Housing in Highland at a glance
- Population
- about 12,606
- Housing units
- about 6,766
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $569,000Austin: $555,300 (+3%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,600 a monthAustin: $1,729 (-8%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 24.1%Austin: 43.4%
- Homes built before 1980
- 48.5%
- Median year built
- 1981
Renters outnumber owners in Highland, where 24.1% of households own, 19.3 points beneath the Austin figure. Home value still ranks fourth at $569,000, a shade above the $555,300 for Austin, while rent of $1,600 ranks seventh. The pre-1980 share is 48.5% and the typical home was built in 1981, so the stock is neither the oldest nor the newest. Allandale, next door, is the mirror image, with $804,000 homes and 65.6% owners. Windsor Park values homes at $530,000 and has 37.9% owners, and North Austin Civic Association is at $443,000 with 32.1%. The area is placed north-east of the middle of Austin, and its mix of above-average value with few owners is the point that separates it from the neighbours. Of 6,766 housing units, 1,524 are held by owners and 4,795 by renters, and rent sits 8% below Austin's $1,729, with 12,606 residents, making Highland a clear renter area.
Questions about Highland
What is the median home value in Highland, Austin?
$569,000 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 Highland?
$1,600 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 Highland own or rent?
Most rent: 24.1% 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 2 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.
Highland is one of the 10 most populous of 65 neighborhood planning areas of Austin: estimated population about 12,606 (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.
Near Highland
The closest sectors of Austin, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Austin
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Highland. 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 Highland? Ask for your spot.