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Travis County home sales: May 2026

June 2, 2026Bailey Kemps Nelson Group

Travis County closed home sales for May 2026: 448 closings at a $892,000 median, compared with May 2025, plus the $750K+ and luxury markets and a city-by-city breakdown.

Here is how May 2026 closed for residential sales in Travis County, from sales recorded in Unlock MLS, set against May 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 Travis County report (Austin, West Lake Hills, Bee Cave, Lakeway, The Hills), not every sale in the county.

May at a glance

448 homes closed in Travis County in May 2026, up 14.6% from 391 in May 2025. The median sale price was $892,000 against $945,000 a year earlier (down 5.6%). Per square foot, the median was $366, down 6.4% from $391. The median home that closed had been on the market 23 days, compared with 21 days in May 2025.

May 2026 May 2025 Change
Closed sales 448 391 up 14.6%
Median sale price $892,000 $945,000 down 5.6%
Median price per sq ft $366 $391 down 6.4%
Median days on market 23 21 longer by 9.5%

$750,000 and up

286 homes at $750,000 or more closed in May 2026, against 268 in May 2025, at a median of $1.28 million. That was 64% of all closings in the county that month. Of those, 109 closed at $1.5 million or more (84 a year earlier).

The last three months

Month Closed Year before Median sale Year before
March 2026 376 309 $850,000 $899,000
April 2026 406 368 $875,000 $900,000
May 2026 448 391 $892,000 $945,000

Across those three months, 1,230 homes closed, up 15.2% from the same three months a year earlier.

City by city

City Closed Year before Median sale Median days on market
Austin 396 355 $887,000 21
West Lake Hills 5 3 $2.5 million 27
Bee Cave 5 1 $845,000 27
Lakeway 36 26 $764,000 39
The Hills 6 6 $963,000 44

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 May 2026. For where Travis County stands now, see the current Travis 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 May 2026 and May 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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