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Travis County, TX Housing Market Brief

county · TX · score computed October 2026

Balanced

What is Travis County, TX’s Alpha Score?

The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.

Price Momentum20%
●8
Inventory Health25%
●84

Population band 5 of 5 (population 103,008–9,808,667) · comparable within its band

Affordability20%
●7
Economic Strength20%
●72
Rental Yield15%
●13

Where is Travis County, TX in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Travis County, TX is classified as Declining — cooling, with scores declining over recent months. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Travis County, TX?

County-level forecasts are paused (since Oct 18, 2026). The new public-data model we built to replace them didn't pass our accuracy test, and we won't publish forecasts again until a model does.

Travis County, TX housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$496K▲ +2.3%Redfin
Median Days on Market83 days▼ -8.8%Redfin
Months of Supply6.5▲ +4.8%Redfin
Homes for Sale7,315▲ +1.3%Redfin
Homes Sold1,120▼ -4.2%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$253▼ -0.5%Redfin

How has Travis County, TX’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 40
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Travis County, TX a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Travis County, TX is classified as a Balanced Market, based on its Alpha Score of 40 out of 100. The classification reflects current price, building, affordability, economic, and rental-yield conditions.

Are home prices rising or falling in Travis County, TX?

The median sale price in Travis County, TX is $496K, having risen 2.3% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Travis County, TX?

Travis County, TX scores 7 out of 100 on affordability — relatively unaffordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Travis County, TX's Alpha Score?

Travis County, TX's strongest dimension is Inventory Health (84/100) and its weakest is Affordability (7/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of all five dimensions.

Want the live, interactive view of Travis County, TX? Open the full market dashboard — charts, ZIP-level drill-down, and watchlist tracking. Explore the map or read the methodology.