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The median home value in Hays County, TX is $372,221 as of 2026-07-31, down 4.31% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$372,221
Year-over-Year
-4.31%
National Rank
#563 of 3071
Hays County ranks 23rd out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is +58.8% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $213,390, making Hays County +74.4% above the TX state median.
Households here earn a median of $89,097 a year against a typical home value of $372,221 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.2×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 68% 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 $372,221. That's down 4.31% from a year earlier. That is about 58.8% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Hays County the 23rd most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $89,097, so a typical home costs about 4.2× 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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