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The median home value in Hays County, TX is $367,644 as of 2026-08-31, down 3.86% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$367,644
Year-over-Year
-3.86%
National Rank
#568 of 3071
Hays County ranks 25th out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is +56.4% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $215,660, making Hays County +70.5% above the TX state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.9%, from $374,688 in May 2026 to $367,644 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 | $374,688 | -5.3% |
| Jun 2026 | $373,087 | -4.8% |
| Jul 2026 | $372,221 | -4.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $367,644 | -3.9% |
Households here earn a median of $89,097 a year against a typical home value of $367,644 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 67% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Hays County recorded a violent crime rate of 266 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,567 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 158,081 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Hays County is $367,644. That's down 3.86% from a year earlier. That is about 56.4% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Hays County the 25th most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $89,097, so a typical home costs about 4.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Hays County recorded 266 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 158,081 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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