Home Value Trail

Travis County home price history and building permits

TexasAustin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area1,389,670 residents (2025 estimate)

  • FHFA annual index 1975 to 2025
  • Developmental index
  • Release of
  • Permits through August 2026

The FHFA annual house price index for Travis County increased by 82.5% from 2015 to 2025. From 2020 to 2025, the index increased by 31.5%. From 2024 to 2025, the index decreased by 1.7%.

2015

+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
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%

Each row uses FHFA's annual all-transactions index and the same two years. "n/a": the area has no index value for one of the two years.

Drawdowns

A drawdown is a decline of 5% or more of the annual index from a peak.

Drawdowns of the index of Travis County, deepest first
PeakLowDeclineBack at the peak
19851990−24.1%1994
20222025−10.0%Not by 2025

Decade by decade

Change in the index of Travis County in each decade
DecadeChangeUnited StatesBar
1980s1980 to 1990+21.5%+68.2%
1990s1990 to 2000+88.2%+33.9%
2000s2000 to 2010+43.4%+29.7%
2010s2010 to 2020+88.9%+35.5%
2020s so far2020 to 2025+31.5%+47.0%

The index is 100 in the first year with a value for the area (1975 here). The change in a decade is the index at the end of the decade divided by the index at the start. The base year has no effect on it.

Building permits

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Travis County authorized 12,557 housing units. That is 9.0 units for each 1,000 residents.

Housing units authorized by month, latest 60 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 Travis County, by month, Sep 2021 to Aug 2026
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 20261,211442769
Jul 20261,7325481,184
Jun 202654647472
May 2026694567127
Apr 2026579454125
Mar 2026773501272
Feb 2026933498435
Jan 2026676326350
Dec 2025948408540
Nov 2025721291430
Oct 20251,8463451,501
Sep 20251,8983611,537
Aug 202542040614
Jul 20251,6235911,032
Jun 2025830400430
May 20252,0954331,662
Apr 20251,082616466
Mar 20251,409552857
Feb 2025961423538
Jan 2025592254338
Dec 20241,4552631,192
Nov 20242,2603461,914
Oct 20241,337366971
Sep 20241,081334747
Aug 20241,7373921,345
Jul 20242,2434261,817
Jun 20241,5623661,196
May 2024755456299
Apr 20241,257612645
Mar 20241,378478900
Feb 2024735411324
Jan 20241,7444161,328
Dec 20232,1873001,887
Nov 20231,287316971
Oct 20232,9913612,630
Sep 20231,5543501,204
Aug 20233,0184802,538
Jul 20231,8833121,571
Jun 20231,6794521,227
May 20231,302413889
Apr 2023994472522
Mar 20232,1384181,720
Feb 20231,8962801,616
Jan 20231,064264800
Dec 20221,7403531,387
Nov 20221,402413989
Oct 20221,8895331,356
Sep 20221,9444621,482
Aug 2022947612335
Jul 20221,7946211,173
Jun 20223,1888022,386
May 20223,2985992,699
Apr 20222,6019151,686
Mar 20223,4118812,530
Feb 20221,586660926
Jan 20221,681733948
Dec 20212,7398871,852
Nov 20212,1294751,654
Oct 20211,538580958
Sep 20211,149521628
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 Travis County, by year, 1995 to 2025
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202515,0594,72710,332
202416,9904,55912,431
202323,1484,43218,716
202225,8707,57918,291
202129,0529,20419,848
202027,11010,36116,749
201921,4179,52411,893
201819,5208,97810,542
201716,7298,6558,074
201613,5037,1726,331
201513,8245,6528,172
201412,6735,7256,948
201313,9134,4929,421
201212,4824,4238,059
20115,7613,2922,469
20104,3973,1401,257
20095,2493,6611,588
20086,8483,8922,956
200712,0216,6025,419
200615,7389,5756,163
200514,2349,4254,809
200410,6587,7572,901
20038,5656,1182,447
200210,5955,2465,349
200110,7514,4526,299
200014,2697,4516,818
199913,0566,7426,314
19986,6186,6180
19975,1275,1270
19966,1456,1450
19954,4004,4000
Building permits in the 12 months to August 2026: Travis County, the state and the nation
FigureTravis CountyTexasUnited States
Housing units authorized12,557194,1501,418,086
Units for each 1,000 residents9.06.14.1
Share in buildings with 1 unit42%70%63%
Change from the 12 months before−17.1%−10.8%−0.1%
Units authorized from 1995415,7225,276,89543,082,761

A permit authorizes construction. It does not show that the work started or that it is complete. Residents: Census Bureau estimate for 2025.

