Travis County, TX real estate

What the numbers say

Travis County, TX real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Travis County listed for $499,000, down 9.3% from a year earlier. That is 40% above the Texas median of $355,765.

Homes spent a median of 80 days on the market, slower than 79 days a year ago. That makes Travis County the #48 fastest-selling of 59 Texas counties we track.

Homeowners in Travis County pay a median of $7,727 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $523,000, an effective rate of about 1.48%. The Texas average is 1.49%, which makes Travis County the #201 lowest-tax of 250 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,744 a month, and $1,849 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 24 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 $499,000 home here comes to about $3,543 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $152,000 a year (the median household here earns $99,611).