How is 78751 treating Hyde Park and Highlands sellers this year?
Quick answer
Even-handed, for the ZIP as a whole. Homes in 78751 sold for 95.0% of their original asking price over the past twelve months, a balanced market for the ZIP overall, and the ranges just under $1M did better.
What we analyzed
- 173 homes sold in ZIP 78751 (Austin city addresses) in the twelve months ending October 20, 2026
- 82 homes for sale in ZIP 78751 as of October 21, 2026, 19 of them builder listings
- 5.7 months of inventory in ZIP 78751, against 5.5 in the Austin metro
- 78751 price ranges, twelve months ending October 20, 2026
- New builds and resales among the 173 closings
Sources: Unlock MLS, pulled October 21, 2026.
Selling above $1M? Part of this market never goes online
The figures on this page describe the public side of this market, the sales that were listed in the MLS. Above $1M in the Austin area, a large share of sales are never listed there and never appear online.
Those sales trade on a broker-to-broker private network, and I am a participating broker. Only the agents and brokers who do most of the business at this price point use it, and a surprising number of agents do not know it exists because they do not sell in this range. It covers homes, lots, ranches and condos priced over $1M, and much of it is waterfront or in the Austin core, West Austin, Westlake and Rollingwood, where prices run past $1.5M.
Sellers and their brokers use it for privacy: no public photos or floor plans, and no showings to buyers who have not been qualified.
Contact me for off-market private luxury listings you will never see online
57 Central Austin homeowners have trusted my real estate team to sell their home in the MLS, 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 Central Austin, TX market report.
Last updated October 21, 2026. Sales data covers the twelve months ending October 20, 2026 (Unlock MLS via MLS Grid, the public MLS side only); listing inventory as of October 21, 2026. This page refreshes annually.
Do 78751 sellers do better than the rest of Central Austin?
Yes, by a clear margin. Sellers here kept 95.0% of original asking, against 93.9% for Central Austin as a whole. The typical home went under contract in 40 days.
Table 1. ZIP code 78751 compared with Central Austin and the Austin metro. Sales are from the twelve months ending October 20, 2026; homes for sale are as of October 21, 2026. The ZIP column covers 78751 homes recorded with an Austin city address. “Failed to sell” means the listing expired or was withdrawn without selling. Figures describe the public (MLS) side only. Source: Unlock MLS.
| Measure | ZIP 78751 | Central Austin | Austin metro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 173 | 734 | 34,996 |
| Median sale price | $640,000 | $550,000 | $415,000 |
| Median days on market | 40 days | 58 days | 58 days |
| What homes sold for relative to their initial asking price | 95.0% | 93.9% | 94.3% |
| Price per square foot (median) | $449 | $451 | $205 |
| Homes for sale | 82 | 518 | 16,078 |
| Months of supply | 5.7 | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| Buyer’s or seller’s market | balanced | buyer’s market | balanced |
| Listings that failed to sell | 126 | 884 | 19,679 |
| Share of listings that failed to sell | 42.1% | 54.6% | 36.0% |
| Active under contract | 5 | 36 | 1,422 |
| Pending | 4 | 27 | 2,064 |
| New listings in the last twelve months | 296 | 1,613 | 54,447 |
| Homes for sale priced below their original asking price | 52 (63.4%) | 267 (51.5%) | 59.1% |
| New builds for sale (builder listings) | 19 of 82 (23.2%) | 59 of 518 (11.4%) | n/a |
Builders are more present here than anywhere else in the area, with 19 of the 82 listings.
Which 78751 neighborhoods have their own report?
Three of them: The Highlands, Hyde Park and Ridgetop. Each page carries its own price history and sales count.
Table 2. Neighborhoods in ZIP code 78751 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Highlands | 36 | $720,000 | The Highlands market report |
| Hyde Park | 31 | $850,000 | Hyde Park market report |
| Ridgetop | 22 | $592,000 | Ridgetop market report |
Are 78751 prices up or down from a year ago?
Slightly down. The middle sale fell to $640,000 this past year from $650,000 the year before.
Price per square foot came in at $449 this past year against $454 the year before.
Sales rose to 173 this past year from 145 the year before. In plain terms, buyers are coming out of the woodwork here while prices drift a little lower.
Table 3. 78751 sales in each period. Each row stands on its own. Figures describe the public (MLS) side only. Source: Unlock MLS.
| Period | Sold | Median sale price | Median days on market | Share of original asking price | Price per square foot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve months ending October 20, 2026 | 173 | $640,000 | 40 days | 95.0% | $449 |
| Prior twelve months (October 21, 2024 to October 20, 2025) | 145 | $650,000 | 49 days | 93.7% | $454 |
New builds sold for less per foot than resales. The new builds that closed went at $434 a square foot, and resales at $453.