ZIP Codes in Travis County

ZIP Codes of Travis County with an FHFA index, in ZIP Code order
ZIP CodePlace1 year5 years10 yearsNewest year
78617Austinn/a+76.8%+188.0%2024
78641Leander−0.5%+42.7%+102.8%2025
78645Lago Vista−13.7%+37.5%+94.9%2025
78652Austin−4.3%+45.0%+108.8%2025
78653Manor+3.1%+91.2%+167.5%2025
78660Pflugerville−4.2%+39.6%+99.9%2025
78669Briarcliffn/a+27.7%+78.1%2025
78702Austin+4.1%+32.3%+94.0%2025
78703Austin−7.7%+28.5%+61.6%2025
78704Austin−0.9%+31.4%+78.5%2025
78705Austin+37.9%+92.0%+138.5%2025
78721Austin−7.5%+24.8%+90.0%2025
78722Austin+0.1%+22.9%+68.3%2025
78723Austin+1.4%+25.3%+77.7%2025
78724Austin−1.1%+29.3%+119.2%2025
78726Austin+59.8%+106.7%+204.0%2022
78727Austin+0.3%+33.5%+95.7%2025
78728Austin−3.7%+30.2%+91.3%2025
78730Austinn/a+45.0%+105.5%2024
78731Austin+0.1%+28.1%+68.6%2025
78732Steiner Ranchn/a+27.4%+64.4%2025
78733Austin−13.4%+27.6%+68.1%2025
78734Lakeway+0.8%+36.0%+72.9%2025
78735Austin+26.7%+74.8%+181.8%2022
78736Austin+1.6%+40.0%+98.5%2025
78738Bee Cave−5.5%+41.3%+76.7%2025
78739Austin+26.1%+89.6%+169.7%2022
78741Austin−2.0%+21.0%+85.5%2025
78744Austin−2.5%+32.0%+122.8%2025
78745Austin−1.8%+35.4%+101.5%2025
78746Austin−6.1%+37.5%+75.8%2025
78747Austin+14.7%+112.8%+186.0%2022
78748Austin−4.1%+33.5%+89.6%2025
78749Austin−6.2%+35.4%+92.4%2025
78750Austin−0.9%+40.3%+88.8%2025
78751Austin+5.3%+32.0%+73.5%2025
78752Austin+2.1%+29.9%+81.3%2025
78753Austin−2.7%+32.4%+108.6%2025
78754Austin+11.6%+37.7%+107.4%2025
78756Austin−0.2%+26.7%+69.6%2025
78757Austin+0.3%+31.5%+76.5%2025
78758Austin−6.8%+23.5%+99.3%2025
78759Austin−0.4%+35.2%+75.9%2025

Each change ends in the newest year of that ZIP Code's index. All ZIP Codes of Travis County as a CSV file

Cities and towns with building permits

Places in Travis County with a page, by name: housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026
PlaceUnitsFor each 1,000 residentsIn buildings with 1 unit
Austin8,0868.126%
Briarcliff village177.229%
Jonestown155.6100%
Lago Vista16615.889%
Lakeway502.6100%
Manor70730.662%
Pflugerville83312.272%
Rollingwood128.2100%
Travis County Unincorporated Area2,650n/a70%
Volente village00.0n/a
West Lake Hills92.8100%

Median home value of the area, ACS 2020-2024

The American Community Survey (ACS) asks owners what their home would sell for. The table gives the middle of these answers for each area, over the 5 years 2020-2024. It is an estimate for the area. It is not the value of one home and it is not an FHFA figure.

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, Travis County and the areas above it: ACS 5-year estimate 2020-2024, with margin of error
AreaMedian valueMargin of error
Travis County$523,000±$6,613
Texas$283,800±$738
United States$332,700±$236

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024, table B25077.

The Census Bureau defines the value: Value is the respondent's estimate of how much the property (house and lot, mobile home and lot (if lot owned), or condominium unit) would sell for if it were for sale.

It says about the margin of error: The MOEs for published ACS estimates are provided at a 90 percent confidence level. A value of "$2,000,000 or more" is the top group, with no margin. See the glossary. The site copied these texts on .

Agency pages

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Cite this page

Home Value Trail. Travis County, TX home price history. https://homevaluetrail.com/county/tx/travis/. Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for counties (developmental); US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Index
FHFA annual house price index for counties, all transactions, 1975 to 2025. Release of March 31, 2026.
Other levels
FHFA annual indexes for CBSAs, states and the United States, from the same release.
Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, county and place files through August 2026.
Residents
US Census Bureau, population estimates for 2025.
ZIP Codes and metro area
US Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, and the OMB delineation of July 2023.
Median value
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024, table B25077.

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

Questions

Which years had the largest changes in the index for Travis County?
The largest increase in one year was 21.6%, from 2021 to 2022. The largest decrease in one year was 12.8%, from 1987 to 1988.
How did the index for Travis County change over 20 years?
From 2005 to 2025, the index for Travis County increased by 201.6%. In the same years, the index for the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX area increased by 193.3%. In the same years, the index for Texas increased by 147.8%. In the same years, the index for the United States increased by 79.1%.
What is the highest value of the index for Travis County?
The index is 100 in 1975, the first year with a value for this area. The highest annual value is 1,649.82, in 2022. The value in 2025 is 1,484.77.
How many ZIP Codes and cities of Travis County have a page?
43 ZIP Codes of the county have an FHFA index and a page. 11 places with building permits have a page.