Market · October 2, 2026
Austin housing market September 2026
City of Austin median $566,225. About 5.1 months of inventory. Price to the buyer writing offers this month.
AgentIntel, using Unlock MLS data through MLS Grid, pulled September 2026 on October 2, 2026. The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro recorded 2,002 sales at a median of $431,713, with about 5.51 months of inventory. The official Unlock MLS September release may still revise these counts.
That is the metro. We sell Central Austin. Inside the City of Austin the September median was $566,225 on 735 sales. Active listings 4,606. Pending 743. New listings 1,399. Median days on market 52.9. Months of inventory 5.13. Volume about $560 million.
What we take from the city numbers
The city median is down from the July 2025 era near $590,000. Inventory is tighter than that month's 6.9 months, now about 5.1. This is not a return to 2021. If you price for a boom year, you will sit. If you are a buyer in 78731 or 78703, five months of city inventory does not mean the house you actually want is sitting on a discount. It means the wrong houses are sitting.
Travis County median in September was about $508,101. Useful as context. Not a comp for Northwest Hills or Tarrytown.
MSA snapshot (sales only)
September 2026 metro for-sale, pulled October 2: 2,002 sales, median $431,713, 3,781 new listings, 13,959 active, 2,247 pending, 5.51 months of inventory, median days on market 61.1, volume about $1.16 billion.
- City of Austin median $566,225, on 735 sales
- About 5.1 months of city inventory, tighter than July 2025 at 6.9
- Price to this month's buyer, with Central Austin comps
How we use this with clients
Sellers: list to the buyer who is writing offers this month, with a 78731 or Central Austin comp set, not a county median. Buyers: use the inventory to be disciplined, then move when the lot is right. Investors: underwrite infill against this month's exit, the fee stack, and the street.
Stats: AgentIntel, Unlock MLS via MLS Grid, September 2026, pulled October 2, 2026. The official Unlock MLS monthly release may revise these figures. This site does not run a leasing practice; we are not reprinting lease tables.