HPI (2025)FHFA
337
Metro Series · South · Rank #30
Home Appreciation & Price History in Austin
Austin's FHFA house price index changed -1.4% from 2024 to 2025. The latest annual reading is 8.6% below its 2022 annual peak.
Annual data through 2025 · Editorial review 20 September 2026 · Amos Ductan
FHFA all-transactions House Price Index for the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metropolitan statistical area — annual data, 1975 through 2025, rebased to 100 in the year 2000.
YoY changeFHFA
-1.4%
5-yr changeFHFA
+35%
Since 2000FHFA
+237%
Are home prices falling in Austin?
Austin's FHFA house price index changed -1.4% from 2024 to 2025. The latest annual reading is 8.6% below its 2022 annual peak. These are annual observations through 2025, not a reading of this month's listings or sale prices. Annual averages can hide changes within a year.
Austin home appreciation over 1, 5 and 10 years
| Period | Metro total | Metro per year | TX total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year (2024–2025) | -1.4% | -1.4% | +0.8% |
| 5 years (2020–2025) | +35.5% | +6.3% | +43.5% |
| 10 years (2015–2025) | +87.5% | +6.5% | +88.2% |
Total appreciation measures the change between the two annual index values. Per-year appreciation is the compound annual growth rate, not a simple average of annual percentage changes. Figures are not adjusted for inflation and exclude rent, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, maintenance and transaction costs. They are not an investor's net return.
Austin housing drawdown and recovery time
Austin's largest observed annual peak-to-trough decline was 24.7%, from 1986 to 1990. The index first regained that peak in 1994, 8 years after the peak. This measures nominal index recovery, not an investor's break-even date after costs or inflation.
Drawdown is the largest decline from a preceding annual peak in the available 1975–2025 series. Annual observations can understate within-year losses. Longer series include more cycles, so compare coverage periods as well as percentages.
Austin appreciation by holding period
How much did the entry year matter? This table compares every complete five- and ten-year interval in the available annual series, including periods that ended below their starting value.
| Holding period | Lowest change | Highest change | Negative periods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 years | -24.6% 1985–1990 | +84.6% 1975–1980 | 4 of 46 |
| 10 years | +4.7% 1985–1995 | +192.6% 1975–1985 | 0 of 41 |
Periods overlap: adjacent rows in the underlying calculation share most of their years. Counts describe this history, not independent trials or the probability of a future loss. These are price changes before inflation, financing, ownership costs or rental income.
What is the median home price in Austin?
This series does not report a dollar median. An index of 337.11 is an index reading, not a $337 home price. The index tracks changes in single-family property values; a median sale price depends on which homes sold. Use recent local closed-sale comparables for a purchase or sale decision. See average versus median home prices.
How can investors compare Austin with other markets?
Use the 100-metro appreciation comparison to compare identical holding periods, then check this market's drawdown and recovery history. Appreciation is one component of a property investment: this dataset does not measure rental yield, vacancy, cap rates or cash-on-cash returns. A metro-wide series covers the broader commuting area, not an individual neighborhood or home. Past appreciation does not predict the next cycle. For the national context, see housing affordability and mortgage rate history.
Austin housing market cycles
The Austin metropolitan area has FHFA House Price Index data running from 1975 through 2025. The index, rebased to 100 in the year 2000, stood at 24.7 in 1975 and 337.1 in 2025. Cumulative nominal appreciation since 2000: +237.1%.
Within the 2000–2013 crisis window, the Austin HPI declined by 4.1% peak-to-trough — from 139.9 in 2008 to 134.2 in 2011.
The pandemic-era surge brought the Austin HPI from 236.2 in 2019 to 368.8 in 2022 — a cumulative +56.1% move in 3 years.
Located in the South region of the United States, Austin is one of the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan statistical areas by population. Long-run housing appreciation in Austin reflects a combination of regional employment trends, in-migration patterns, and local supply constraints. The full year-by-year FHFA HPI for Austin is in the data table below.
To compare Austin to the national U.S. housing market, see the national median price history dashboard. Other metros in the South region: see the full metro index. For state-level data, see the state index.
Annual data — Austin
Download Austin annual home price index data (CSV)
FHFA House Price Index, 2000=100. Annual data; not seasonally adjusted. Source: U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency.
| Year | HPI (2000=100) | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 337.11 | -1.43% |
| 2024 | 342.00 | -1.83% |
| 2023 | 348.38 | -5.55% |
| 2022 | 368.84 | +22.67% |
| 2021 | 300.68 | +20.82% |
| 2020 | 248.86 | +5.35% |
| 2019 | 236.23 | +6.60% |
| 2018 | 221.60 | +5.94% |
| 2017 | 209.17 | +7.04% |
| 2016 | 195.41 | +8.70% |
| 2015 | 179.77 | +8.54% |
| 2014 | 165.62 | +12.28% |
| 2013 | 147.50 | +7.44% |
| 2012 | 137.29 | +2.33% |
| 2011 | 134.17 | -1.31% |
| 2010 | 135.95 | -1.39% |
| 2009 | 137.86 | -1.44% |
| 2008 | 139.87 | +3.55% |
| 2007 | 135.07 | +8.50% |
| 2006 | 124.49 | +8.31% |
| 2005 | 114.94 | +5.03% |
| 2004 | 109.44 | +0.17% |
| 2003 | 109.25 | -0.04% |
| 2002 | 109.29 | +1.01% |
| 2001 | 108.20 | +8.20% |
| 2000 | 100.00 | +13.86% |
| 1999 | 87.83 | +7.21% |
| 1998 | 81.92 | +3.80% |
| 1997 | 78.92 | +1.17% |
| 1996 | 78.01 | +3.12% |
| 1995 | 75.65 | +3.53% |
| 1994 | 73.07 | +7.85% |
| 1993 | 67.75 | +9.65% |
| 1992 | 61.79 | +7.18% |
| 1991 | 57.65 | +5.86% |
| 1990 | 54.46 | -0.66% |
| 1989 | 54.82 | -9.10% |
| 1988 | 60.31 | -10.04% |
| 1987 | 67.04 | -7.34% |
| 1986 | 72.35 | +0.15% |
| 1985 | 72.24 | +9.74% |
| 1984 | 65.83 | +12.72% |
| 1983 | 58.40 | +18.63% |
| 1982 | 49.23 | +1.86% |
| 1981 | 48.33 | +6.01% |
| 1980 | 45.59 | +11.33% |
| 1979 | 40.95 | +16.77% |
| 1978 | 35.07 | +16.09% |
| 1977 | 30.21 | +14.61% |
| 1976 | 26.36 | +6.76% |
| 1975 | 24.69 | — |
Nearby metros in TX
Other top-100 U.S. metros in TX, sorted by population rank. Same-state metros share state-level economic policy, school-funding structure, and FHFA state-aggregate behavior — but local housing cycles often diverge sharply.
Sources and methodology
The FHFA House Price Index is a weighted, repeat-sales index that measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties. The all-transactions index incorporates both purchase mortgages and refinance appraisals; the index is rebased to 100 in the year 2000. Coverage begins in 1975 for Austin. Source: FHFA HPI datasets; FHFA methodology FAQ. Data shown here end in 2025; the editorial review date does not indicate a new data release.