San Marcos, Texas real estate market data.

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Home Value, By Source

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2023 5-year estimate) puts San Marcos's median home value — across all owner-occupied homes, not just recent sales — at $269,700. Separately, Hays County's current median listing price (via Realtor.com data, 2026-06-01) runs $419,177. These cover different geography (city vs. county) and different measures (assessed value vs. active listings), which is why we show both rather than picking one — full source list on our data sources page.

County Price Trend

Hays County's FHFA house price index shows a -0.13% annual change in 2025.

Population & Income

San Marcos has an estimated population of 68,920 and a median household income of $51,030, per the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2023 5-year estimate).

Affordability Snapshot

San Marcos's Census-reported median home value works out to about 5.3x the area's median household income, and median gross rent runs roughly 31% of that same income on an annualized basis. Housing economists commonly flag a price-to-income ratio above 4x as historically elevated -- useful context, not a personal affordability verdict.