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Burnet County home sales: August 2026

September 11, 2026Bailey Kemps Nelson Group

Burnet County closed home sales for August 2026: 13 closings at a $675,000 median, compared with August 2025, plus the $750K+ and luxury markets and a city-by-city breakdown.

Here is how August 2026 closed for residential sales in Burnet County, from sales recorded in Unlock MLS, set against August 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 Burnet County report (Horseshoe Bay), not every sale in the county.

August at a glance

13 homes closed in Burnet County in August 2026, down 35% from 20 in August 2025. The median sale price was $675,000 against $744,000 a year earlier (down 9.3%). Per square foot, the median was $253, down 22.9% from $328. The median home that closed had been on the market 80 days, compared with 96 days in August 2025.

August 2026 August 2025 Change
Closed sales 13 20 down 35%
Median sale price $675,000 $744,000 down 9.3%
Median price per sq ft $253 $328 down 22.9%
Median days on market 80 96 shorter by 16.7%

$750,000 and up

5 homes at $750,000 or more closed in August 2026, against 9 in August 2025, at a median of $1.09 million. That was 38% of all closings in the county that month. Of those, 1 closed at $1.5 million or more (5 a year earlier).

The last three months

Month Closed Year before Median sale Year before
June 2026 20 13 $977,000 $600,000
July 2026 15 13 $590,000 $975,000
August 2026 13 20 $675,000 $744,000

Across those three months, 48 homes closed, up 4.3% from the same three months a year earlier.

City by city

City Closed Year before Median sale Median days on market
Horseshoe Bay 13 20 $675,000 80

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 August 2026. For where Burnet County stands now, see the current Burnet 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 August 2026 and August 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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