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Median Home Price in San Marcos, TX

The median home value in San Marcos, TX is $310,480 as of 2026-07-31, down 3.74% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$310,480

Year-over-Year

-3.74%

Population

72,723

San Marcos ranks #131 of 346 Texas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 14.3% above the state's city median of $271,560. It sits in Hays County, where the county-wide median is $372,221.

Housing affordability in San Marcos

Median household income in San Marcos is $51,281, so the typical home value is about 6.1× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in San Marcos

San Marcos police recorded a violent crime rate of 359 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 2,258 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 San Marcos

What is the average home price in San Marcos, TX?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In San Marcos, that value is $310,480. That's down 3.74% from a year earlier. It is about 14.3% above the typical Texas city tracked here.

Is San Marcos expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in San Marcos are cheaper than Hays County as a whole, where the median is $372,221 — a difference of about 16.6%.

Is San Marcos affordable?

Median household income here is $51,281, so the typical home value is about 6.1× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is San Marcos a safe place to live?

San Marcos police reported 359 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 72,723. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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