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Most affordable Austin suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·21 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Caldwell County Courthouse in Lockhart, Texas in 2018
Lockhart$252k median · 28.6 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing FEmployment D+
68
Affordability
overall 46 D
2
Taylor, Texas is in Williamson County
Taylor$286k median · 30.4 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing FEmployment D
67
Affordability
overall 46 D
3
Hornsby Bend$315k median · 33.7 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing D+Employment C−
66
Affordability
overall 45 D
4
The Downtown Gazebo in Buda, Texas, United States.
Buda$447k median · 29.0 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing C−Employment B
61
Affordability
overall 58 C
5
The East Main Street Historic District in Pflugerville, Texas, United States. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 1
Pflugerville$402k median · 27.4 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing D+Employment C+
60
Affordability
overall 62 C
6
Sonterra$274k median · 34.1 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing D−Employment C
59
Affordability
overall 44 D
7
Brushy Creek$499k median · 24.2 min commute
Cost of living C−Housing C+Employment B
59
Affordability
overall 67 C+
8
City Hall of Bastrop, Texas, United States.
Bastrop$340k median · 30.0 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing FEmployment D−
58
Affordability
overall 47 D
9
Dr. I. F. Nofsinger House. Kentucky native I. F. Nofsinger (1864 - 1938) came to Texas at the age of 20 and taught school before returning to his home state to
Elgin$326k median · 32.3 min commute
Cost of living CHousing D−Employment C
58
Affordability
overall 45 D
10
The 100 block of East Hopkins Street are contributing properties to the Hays County Courthouse Historic District in San Marcos, Texas, United States. The distri
San Marcos$310k median · 24.0 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing FEmployment F
58
Affordability
overall 48 D+
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Lockhart (Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Taylor (Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0); Buda (Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0); Pflugerville (Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0); Bastrop (Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0); Elgin (Darrylpearson · CC BY-SA 4.0); San Marcos (Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0).