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Dripping Springs, TX Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Dripping Springs, TX Housing Market Trends

With a population of 7,057, 2,044 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $720,490, Dripping Springs house prices are not only among the most expensive in Texas, Dripping Springs real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Dripping Springs, accounting for 55.44% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Dripping Springs include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 25.26%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 15.11%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 2.18%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Dripping Springs are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 54.55% owning and 45.45% renting.

Dripping Springs homes and real estate are some of the newest in America. 77.74% of Dripping Springs's housing was built since 2000, making the city have a very new look and feel. If you like the amenities of newer homes and subdivisions, then you will probably like what the Dripping Springs real estate market has to offer. Quite a bit of the housing here was also built between 1970-1999 ( 22.08%), and between 1940-1969 ( 0.18%).

Dripping Springs Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Dripping Springs has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Dripping Springs real estate appreciated 115.25% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 7.97%, putting Dripping Springs in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Dripping Springs definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, Dripping Springs appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Dripping Springs's appreciation rate has been -8.83%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Dripping Springs were at -2.44%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -9.41%.

Notably, Dripping Springs's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Texas, our data show that Dripping Springs's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Texas.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$720,490

Dripping Springs, TX Home Prices
> $1,231,000
$923,001 - $1,231,000
$616,001 - $923,000
$493,001 - $616,000
$370,001 - $493,000
$246,001 - $370,000
$123,001 - $246,000
$62,001 - $123,000
$0 - $62,000
12.8%
12.8%
15.6%
15.6%
34.9%
34.9%
16.9%
16.9%
8.1%
8.1%
6.5%
6.5%
2.9%
2.9%
0.9%
0.9%
1.5%
1.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for Texas

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

2,044

Dripping Springs Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,025 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
54.5%
54.5%
45.5%
45.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
7.0%
7.0%
93.0%
93.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
77.7%
77.7%
22.1%
22.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
55.4%
55.4%
2.0%
2.0%
15.1%
15.1%
25.3%
25.3%
2.2%
2.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.4%
2.4%
10.7%
10.7%
22.2%
22.2%
43.9%
43.9%
19.6%
19.6%
1.1%
1.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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