Hays County, TX real estate

What the numbers say

Hays County, TX real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Hays County listed for $398,252, down 11.3% from a year earlier. That is 12% above the Texas median of $355,765.

Homes spent a median of 86 days on the market, faster than 87 days a year ago. That makes Hays County the #54 fastest-selling of 59 Texas counties we track.

Homeowners in Hays County pay a median of $6,649 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $399,800, an effective rate of about 1.66%. The Texas average is 1.49%, which makes Hays County the #233 lowest-tax of 250 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,495 a month, and $1,504 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 22 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $398,000 home here comes to about $2,889 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $124,000 a year (the median household here earns $89,097).