Austin, TX 78729 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 92
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Home Value
$423,262
−4.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
92
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
65 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
37%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
40%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,298/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
32%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$88
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 32% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 4.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 26% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 82% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−7% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (92/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.4% below their final list price; 37% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 40% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $115k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,224 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,585/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $88 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +8% over the next 12 months (56% 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: −8.5% to +7.8% (80% range; middle estimate +0.7%), chance of a rise 56%, of a 5%+ drop 19%.
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Other ZIP codes in Williamson County, TX
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Park, TX 78613 | $456.1K | −3.7% | 68 |
| Round Rock, TX 78665 | $391.3K | −6.4% | 74 |
| Round Rock, TX 78664 | $330.1K | −5.7% | 93 |
| Round Rock, TX 78681 | $476.8K | −3.3% | 88 |
| Georgetown, TX 78628 | $470K | −5.6% | 89 |
| Georgetown, TX 78626 | $345.5K | −5.1% | 92 |
| Hutto, TX 78634 | $329.7K | −6.7% | 87 |
| Austin, TX 78717 | $552K | −4.4% | 93 |
| Georgetown, TX 78633 | $435.9K | −3.1% | 81 |
| Liberty Hill, TX 78642 | $489.5K | −6.5% | 93 |
| Taylor, TX 76574 | $280.8K | −3.5% | 96 |
| Jarrell, TX 76537 | $252.9K | −5.5% | 85 |
| Florence, TX 76527 | $543.2K | +3.8% | 98 |
| Granger, TX 76530 | $315K | +0.5% | 83 |
| Thrall, TX 76578 | $372.9K | +3.4% | 97 |
| Coupland, TX 78615 | $544.7K | +3.2% | 100 |
| ZIP 78674 | – | – | 70 |
| ZIP 76573 | – | – | – |