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The median home value in Austin County, TX is $429,655 as of 2026-08-31, down 0.09% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$429,655
Year-over-Year
-0.09%
National Rank
#342 of 3071
Austin County ranks 11th out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is +82.8% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $215,660, making Austin County +99.2% above the TX state median.
The typical home value increased by 1.0%, from $425,362 in May 2026 to $429,655 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $425,362 | -1.4% |
| Jun 2026 | $429,665 | -1.3% |
| Jul 2026 | $428,059 | -0.8% |
| Aug 2026 | $429,655 | -0.1% |
Households here earn a median of $75,789 a year against a typical home value of $429,655 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.7×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 91% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Austin County recorded a violent crime rate of 254 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 987 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 12,974 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Austin County is $429,655. That's down 0.09% from a year earlier. That is about 82.8% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Austin County the 11th most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $75,789, so a typical home costs about 5.7× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Austin County recorded 254 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 12,974 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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