County Overview
Living in Austin County, Texas
Austin County is the I-10 and SH 36 country west of Katy, with Bellville as its seat and Sealy as its largest market. Lots run larger than in the metro counties, and about a quarter of listings carry an acre or more.
Get to know Austin County
Welcome to Austin County
Stephen F. Austin State Park on the Brazos marks the site of his colony's first capital. Inventory here is a mix of small-town lots, new subdivisions along I-10 and acreage in the hills toward New Ulm and Cat Spring.
Builder homes make up roughly a quarter to a third of the listings; the majority is resale with a median build year in the 2010s. Lot sizes run larger than the metro norm, with a sizeable minority of listings on an acre or more. Every number below — prices, inventory, schools — is pulled live from our MLS feed.
Pick any Austin County city below for its own listings, schools, neighborhoods and market detail.
Why people love living here
What makes Austin County, Austin County
Here's what draws people to Austin County — and keeps them here.
Housing Mix
Austin County listings span a range of price bands, build years and lot sizes; the live figures on this page show the current mix rather than a fixed description.
School Zoning
Attendance zones are set by address, not by city limits. Each Austin County city page lists its campuses, their state ratings and the homes currently zoned to each.
Price per Square Foot
Price per square foot in Austin County is tracked live from our MLS feed, alongside median sale price, days on market and months of inventory.
Subdivisions & HOAs
Where a Austin County subdivision carries an HOA, the dues and the pools, trails or amenity centers they fund appear on each listing.
Houston Access
Drive times to Houston's major job centers are shown on the commute panel of each Austin County city page.
Shopping & Dining
Grocery, retail and dining locations are plotted on the amenity map of each Austin County city page.
Cities & towns
Explore Austin County city by city
Austin County spans 6 cities we cover in depth. Pick one for its live listings, schools, neighborhoods and market detail.
Active homes per city, live from our MLS feed.
The Austin County real estate market
What the numbers mean
Not just numbers — what they tell you. Median price, how fast homes really sell, where prices are heading, and which neighborhoods are heating up. Live from our MLS feed, with Allen's plain-English read.
Austin County is tilting toward buyers right now — about 7.9 months of inventory across the county, with a median sale around $330,000. Pick a city above for the local detail.
Each figure is compared with the same period last year. Where last year's data isn't in our feed yet, you'll see "—".
$307,500
Median sale
homes sold, last 30 days
+12% YoY
a year ago: $275,000
28
Homes sold
last 30 days
+33% YoY
a year ago: 21
111
Avg days on mkt
homes sold, last 30 days
+9% YoY
a year ago: 102
$180
Price / sqft
homes sold, last 30 days
+15% YoY
a year ago: $156
43
New listings
last 30 days
+39% YoY
a year ago: 31
34
Went pending
last 30 days
+100% YoY
a year ago: 17
These tiles cover the last 30 days. The median sale price at the top covers the last 6 months, and the days-on-market figure in the read above is for homes for sale right now, so the numbers differ.
Who lives here
The people of Austin County
A quick demographic snapshot of Austin County, straight from the U.S. Census — population, who owns vs. rents, education, household size and more.
30,712
People
8 census tracts
$254,800
Median home value
owner-occupied
$993
Median gross rent
per month
$77,555
Median household income
per household
$36,622
Per-capita income
ACS estimate
41.8
Median age
years
2.51
Avg household size
people
23%
Bachelor's degree+
adults 25+
77%
Own their home
vs. rent
Who owns vs. rents
Source: U.S. Census American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, 2023, aggregated across the 8 census tracts that make up Austin County. Missing figures are marked "—".
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Good to know
Austin County, Texas: common questions
Straight answers to what buyers and sellers ask most about Austin County — woven with live market data.
- What cities are in Austin County?
- We cover 6 cities in Austin County: Sealy, Bellville, Wallis, New Ulm, Cat Spring, San Felipe. Click any city above for its live listings, schools and neighborhoods.
- How much do homes cost in Austin County?
- The county-wide median sale price is $330,000, with 198 homes for sale right now across the county. Prices vary widely by city — drill into a city for local figures.
- Is now a good time to buy or sell in Austin County?
- Austin County is currently a buyer's market with about 7.9 months of inventory county-wide. Conditions differ by city — see the city pages for the local read.
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