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Travis County home sales: August 2026

September 2, 2026Bailey Kemps Nelson Group

Travis County closed home sales for August 2026: 360 closings at a $897,000 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 Travis 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 Travis County report (Austin, West Lake Hills, Bee Cave, Lakeway, The Hills), not every sale in the county.

August at a glance

360 homes closed in Travis County in August 2026, down 6.5% from 385 in August 2025. The median sale price was $897,000 against $925,000 a year earlier (down 3%). Per square foot, the median was $370, up 1.1% from $366. The median home that closed had been on the market 34 days, compared with 57 days in August 2025.

August 2026 August 2025 Change
Closed sales 360 385 down 6.5%
Median sale price $897,000 $925,000 down 3%
Median price per sq ft $370 $366 up 1.1%
Median days on market 34 57 shorter by 40.4%

$750,000 and up

240 homes at $750,000 or more closed in August 2026, against 259 in August 2025, at a median of $1.2 million. That was 67% of all closings in the county that month. Of those, 81 closed at $1.5 million or more (81 a year earlier).

The last three months

Month Closed Year before Median sale Year before
June 2026 488 381 $957,000 $900,000
July 2026 393 347 $920,000 $925,000
August 2026 360 385 $897,000 $925,000

Across those three months, 1,241 homes closed, up 11.5% from the same three months a year earlier.

City by city

City Closed Year before Median sale Median days on market
Austin 321 335 $900,000 33
West Lake Hills 5 4 $2.19 million 15
Bee Cave 2 4 — —
Lakeway 26 35 $753,000 42
The Hills 6 7 $973,000 58

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 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 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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