How all five ZIP codes add up is on What should Central Austin homeowners know before they sell?
Which market is your 78751 price range in?
The range matters a great deal in this ZIP. Only ranges with at least 10 sales over the past twelve months are shown.
Table 4. 78751 homes by price range. Sales are from the twelve months ending October 20, 2026; homes for sale are as of October 21, 2026. A range is a seller’s market when homes sell for at least 97% of their original asking price, balanced from 94% to 97%, and a buyer’s market below 94%. Only price ranges with at least 10 sales in the twelve months are shown. Figures describe the public (MLS) side only; ranges at $1M and above trade largely on a broker-to-broker private network, so days on market and failed-to-sell figures are not shown for them. Source: Unlock MLS.
| Price range | Sold | Median sale price | Median days on market | Share of listings that failed to sell | For sale | New builds for sale | Homes that cut their price | Months of supply | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $450,000 to $499,999 | 11 | $460,000 | 31 days | 38.9% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 | buyer’s market |
| $550,000 to $599,999 | 20 | $545,000 | 34 days | 31.0% | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4.2 | buyer’s market |
| $600,000 to $649,999 | 10 | $589,500 | 50 days | 54.5% | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.6 | balanced |
| $650,000 to $699,999 | 14 | $626,166 | 52 days | 33.3% | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2.6 | buyer’s market |
| $700,000 to $799,999 | 17 | $720,000 | 10 days | 41.4% | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4.9 | seller’s market |
| $800,000 to $899,999 | 12 | $833,000 | 20 days | 36.8% | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | seller’s market |
| $900,000 to $999,999 | 15 | $917,000 | 43 days | 11.8% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.6 | seller’s market |
| $1,000,000 to $1,249,999 | 15 | $1,050,000 | n/a (private sales) | n/a (private sales) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4.8 | buyer’s market |
| $1,250,000 to $1,499,999 | 12 | $1,277,500 | n/a (private sales) | n/a (private sales) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3.0 | buyer’s market |
Every range from $700,000 to $999,999 closed as a seller’s market for that range. The best of them reached 98.1% of original asking. The ranges around them were mostly buyer’s markets, so a few thousand dollars of price can put a home in front of different buyers.
The two ranges above $1M show only the public side.
How do the other Central Austin ZIP codes compare with this one?
Only Rosedale’s ZIP had a higher typical sale. Two ZIPs went under contract faster, both by a few days.
Table 5. The other Central Austin ZIP codes, twelve months 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 78751 | 173 | $640,000 | 40 days | 95.0% | 82 | 5.7 | balanced |
| ZIP 78701 | 220 | $635,625 | 83 days | 92.4% | 218 | 11.9 | buyer’s market |
| ZIP 78705 | 153 | $305,000 | 77 days | 92.8% | 125 | 9.8 | buyer’s market |
| ZIP 78752 | 88 | $374,000 | 34 days | 96.3% | 61 | 8.3 | balanced |
| ZIP 78756 | 100 | $759,000 | 39 days | 95.2% | 32 | 3.8 | balanced |
How well do the 78751 numbers fit your house?
They are the ZIP’s numbers, and your block can differ. Run your address for the homes a buyer would tour beside yours.
- Closer fit if your home would list from the $700,000s into the $900,000s, the strongest stretch of the ZIP.
- Looser fit above $1M, where part of the market trades privately.
- Closer fit if an infill builder is listing on your block.
- Looser fit for an older bungalow that needs work, which competes with resales that have already cut.
The builder listings near you are covered on Which homes will your buyer tour before your Central Austin home?, and why listings stall on Why are so many Central Austin listings failing to sell?
Your situation
Hyde Park, The Highlands and Ridgetop each behave a little differently, and the ZIP figures blend them together.
Your street, your lot and whether a new build is going up next door decide which of them your home actually trades like.
Before You Put Your Home on the Market, See the Homes You’ll Have to Beat
If you live in Hyde Park, The Highlands or Ridgetop and want to know which of these numbers fits your house, the listings around you will tell you. Request my complimentary Home Competitor Analysis for your address. You get:
- The homes for sale in 78751 a buyer would likely tour alongside yours
- How recent sales on your street compare with 78751 as a whole
- How the walkthrough works and what we look at in your home
No obligation. The report for your part of Central Austin arrives within a minute; the pricing analysis comes after we walk the home. Nothing here promises a price, a timeline, or an outcome. 57 homes sold by Watters International Realty in Central Austin (Unlock MLS, all time).
Why do I check months of supply before pricing in 78751?
Chris’s position, 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.
Here it comes to 5.7 months at this year’s pace, close to the metro’s 5.5. Even so, 63.4% of the homes for sale have cut, which is why I read supply beside what sellers actually got.
About Watters International Realty in Central 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. 57 homes sold by Watters International Realty in Central Austin (Unlock MLS, all time).
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