Dripping Springs, TX 78620 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 93
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Home Value
$678,139
−0.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
93
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
92 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
22%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
34%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,323/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
17%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$108
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 17% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 23% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 43% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (93/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.1% below their final list price; 22% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 34% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $176k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,273 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $2,079/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $108 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +9% over the next 12 months (62% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.6% to +8.7% (80% range; middle estimate +1.7%), chance of a rise 62%, of a 5%+ drop 16%.
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