Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.080 homes sold in Austin in the last year, at a typical $164K
Almost every sale is a house. Below: what each kind of home sells for, what your budget buys, the best months to buy, how hard you’ll have to bid, and a shortcut to every site where Austin homes are listed.
Every place Austin homes are listed, in one stop
We don’t copy listings: the agents’ sites have the photos and the latest price changes. Set what you want once and we open each site already filtered to Austin.
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Links open the listing sites; TownRatings isn’t paid for them and doesn’t rank one above another. Rentals and government-owned homes come from sources outside the MLS.
Houses are 100% of Austin’s sales, at a typical $164K
80 homes sold in the year to May 2026.
typical sale · 80 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $133IN $148
- Days to sell
- 56
- Sold over asking
- 20%
- Listings with a price cut
- 30%
More homes sell than most years, at 2.8 times the 2019 price
80 sales in the last year, against 85 in 2025 and a low of 21 in 2012. The typical sale went from $59K in 2019 to $164K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $150K buys in Austin
Check a listing against what Austin homes sold for
Against the town’s median price per square foot over the last 12 months. A rough check: condition, lot and location within town move a price more than this can see.
Bidding wars in Austin are more common than before the pandemic, and more homes are for sale
We read every month of Austin’s home sales since 2012 so you don’t have to. Each figure covers 12 months, because a single month in a town is too few sales to mean much. Latest: the year to May 2026, 80 sales.
If you’re buying in Austin
- Shop in December. It brings about 5 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (13% over asking).
- Offer under asking. Buyers paid 97.9% of the list price on average; 20% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 10% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 56 days.
Summer brings the homes; spring brings the bidding wars
August has the most new listings (about 6 a month), but April is the most competitive: 32% of April sales close over asking. December offers nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (13%). December has the least competition (13%).
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Nearly as heated as 2021, and about like Indiana as a whole
| Austin now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | IN now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 20% | 8% | 17% | 19% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 10% | 6% | 24% | 37% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 30% | — | 25% | 33% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 97.9% | 92.8% | 96.3% | 97.7% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 56 | 100 | 50 | 35 |
23 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 3.8 times the 2019 low (6) and 471% more than in 2017–19.
1 in 3 listings has cut its price
30% in the last year, against — in 2017–19 and 33% across Indiana.
Austin ranks 58th of 132 busy Indiana markets for bidding wars
Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. Austin is in the middle of the pack.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city market tracker, January 2012 to May 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted). Ratios are weighted by homes sold; price cuts by homes for sale.
Owning the typical Austin home costs about $929 a month
Price: Austin’s typical sale, last 12 months. Property tax at Austin’s 0.5% (median bill ÷ median value, Census ACS); insurance at 0.35% of price a year. Before PMI, HOA dues, upkeep and the tax deduction. Whether Austin is affordable on local pay is on Cost of living.
Six things worth knowing
New listings in August
The month with the most choice. January has the fewest, about 3.
Best time to buyProperty tax, a year
Of a home’s value: the median bill over the median home value. On a $164K home, about $890 a year.
Taxes vs. neighborsSchools
The schools grade for Austin, from test results, graduation and how much students grow.
Schools in AustinCheck the flood map
Flood insurance isn’t in a standard policy, and lenders require it in FEMA flood zones. Check the address before you make an offer.
Natural hazardsLook up any property
Assessed value, lot size and every past sale of a home you’re eyeing are public, at the town or county assessor and the registry of deeds.
Crothersville and Brownstown sell for less a square foot; Memphis for far more
The busier markets within 25 miles of Austin, by what sold. Prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes next door are on Cost of living.
| Sold | Typical sale | $/sq ft | Over asking | Days to sell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seymour | 221 | $214K | $135 | 14% | 35 |
| Scottsburg | 98 | $211K | $147 | 8% | 67 |
| Austin | 80 | $164K | $133 | 20% | 56 |
| Memphis | 67 | $266K | $168 | 16% | 114 |
| Brownstown | 36 | $191K | $118 | 14% | 37 |
| Henryville | 34 | $227K | $161 | 24% | 81 |
| Crothersville | 32 | $152K | $119 | 25% | 59 |
Redfin Data Center, June 2025 to May 2026. Towns with fewer than 20 sales are left out, and Redfin doesn’t report every town separately.
Post your home to Austin, free
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Questions about buying a home in Austin
What do homes sell for in Austin, IN?
80 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $164K, $133 a square foot.
Is Austin a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A seller’s market: 19 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 5 sold, about 3.8 months of supply. Buyers paid 97.9% of asking on average, and 30% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Austin?
August brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
How much are property taxes in Austin?
About 0.5% of a home’s value a year. On a $164K home that’s near $890.
Where can I see homes for sale in Austin?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Austin’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Austin.
Sales, prices, days on market and listings: Redfin Data Center (MLS, monthly, not seasonally adjusted). Property tax rate: Census American Community Survey. Two-bedroom rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. Typical home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Schools grade: TownRatings (how grades work).