Austin, TX housing market report

1-year price change

-6.9%

FHFA HPI

5-year price change

+7.7%

FHFA HPI

Median home value

$465,000

Census ACS

Median household income

$100,431

Census ACS

Median gross rent

$1,726/mo

Census ACS

Owner-occupied households

58.3%

Census ACS

Metro population

2,426,592

Census ACS

30-yr mortgage rate (national)

6.43%

Freddie Mac / FRED

Q2 2021 Q1 2026

Home prices in Austin are down 6.9% over the past year and up 7.7% over the past five years, per the FHFA House Price Index through Q1 2026. The metro's median home value is $465,000 against a median household income of $100,431 (Census ACS 2020-2024). 58.3% of households own their homes, and the median gross rent is $1,726 per month.

If you're buying in Austin

• FHFA's price index for the metro is down 6.9% year over year, so recent sale prices have on average come in below year-ago levels.
• At the current national average 30-year rate of 6.43%, buying at the metro's median value ($465,000) with 20% down works out to roughly $2,334 per month in principal and interest, before taxes and insurance.
• The median home value here is about 4.6x the median household income.

If you're selling in Austin

• Prices are down 6.9% from a year ago but still up 7.7% over five years, so owners who bought several years ago have generally seen values rise while more recent buyers may not have.
• The metro's median gross rent is $1,726 per month - one reference point if you are weighing a sale against renting the home out.
• 58.3% of households in the metro own their homes.