Housing in West University at a glance
- Population
- about 15,025
- Housing units
- about 7,337
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $473,000Austin: $555,300 (-15%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,450 a monthAustin: $1,729 (-16%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 10.3%Austin: 43.4%
- Homes built before 1980
- 23.3%
- Median year built
- 2002
Only 10.3% of households in West University own their homes, ninth of ten in Austin, and renters number 5,856 against 669 owners. Values reach $473,000 and rent $1,450, 15% and 16% under the Austin figures, ranking seventh and ninth. Construction is recent for the city, with a typical year of 2002 and 23.3% of units predating 1980. Allandale's older stock, 67.6% pre-1980, makes the contrast sharper. The area lies near the middle of the city, and its neighbours vary: Allandale has $804,000 homes and 65.6% owners, Windsor Park $530,000 and 37.9%, Riverside $500,000 and 8%. Few owners and fairly new housing together define this sector. Value sits 15% below Austin's $555,300 and rent 16% below $1,729. A population of 15,025 lives in 7,337 housing units, and ownership lags the city rate by 33.1 points. In ranking terms it is seventh on value, seventh on older homes, and ninth on both rent and ownership.
Questions about West University
What is the median home value in West University, Austin?
$473,000 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 West University?
$1,450 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 West University own or rent?
Most rent: 10.3% 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 4 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.
West University is one of the 10 most populous of 65 neighborhood planning areas of Austin: estimated population about 15,025 (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 West University
The closest sectors of Austin, by distance between population centres.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in West University. 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
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