What are 78728 buyers paying in Wells Branch and Willow Run?
Quick answer
About $214 a square foot over the last three months, and 93.6% of what sellers first asked. That makes 78728 a buyer’s market for the ZIP as a whole on the three-month record, though over the full year it closed balanced and fewer of its listings have cut than anywhere else in North Austin.
What we analyzed
- 21 homes sold in ZIP 78728 (Austin city addresses) in the 90 days ending October 20, 2026
- 37 homes for sale in ZIP 78728 as of October 21, 2026
- 5.3 months of inventory in ZIP 78728, against 5.9 in the Austin metro
- ZIP 78728 price ranges, 90 days ending October 20, 2026, with the twelve-month basis where a range had fewer than ten sales
- The same 90 days a year earlier and the last two twelve-month periods, each on its own row
Sources: Unlock MLS, pulled October 21, 2026.
211 North Austin homeowners have trusted my real estate team to sell their home, and that count doesn’t include a single buyer we’ve represented. Everything on this page comes from the same MLS record we used to price those homes.
What these numbers mean if you are selling is on the North Austin, TX market report.
Last updated October 21, 2026. Sales data covers the 90 days ending October 20, 2026 and the twelve months ending the same day (Unlock MLS via MLS Grid); listing inventory as of October 21, 2026.
How does 78728 stack up against North Austin and the metro?
Buyers here have had more room to negotiate. Wells Branch and Willow Run homes took a median 57 days to reach a contract over the last three months, the slowest pace in North Austin, and gave up more of their first price than the area did.
Table 1. ZIP code 78728 compared with North Austin and the Austin metro. Sales are from the 90 days ending October 20, 2026; homes for sale are as of October 21, 2026. The ZIP column covers 78728 homes recorded with an Austin city address. “Failed to sell” means the listing expired or was withdrawn without selling. Source: Unlock MLS.
| Measure | ZIP 78728 | North Austin | Austin metro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 21 | 276 | 8,188 |
| Median sale price | $394,000 | $437,000 | $404,000 |
| Median days on market | 57 days | 40 days | 56 days |
| What homes sold for relative to their initial asking price | 93.6% | 94.7% | 94.3% |
| Price per square foot (median) | $214 | $262 | $204 |
| Homes for sale | 37 | 502 | 16,078 |
| Months of supply | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| Buyer’s or seller’s market | buyer’s market | balanced | balanced |
| Listings that failed to sell | 11 | 179 | 5,445 |
| Share of listings that failed to sell | 34.4% | 39.3% | 39.9% |
| Active under contract | 4 | 55 | 1,422 |
| Pending | 1 | 34 | 2,064 |
| New listings in the last 90 days | 42 | 475 | 12,120 |
| Homes for sale priced below their original asking price | 17 (45.9%) | 297 (59.2%) | 59.1% |
| New builds for sale (builder listings) | 0 of 37 (0.0%) | 28 of 502 (5.6%) | n/a |
Why some 78728 listings stall is a question for Why do some North Austin listings never find a buyer?
The timing call for this fall gets its own page, Should you sell your North Austin home this fall, or hold off?
Nothing new is being built in 78728, and the resale field you would face is on Which homes is a North Austin buyer touring instead of yours?
Price per foot and the share of asking buyers paid are read for an owner on What would a buyer pay for your North Austin home right now?
Did 78728 lose ground over the past year?
A little. Price per square foot came to $223 over the past twelve months, against $229 the twelve months before.
Sales slipped as well, to 110 from 128. The typical sale settled at $415,000, against $430,000 a year earlier. Each period has its own row below, the same three months of last year included.
Table 2. 78728 sales in each period. Each row stands on its own. Source: Unlock MLS.
| Period | Sold | Median sale price | Median days on market | Share of original asking price | Price per square foot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 days ending October 20, 2026 | 21 | $394,000 | 57 days | 93.6% | $214 |
| Same 90 days, 2025 (July 23, 2025 to October 20, 2025) | 33 | $400,000 | 51 days | 93.1% | $221 |
| Twelve months ending October 20, 2026 | 110 | $415,000 | 38 days | 95.6% | $223 |
| Prior twelve months (October 21, 2024 to October 20, 2025) | 128 | $430,000 | 33 days | 95.9% | $229 |
Which market is my 78728 price range in?
It varies by range, and most ranges here are too thin for a three-month read. 78728 sells fewer homes than any other North Austin ZIP, so the table carries little.
