Affordability evidence

Austin, TX home values, income, and owner costs

A borrower-focused reading of the latest ACS value, income, and owner-cost evidence for Austin, TX.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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The local figures answer the first question: In Austin, TX, the 2024 ACS reports a median owner-occupied home value of $555,300, median household income of $93,658, and median selected monthly owner costs of $2,679 for owners with a mortgage. For borrower planning, together, those three reference points may help a borrower identify which search-price, income, and recurring-cost assumptions need current verification first. They remain separate medians, not the finances of one representative household, and the $2,679 measure combines recurring ownership expenses in place of real estate taxes alone. A useful affordability review starts with $555,300, $93,658, and $2,679, then replaces them with the borrower's documented income, cash, debts, property taxes, insurance, association charges, loan terms, and intended occupancy.

Austin, TX's $555,300 median home-value estimate is above the statewide $283,800 estimate, with a reported city-to-state gap of 95.7%.