What to know before you move: cost, market timing, who it fits.
If you're considering a move to Taylor, TX, the most important variables are the local housing market, the cost structure (taxes, insurance, utilities), and how well the city fits your day-to-day life. This page summarizes the housing market read; pair it with the cost of living page for the full picture.
Taylor is a city in Williamson County, Texas, with an estimated population of 17,872. It anchors the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown metro area. The population has grown 2.4% per year on average between 2020 and 2024 — among the faster-growing communities in the state. The median home value in Taylor is $286,920 as of 2026-04, down 5.0% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +2.2% annual growth, and the market currently sits about 21% below its 5-year peak. Rents in Taylor average $1,824 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (-0.4%). The composite momentum score is 45 of 100 (Cooling). Buyers may find more room to negotiate; sellers should price realistically.
Prices have come off recent highs (-21.2% from peak). Buyers may have more room to negotiate; sellers should price realistically.
Reasons people move here
- People are voting with their feet: population growing 2.4% per year since 2020 — that's faster than ~80% of US cities.
- Reset opportunity: 21% off recent peak but +5.4% annualized over 10 years — long-run trend is up even if the last year wasn't.
Things to know first
- Prices actively falling: down 5.0% in the last 12 months — buyer sentiment has flipped. Sellers competing on price.
- 21% off the 5-year peak. That's not a healthy correction — that's a market that ran too far and is still digesting.
More about Taylor
Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.