Georgetown, TX — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Why look at Georgetown?

  • Mid-tier housing market. Median home is $431k.
  • Cooling market. Home values down -5.1% year-over-year — more room to negotiate as a buyer.
  • No state income tax. Higher take-home pay than equivalent salary in a high-tax state.
Georgetown, TX
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Cooling
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Georgetown stands

22% off 5-year peak. home values down 5.1% in the last year. population growing 10.8% per year.

Median home $430,900
1-year -5.1%
5-yr growth —
vs 5-yr peak -22.1%
Population +10.8%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-07$431k$0k$192k$383k$575k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
35/100
Car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
30/100
Minimal transit
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
87/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$1,605/mo$1,336$1,604$1,873202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent4309001811380100120140160180200240280320202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 22.4
Lean rent

At a 22.4 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in Georgetown. Buying makes more sense the longer you plan to stay and the more confident you are that prices will keep appreciating roughly in line with rent.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
25 · w22%
Home 5-yr growth
35 · w22%
Distance from peak
21 · w18%
Population growth
90 · w16%
Rent YoY
37 · w12%
Home 10-yr growth
52 · w10%

About Georgetown (Wikipedia)

Georgetown is a city in Texas and the county seat of Williamson County, Texas, United States. The population was 67,176 at the 2020 census, and according to 2024 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 101,344. It is 30 miles (48 km) north of Austin and is part of the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos metropolitan statistical area.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

City facts

MayorJosh Schroeder
Area60.451 sq mi
Elevation755 ft
Founded1848
Motto"Sincerely Yours"
Density1742.9/sq mi
Named forGeorge Washington Glasscock

Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Williamson County right now.

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Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Williamson County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

Neighborhoods of Georgetown

6 tracked · ranked by median home value
1Fountainwood Estates$697,017-1.5%
2North Lake Land$615,714-3.5%
3Parkside at Mayfield Ranch$551,194-10.0%
4Georgetown Village$412,752-6.6%
5Sun City$396,093-4.3%
6Quail Valley$282,214-5.7%

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Texas context

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 39°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
95° / 73°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
232
~64% of year
Annual precip
29″ rain
1″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
High
Tornado
Very high
Wildfire
Moderate
Earthquake
Low
Flood
Very high

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-28 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Filtered for Georgetown-specific coverage. Headlines link to original sources.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
64%
Moderate climate
Median household income
$73,000
Texas state median
Top industries (state-level)
Energy/Oil & GasTech (Austin)Healthcare

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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Cost-of-ownership at the median

Tax burden
no state income tax
~25% all-in for a $150k earner
Property tax / yr
$7k
1.74% × median home $431k
Climate / hazard
limited data
Plan for the local hazard profile.

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Schools & crime context

Schools

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Crime

Texas: 421 violent crimes per 100K residents (state avg, FBI UCR). Neighborhood-level rates can vary 10× within one city — research specific areas via CrimeGrade or local police data.

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