Home Value Trail

West Lake Hills, TX home price history and building permits

Travis CountyAustin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXTexas

  • Price trail: Travis County
  • FHFA annual index 1975 to 2025
  • Developmental index
  • Permits through

Permits in West Lake Hills authorized fewer than 12 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. Search engines do not list this page.

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. The line on this page is the index of Travis County, the county of West Lake Hills. The FHFA annual house price index for Travis County increased by 82.5% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in West Lake Hills authorized 9 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026.

2015

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. These figures are for the index of Travis County, the county of West Lake Hills.

+82.5%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Travis County increased by 82.5%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +6.2%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Travis County+82.5%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX+87.5%
Texas+88.2%
United States+85.0%
Travis County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1975
  • Travis County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Travis County, not of West Lake Hills. The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city.

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Travis County, 1975 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
20251,484.77−1.7%
20241,510.47−1.8%
20231,538.81−6.7%
20221,649.82+21.6%
20211,356.34+20.2%
20201,128.80+5.4%
20191,070.59+6.6%
20181,004.29+6.1%
2017946.15+7.2%
2016882.62+8.5%
2015813.68+8.5%
2014749.61+13.3%
2013661.77+8.8%
2012608.49+2.9%
2011591.30−1.0%
2010597.45−1.2%
2009604.80−1.5%
2008613.80+3.9%
2007590.52+9.5%
2006539.47+9.6%
2005492.36+6.2%
2004463.40+0.9%
2003459.11+0.2%
2002457.97+1.1%
2001453.13+8.7%
2000416.69+15.6%
1999360.43+8.3%
1998332.95+4.5%
1997318.68+1.6%
1996313.80+3.2%
1995304.09+3.3%
1994294.36+7.7%
1993273.26+9.4%
1992249.83+7.5%
1991232.46+5.0%
1990221.37−0.1%
1989221.55−5.7%
1988234.92−12.8%
1987269.48−7.3%
1986290.84−0.2%
1985291.55+10.2%
1984264.62+13.0%
1983234.27+19.2%
1982196.53+1.4%
1981193.91+6.5%
1980182.14+12.3%
1979162.15+18.2%
1978137.23+13.8%
1977120.62+14.4%
1976105.47+5.5%
1975100.00n/a

Each figure is the change of the FHFA annual all-transactions index, from the year that you pick to 2025. It is a change for the area. It is not the change in the value of your home, and it does not use the price that you paid.

The average for each year is a compounded annual change. The guide to values explains more.

When using the FHFA House Price Calculator, please note that it does not project the actual value of any particular house.

FHFA, about its own House Price Calculator: Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index Datasets, HPI Calculator, copied on . The calculator of FHFA uses quarterly figures. For the states and the 100 largest metro areas it uses the purchase-only index. Its figures can differ from the figures here.

Since the last FHFA release

No recorded FHFA release changed a figure of Travis County. The record of releases starts with the next FHFA release. FHFA releases recorded by this site

Same span, every level

Change in the FHFA annual index to 2025: Travis County and the areas above it
Area1 year2024 to 20255 years2020 to 202510 years2015 to 202520 years2005 to 2025Since 20002000 to 2025Each yearaverage of 10 years
Travis County−1.7%+31.5%+82.5%+201.6%+256.3%+6.2%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX−1.4%+35.5%+87.5%+193.3%+237.1%+6.5%
Texas+0.8%+43.5%+88.2%+147.8%+195.2%+6.5%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

The annual files of FHFA have no index for West Lake Hills. The first row is the index of Travis County.

Building permits in West Lake Hills

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in West Lake Hills authorized 9 housing units. That is 2.8 units for each 1,000 residents. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 20 units.

Housing units authorized by month, latest 24 months
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each month
Housing units authorized by building permits in West Lake Hills, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026000
Jul 2026110
Jun 2026110
May 2026000
Apr 2026110
Mar 2026110
Feb 2026000
Jan 2026110
Dec 2025110
Nov 2025110
Oct 2025110
Sep 2025110
Aug 2025110
Jul 2025000
Jun 2025000
May 2025000
Apr 2025220
Mar 2025330
Feb 2025202
Jan 2025330
Dec 2024220
Nov 2024220
Oct 2024330
Sep 2024220
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureWest Lake HillsTravis CountyTexasUnited States
All units912,557194,1501,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit9 (100%)5,215 (42%)135,575 (70%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units03125,56834,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units01251,70317,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)6,905 (55%)51,304 (26%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residents2.89.06.14.1
Change from the 12 months before−55.0%−17.1%−10.8%−0.1%
Housing units authorized by year, 1995 to 2025
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each year
Housing units authorized by building permits in West Lake Hills, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
2025880
2024880
202332320
202218180
202113130
202012120
201910100
201811110
201719145
201618180
20151046
201415150
201314140
2012550
2011110
201013130
2009660
2008880
2007990
200613130
200511110
200412120
2003880
200211110
2001880
200011110
199918180
199817170
199711110
199633330
199547470

A permit authorizes construction. It does not show that the work started or that it is complete. For a place that does not report each month, the Census Bureau imputes the monthly figures.

Agency pages

  • Building Permits SurveyUS Census BureauThe survey of housing units that building permits authorize.
  • FHFA House Price IndexFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe index page of FHFA: data, tools and the release dates.
  • FHFA HPI CalculatorFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe calculator of FHFA. It works by quarter, for a state or a metro area.

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Cite this page

Home Value Trail. West Lake Hills, TX home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/tx/west-lake-hills/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for Travis County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 744000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Travis County, 1975 to 2025. Release of March 31, 2026.
County of the place
The county code of the Building Permits Survey row, and the Census Bureau 2020 place by county file.
Residents
US Census Bureau, population estimates for 2025.

All files are works of the US government, in the public domain. To report an error, see Corrections.

Questions

What kinds of buildings have permits in West Lake Hills?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 9 units are in buildings with one unit. 0 units are in buildings with two to four units. 0 units are in buildings with five or more units.
How does the count compare with the 12 months before?
Permits authorized 20 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 9 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 55.0% between the two periods.
How many units is that for each 1,000 residents?
West Lake Hills has 2.8 units for each 1,000 residents. Travis County has 9.0 units for each 1,000 residents. Texas has 6.1 units for each 1,000 residents.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in West Lake Hills authorized 430 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 1995, with 47.