Housing in East Oak Hill at a glance
- Population
- about 15,545
- Housing units
- about 8,541
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $707,000Austin: $555,300 (+27%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,990 a monthAustin: $1,729 (+15%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 32.8%Austin: 43.4%
- Homes built before 1980
- 16.9%
- Median year built
- 1995
Rent is highest in East Oak Hill, $1,990, of any area in Austin's top ten, and home value ranks second at $707,000, yet only 32.8% of households own, which is 10.6 points under the Austin rate. Housing is recent here: 16.9% of the units predate 1980, the ninth position in the ranking, and the median home went up in 1995. West Oak Hill, directly beside it, is at $599,000 with 54.2% owners. Franklin Park costs far less, with a $330,000 median, and has 55.3% owners alongside 54.2% older homes. West University has just 10.3% owners and a $473,000 median. The area sits in the south-west of Austin, and the pairing of high rent with a low owner share is its signature. Households split 2,604 owners to 5,336 renters across 8,541 housing units, and value lands 27% above the Austin figure while rent lands 15% above $1,729, with 15,545 residents. Its owner share ranks fifth of the ten.
Questions about East Oak Hill
What is the median home value in East Oak Hill, Austin?
$707,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $555,300 for Austin as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in East Oak Hill?
$1,990 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,729 in Austin (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in East Oak Hill own or rent?
Most rent: 32.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 43.4% in Austin (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 3 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
East Oak Hill is one of the 10 most populous of 65 neighborhood planning areas of Austin: estimated population about 15,545 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Austin GIS, Neighborhood Planning Areas, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Austin as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in East Oak Hill. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in East Oak Hill? Ask for your spot.