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Median Home Price in Elgin, TX

The median home value in Elgin, TX is $273,587 as of 2026-06-30, down 6.7% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$273,587

Year-over-Year

-6.7%

Population

13,276

Elgin ranks #170 of 346 Texas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 0.7% above the state's city median of $271,742. It sits in Travis County, where the county-wide median is $476,400.

Crime in Elgin

Elgin police recorded a violent crime rate of 173 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,469 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Elgin

How much does a house cost in Elgin, TX?

The median home value in Elgin is $273,587. That's down 6.7% from a year earlier. That is about 0.7% above the typical county in Texas.

Is Elgin expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Elgin are cheaper than Travis County as a whole, where the median is $476,400 — a difference of about 42.6%.

Is Elgin a safe place to live?

Elgin police reported 173 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 13,276. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.