No single price range in 78728 closed ten or more homes in the last 90 days, so the price-range table is left out; the ZIP-wide figures above are the reliable read.
Over the past twelve months, the $400,000s, where most Willow Run homes trade, closed balanced for those ranges. The $300,000 range, home to many Wells Branch sales, leaned toward buyers on that basis.
Where does 78728 sit among the North Austin ZIP codes?
At the slow end, with the lowest price per foot in the area and the lightest share of cut listings.
Table 4. The other North Austin ZIP codes, 90 days ending October 20, 2026. Source: Unlock MLS.
| ZIP | Sold | Median sale price | Median days on market | Share of original asking price | For sale | Months of supply | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 78728 | 21 | $394,000 | 57 days | 93.6% | 37 | 5.3 | buyer’s market |
| ZIP 78727 | 43 | $468,000 | 32 days | 95.7% | 70 | 4.9 | balanced |
| ZIP 78729 | 42 | $431,000 | 30 days | 95.3% | 71 | 5.1 | balanced |
| ZIP 78753 | 41 | $330,800 | 41 days | 94.4% | 95 | 7.0 | balanced |
| ZIP 78757 | 85 | $670,000 | 38 days | 94.5% | 110 | 3.9 | balanced |
| ZIP 78758 | 44 | $335,000 | 46 days | 94.3% | 119 | 8.1 | balanced |
For how the six ZIP codes fit together, read What does the North Austin housing market mean for your sale?
Wells Branch went up mostly in the 1980s, and Willow Run in the 1990s. Owners in both tend to say Wells Branch or Willow Run before they say Austin, and a buyer weighing the two is choosing between a smaller, older Wells Branch home and a larger Willow Run house at a higher price.
Table 5. Neighborhoods in ZIP code 78728 with their own page, by sales in the twelve months ending October 20, 2026. Source: Unlock MLS.
| Neighborhood | Sold, twelve months | Median sale price | Market report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Branch | 43 | $395,000 | Wells Branch market report |
| Willow Run | 31 | $425,000 | Willow Run market report |
Each has a page of its own: How long does it take to sell a home in Wells Branch? and What are Willow Run buyers paying by the square foot?
Does the 78728 scoreboard describe your Wells Branch or Willow Run home?
Roughly, because the ZIP is small and a few sales move it. Start with your address and we will pull the listings that would sit beside yours.
- Closely, for a Willow Run house in the $400,000s, where the ZIP sells most often.
- Loosely, for a Wells Branch home under $350,000, where a single sale can swing the numbers.
- Loosely, for a townhome or condo, which sell on their own terms.
- Closely, for a house that opens at an asking price based on this year’s closed sales, not last year’s.
Your situation
78728 is the slowest part of North Austin right now, and buyers here have been paying less of the first asking price, even with fewer listings cut than elsewhere. Price per foot is a little lower than a year ago.
For your home, that means the opening price carries more weight than usual: is it set at what Wells Branch and Willow Run buyers paid this year, or at what a neighbor hoped for?
Before You Put Your Home on the Market, See the Homes You’ll Have to Beat
If you are not sure where your Wells Branch or Willow Run home lands in these numbers, start with the listings a buyer would set beside it. Request my complimentary Home Competitor Analysis for your address. You get:
- The homes for sale near you that a buyer would likely tour alongside yours
- How recent sales in your part of 78728 compare with the ZIP as a whole
- How the walkthrough works and what we look at in your home
No obligation. The report for your part of North Austin arrives within a minute; the pricing analysis comes after we walk the home. Nothing here promises a price, a timeline, or an outcome. 211 homes sold by Watters International Realty in North Austin (Unlock MLS, all time).
Why do I watch months of supply in Wells Branch?
Chris’s position, Watters International Realty positions library, approved September 9, 2026.
Months of supply is the number I watch. It means: if no more homes came on the market, how long would it take to sell everything listed at the pace homes are selling now.
In 78728 it is 5.3 months on the last three months’ pace, tighter than the metro’s 5.9, and yet buyers still negotiated harder here than elsewhere in North Austin. Supply is only part of the story in this ZIP.
About Watters International Realty in North Austin
Watters International Realty is a Texas real estate brokerage, and I am its broker of record. This page is based on Unlock MLS data analyzed on October 21, 2026. 211 homes sold by Watters International Realty in North Austin (Unlock MLS, all time).
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