Historic limestone Patterson Building on Mercer Street in Dripping Springs, Hays County
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Hays County home sales: February 2026

March 5, 2026Bailey Kemps Nelson Group

Hays County closed home sales for February 2026: 34 closings at a $619,000 median, compared with February 2025, plus the $750K+ and luxury markets and a city-by-city breakdown.

Here is how February 2026 closed for residential sales in Hays County, from sales recorded in Unlock MLS, set against February 2025. Figures are totals and medians for the area. Texas is a non-disclosure state, so we never publish what an individual home sold for. They cover the cities in our Hays County report (Dripping Springs), not every sale in the county.

February at a glance

34 homes closed in Hays County in February 2026, up 17.2% from 29 in February 2025. The median sale price was $619,000 against $600,000 a year earlier (up 3.2%). Per square foot, the median was $255, down 2.3% from $261. The median home that closed had been on the market 72 days, compared with 47 days in February 2025.

February 2026 February 2025 Change
Closed sales 34 29 up 17.2%
Median sale price $619,000 $600,000 up 3.2%
Median price per sq ft $255 $261 down 2.3%
Median days on market 72 47 longer by 53.2%

$750,000 and up

11 homes at $750,000 or more closed in February 2026, against 8 in February 2025, at a median of $899,000. That was 32% of all closings in the county that month. Of those, 0 closed at $1.5 million or more (2 a year earlier).

The last three months

Month Closed Year before Median sale Year before
December 2025 64 51 $603,000 $635,000
January 2026 30 37 $587,000 $620,000
February 2026 34 29 $619,000 $600,000

Across those three months, 128 homes closed, up 9.4% from the same three months a year earlier.

City by city

City Closed Year before Median sale Median days on market
Dripping Springs 34 29 $619,000 72

A dash means fewer than 5 homes closed, too few to report a median without pointing to one home’s price.

The latest numbers

This report covers February 2026. For where Hays County stands now, see the current Hays County market report, updated weekly with charts and month-by-month comparisons, or sign up to get it monthly. Thinking about buying or selling? Search homes for sale or talk with the team.

Based on closed residential sales recorded in Unlock MLS for February 2026 and February 2025. Medians and totals only; sale-price figures require at least 5 closed sales. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Sources
  1. Unlock MLS residential sales data, Unlock MLS, 2026-10-05
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