Moving from Austin, TX
What it costs to live in Austin, TX today, and how that compares with anywhere else you are considering. Pick a destination below for a full side-by-side on housing, tax and everyday prices.
Austin, TX at a glance
- Median home price
- $465,000
- Median rent
- $1,726/mo
- Median household income
- $100,431
- State income tax
- No state income tax
- Property tax
- 1.54% of value
- State sales tax
- 6.25%
Medians for the metro area, not a particular home or household.
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Estimates only, not advice. Housing and income figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2024); price levels from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024); tax rates are for the 2026 tax year, compiled from state revenue departments and the Tax Foundation. Every figure is a median or average for the metro area and will not match any particular household.