Are home prices in Austin County going up or down?
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Short answer
For Austin County, the answer is mostly higher. In 10 of the last 12 months the median sale price was above the same month a year earlier, and in 2 it was below. Closed sales over the same 12 months were 267, 2% more than the 263 in the 12 months before. Monthly medians are noisy in smaller markets, so read the direction over a year, not one month.
Month by month against a year ago
We compare each of the last 12 months with the same month a year earlier. In Austin County, 10 months were higher, 2 were lower and 0 were unchanged. Closed sales over the same 12 months were 267, 2% more than the 263 in the 12 months before. Median price per square foot in August was $169, against $177 in the same month a year before. By quarter, the median sale price was $332,500 for 2026-Q3 against $315,000 for 2025-Q3.
What it means for timing
Direction alone does not tell you when to act. A market that is flat in the middle can still be moving in a price band or a subdivision, and a seller and a buyer are usually looking at different bands. Numbers like these describe the whole of Austin County, not one street or one home, and real estate decisions are rarely a straight line. If you are thinking about timing a purchase or a sale, talk to us to find the right option for your circumstances.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Months higher than a year earlier (of 12) | 10 |
| Months lower than a year earlier (of 12) | 2 |
| Closed sales, last 12 months | 267 |
| Closed sales, the 12 months before | 263 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2025-Q2 | $312,301 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2025-Q3 | $315,000 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2025-Q4 | $345,900 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2026-Q1 | $357,737 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2026-Q2 | $340,250 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2026-Q3 | $332,500 |
Common follow-up questions
Are prices in Austin County falling?
The last 12 months were mostly higher against the year before; the table shows the month counts and quarterly medians.
Can I use this to time the market?
It describes what already happened. It does not predict prices, and no one can promise where they go next.
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