Top 5 Most Affordable ZIP Codes in the Austin Metro Area

A higher price-to-income ratio means that a household must divert more of their annual income from expenses like 401k’s and other investments to buy a home. Previously, Austin’s housing price-to-income ratio had been lower than the national average, but it has risen sharply to a median housing price-to-income ratio of 6.34 and an average of 7.89.