Austin is the state capital of texas home to University of Texas and is known for a cool live music scene country blues and Rock. We have wonderful parks and lakes where folks can hike, bike, swim, and boat including Lake Austin, Lake Travis on the Northwest side, Lady Bird Lake near Downtown a wonderful place to try Stand up paddle, rowing and kayaking
For hundreds of years, nomadic tribes of Tonkawas, Comanches, and Lipan Apaches camped and hunted along the creeks, including what is now known as Barton Springs.
The site of Waterloo was purchased for the capital of the Republic of Texas in March 1839 and renamed in honor of Stephen F. Austin. On August 1, 1839, the first city lots were sold at auction. The city was officially incorporated on December 27, 1839.
Where are folks coming from these days
For the past 7 years in a row annually, Texas attracts about 500000 folks a year from out of state
Where are people moving from? Using 2019 census data
California • Florida • Louisiana • Illinois Oklahoma • New Mexico • Georgia • Arizona
Our little town has seen population grow by 22.1% since 2010
Our current population is 978,908
The Austin metro population is over 2.2M people
We’re a smart bunch,
51.7% have a bachelors degree (compared to 26-33% in SA, Houston and Dallas )
Housing
Owner occupied housing in Austin is 45.1%
Housing Data for March
In March, the median sales price in the city of Austin jumped 24.8% to $514,000—an all-time high for any month on record for the city of Austin.
The median home price in the Austin MSA $425,000 rose by 28% since last year. Another record high
Housing inventory is at a .4 months supply in both Travis and Hays County and .2 month supply in Williamson County
Households in Austin
380,000 households in Austin
vs other major cities?
501400 San Antonio
858000 in Houston
513000 in Dallas
Our monthly costs are a bit higher (if you have a mortgage a bit over $2000/mo vs 1300 in San Antonio and a bit over 1650 mo Houston or Dallas)
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Austin Board of Realtors Stats
Austin History Center
US Census Data 2019