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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Austin is $227,800, which is much higher than the state average of $131,400 and is higher than the national average of $175,700. The Austin median house value has grown by 82.68% since 2000. The growth rate for the price of a house in Austin is higher than the state average rate of 59.27% and is higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. The median year that a house in Austin was built is 1985, which is about the same as the median year for a house built in the state which is 1984 and is newer than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 154,410 Owner Occupied Houses in Austin, TX, #114

Austin, TX	227,800 USD
Texas	131,400 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2000, #290

Austin, TX	82.68%
Texas	59.27%
U.S.	46.91%

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Austin, TX	Texas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	373,473, see rank, 100%	10,187,189	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	344,289, 92.19%, see rank	88.48%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	154,410, 41.34%, see rank	55.49%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	189,879, 50.84%, see rank	32.99%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	29,184, 7.81%, see rank	11.52%	12.45%
For Rent	10,430, 2.79%, see rank	3.13%	2.34%
For Sale Only	2,298, 0.62%, see rank	1.05%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	4,637, 1.24%, see rank	0.97%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	4,239, 1.14%, see rank	2.37%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	17, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.03%
Other Vacant	7,563, 2.03%, see rank	3.97%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #501

Austin, TX	Texas	U.S.
1985	1984	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Austin, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	154,410	100%	5,652,542	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	109,556	70.95%, see rank	60.56%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	44,854	29.05%, see rank	39.44%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Austin, TX	1,748 USD
Texas	1,443 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Austin, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
$299 or Less	159	0.15%, see rank	0.15%	0.20%
$300 to $499	433	0.40%, see rank	1.18%	1.59%
$500 to $699	1,479	1.35%, see rank	4.49%	5.01%
$700 to $999	6,623	6.05%, see rank	14.70%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	30,125	27.50%, see rank	33.20%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	29,539	26.96%, see rank	22.54%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	26,701	24.37%, see rank	16.45%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	14,497	13.23%, see rank	7.30%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Austin, TX	23.30% of the Total Income
Texas	22.20% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Austin, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
10% or Less	5,581	5.09%, see rank	6.26%	5.86%
10% to 20%	35,931	32.80%, see rank	36.09%	31.95%
20% to 30%	33,359	30.45%, see rank	27.65%	27.64%
30% to 40%	13,928	12.71%, see rank	12.28%	13.74%
40% or More	20,222	18.46%, see rank	17.16%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Austin, TX	658 USD
Texas	459 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Austin, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
$199 or Less	1,545	3.44%, see rank	7.97%	7.76%
$200 to $299	2,522	5.62%, see rank	14.81%	14.70%
$300 to $499	9,118	20.33%, see rank	33.97%	34.63%
$500 to $699	11,686	26.05%, see rank	22.08%	21.16%
$700 or More	19,983	44.55%, see rank	21.17%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Austin, TX	12.60% of the Total Income
Texas	11.90% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Austin, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
10% or Less	17,263	38.49%, see rank	41.43%	40.19%
10% to 20%	14,751	32.89%, see rank	32.37%	31.47%
20% to 30%	5,225	11.65%, see rank	11.78%	12.24%
30% to 40%	2,615	5.83%, see rank	5.09%	5.64%
40% or More	4,402	9.81%, see rank	8.03%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Austin, TX	Texas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	373,473, 100%	10,187,189	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	175,089, 46.88%, see rank	65.34%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	15,972, 4.28%, see rank	2.68%	5.82%
2 Units	15,942, 4.27%, see rank	1.94%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	15,452, 4.14%, see rank	3.20%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	22,742, 6.09%, see rank	4.85%	4.78%
10 or More Units	122,982, 32.93%, see rank	14.35%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	5,294, 1.42%, see rank	7.63%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Austin, TX	Texas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	373,473, 100%	10,187,189	132,741,033
1 Room	10,253, 2.75%, see rank	1.69%	1.95%
2 Rooms	22,773, 6.10%, see rank	2.86%	2.48%
3 Rooms	65,992, 17.67%, see rank	10.61%	9.13%
4 Rooms	76,556, 20.50%, see rank	16.68%	16.60%
5 Rooms	68,101, 18.23%, see rank	21.74%	20.41%
6 Rooms	51,761, 13.86%, see rank	18.39%	18.06%
7 Rooms	32,442, 8.69%, see rank	11.53%	12.27%
8 Rooms	19,760, 5.29%, see rank	7.50%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	25,835, 6.92%, see rank	8.98%	10.60%
Median Rooms	4.70, see rank	5.30	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Austin, TX	Texas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	373,473, 100%	10,187,189	132,741,033
No Bedroom	11,077, 2.97%, see rank	1.85%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	83,974, 22.48%, see rank	12.69%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	104,800, 28.06%, see rank	23.33%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	113,466, 30.38%, see rank	41.71%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	50,592, 13.55%, see rank	17.12%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	9,564, 2.56%, see rank	3.30%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Austin, TX	Texas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	344,289, 100%	9,013,582	116,211,092
Utility Gas	164,445, 47.76%, see rank	37.22%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	4,719, 1.37%, see rank	3.42%	4.86%
Electricity	173,383, 50.36%, see rank	58.19%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	272, 0.08%, see rank	0.12%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	5, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.12%
Wood	286, 0.08%, see rank	0.43%	2.12%
Solar Energy	97, 0.03%, see rank	0.01%	0.05%
Other Fuel	187, 0.05%, see rank	0.16%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	895, 0.26%, see rank	0.44%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Austin, TX	Texas	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	186,822, 100%	3,174,412	39,201,928
$199 or Less	1,286, 0.69%, see rank	1.28%	1.50%
$200 to $299	1,778, 0.95%, see rank	2.20%	3.18%
$300 to $499	3,765, 2.02%, see rank	6.35%	7.37%
$500 to $699	18,101, 9.69%, see rank	19.10%	16.01%
$700 to $999	66,363, 35.52%, see rank	35.25%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	66,836, 35.78%, see rank	26.13%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	21,423, 11.47%, see rank	6.97%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	7,270, 3.89%, see rank	2.73%	6.10%
Median	$1,012, see rank	$870	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Austin, TX	Texas	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	344,289, 100%	9,013,582	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	23,030, 6.69%, see rank	5.88%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	144,659, 42.02%, see rank	34.31%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	133,998, 38.92%, see rank	40.44%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	42,602, 12.37%, see rank	19.37%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.