The median sale price of a home sold in the fourth quarter of 2024 in Travis County rose by $22,974, while total sales decreased by 11.3%, according to BlockShopper.com.
From October through December of 2024, 946 homes were sold in the county, with sale prices around $395,997. This is a 6.2% increase over the $373,023 median sale price during the same period in 2023, when there were 1,066 homes sold.
Based on the latest available data from 2021, the median sales tax on homes in Travis County was $7,067, which equates to 1.8% of the median home sale price for the fourth quarter of 2024.
The U.S. housing market has surged in recent years, with its total value approaching $50 trillion in 2024—nearly five times its value in 2000.
“The value of America’s housing market will likely cross the $50 trillion threshold in the next 12 months as there are not enough homes being listed to push prices down,” said Redfin Economics Research Lead Chen Zhao.
The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Travis County from October 2023 to December 2024.
