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

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Williamson County · Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown · population 42,661

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Hutto, TX
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38
Cooling
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Hutto stands

26% off 5-year peak. home values down 6.7% in the last year. population growing 11.5% per year.

Median home $340,928
1-year -6.7%
5-yr CAGR —
vs 5-yr peak -26.4%
Population +11.5%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-07$341k$0k$161k$321k$482k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

🚶
Walkability
32/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
22/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
💻
Remote work fit
85/100
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
$1,727/mo$0$1,025$2,051202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent3409282511180100120140160180200240280320202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 16.5
Lean buy

At a 16.5 price-to-rent ratio, Hutto is in the 'depends on horizon' zone. Buy if you'll be there 5+ years and value flexibility on the home; rent if you might move, want zero maintenance friction, or expect rates to drop.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
18 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
35 · w22%
Distance from peak
15 · w18%
Population growth
90 · w16%
Rent YoY
32 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
59 · w10%
Long thesis

Hutto has held up across the cycle: home values at $340,928 with +0.0% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Hutto has given back 26% from its 5-year peak — that's not a healthy correction, it's a market still digesting an overshoot. The bear case is that the floor hasn't been found yet.

About Hutto

Hutto is a city in Williamson County, Texas, with an estimated population of 42,661. It anchors the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown metro area. The population has grown 11.5% per year on average between 2020 and 2024 — among the faster-growing communities in the state. The median home value in Hutto is $340,928 as of 2026-04, down 6.7% over the last 12 months. Rents in Hutto average $1,727 per month, down 2.7% year-over-year. The composite momentum score is 38 of 100 (Cooling). Buyers may find more room to negotiate; sellers should price realistically.

▲ Bull case

●People are voting with their feet: population growing 11.5% per year since 2020 — that’s faster than ~80% of US cities.
○The data is the data: Hutto has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

●Prices actively falling: down 6.7% in the last 12 months — buyer sentiment has flipped. Sellers competing on price.
●26% off the 5-year peak. That’s not a healthy correction — that’s a market that ran too far and is still digesting.

About Hutto (Wikipedia)

Hutto is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Austin–Round Rock metropolitan area. The population was 27,577 at the 2020 census.

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

Playbook

Buyer

You have leverage. Negotiate price, ask for closing-cost credits, and don't waive inspection. Walk-away power is real in a Cooling market — use it. Hutto is currently 26% off its 5-year peak — historically, that's been the discount tier of this market.

Seller

Price aggressively (at or below recent sold comps) or be prepared to wait. Concessions — rate buydowns, closing costs, repair credits — are how deals close right now.

Investor

Cap rates are more attractive than they were 12 months ago but the appreciation tailwind is gone. Confirm tenant demand, vacancy rates, and exit liquidity before committing capital.

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.

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Run the numbers for Hutto

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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.

Current weather

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. 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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