cedar Park, TX $457,000
- Leander, TX $420,000
- San Marcos, TX $305,000
- Pflugerville, TX $363,000
- Kyle, TX $295,000
- Hutto, TX $328,000
- Lakeway, TX $733,000
- Manor, TX $308,000
- Taylor, TX $277,000
- Buda, TX $350,000
- Lockhart, TX $270,000
- Elgin, TX $266,000
- Bastrop, TX $348,000
- Lago Vista, TX $392,000
- Liberty Hill, TX $479,000
- Dripping Springs, TX $684,000
- Luling, TX $220,000
- Cedar Creek, TX $413,000
- Smithville, TX $335,000
- Jarrell, TX $250,000
- West Lake Hills, TX $2,087,000
- Wimberley, TX $596,000
- Jonestown, TX $474,000
- The Hills, TX $816,000
- Woodcreek, TX $404,000
- Bartlett, TX $215,000
- Mustang Ridge, TX $317,000
- Rosanky, TX $533,000
- Point Venture, TX $401,000
- Rollingwood, TX $2,328,000
- Martindale, TX $332,000
- McDade, TX $456,000
- Florence, TX $559,000
- San Leanna, TX $524,000
- Granger, TX $310,000
- Lost Creek, TX $1,292,000
- Thrall, TX $350,000
Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.