Housing data for Sunset Valley, TX
Sunset Valley, TX has an estimated 814 residents and 357 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Travis County.
4.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $3,500 or more a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 814 (±212)
- Housing units
- 357 (±93)
- Households that rent
- 4.5%
- Median gross rent
- $3,500 or more
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +48.5%
What stands out in Sunset Valley
Median household income: $190,893 (±$45,091) in Sunset Valley, higher than in Travis County ($99,611).
Households that rent: 4.5% (±4.1 points) in Sunset Valley, lower than in Travis County (47.9%).
Median home value: $917,500 (±$68,885) in Sunset Valley, higher than in Travis County ($523,000).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±22.5 points) in Sunset Valley, lower than in Travis County (35.4%).
- Income and affordability in Sunset Valley
- Home values in Sunset Valley
- Types of homes in Sunset Valley
Housing in Sunset Valley at a glance
- Median rent: $3,500 or more median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 4.5% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $190,893 median household income
- Home values: $917,500 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $3,271 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $9,455 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 97.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 30.7% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 64.8% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 25.1 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 828 violent crimes per 100,000 residents (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: +48.5% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 17.9% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Sunset Valley against Travis County, its state and the nation
| Sunset Valley | Travis County | Texas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 814 (±212) | 1,330,015 (exact) | 30,188,424 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 357 (±93) | 618,236 (±232) | 12,128,515 (±1,574) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 4.5% (±4.1 points) | 47.9% (±0.6 points) | 37.4% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $3,500 or more | $1,744 (±$13) | $1,403 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $190,893 (±$45,091) | $99,611 (±$1,578) | $78,476 (±$263) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $917,500 (±$68,885) | $523,000 (±$6,613) | $283,800 (±$738) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $9,455 (±$618) | $7,727 (±$118) | $4,232 (±$19) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 30.7% (±16.8 points) | 24.1% (±0.6 points) | 33.2% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 25.1 minutes (±4.6) | 25.2 minutes (±0.3) | 26.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 93.4% (±6.9 points) | 94.3% (±0.4 points) | 91.4% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 53.7 years (±3.6) | 35.6 years (±0.1) | 35.6 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Sunset Valley covers 1.4 square miles of land, about 583 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Sunset Valley has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 548 (±175) | 814 (±212) | +48.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 230 (±62) | 357 (±93) | +55.2% | Measurable increase |
| Median home value | $581,600 (±$44,226) | $917,500 (±$68,885) | +57.8% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $130,625 (±$51,807) | $190,893 (±$45,091) | +46.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $3,261 (±$255) | $3,271 (±$289) | +0.3% | Down after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $7,773 (±$1,015) | $9,455 (±$618) | +21.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 6.4% (±6.5 points) | 4.5% (±4.1 points) | −1.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 31.6% (±44.1 points) | 0.0% (±95.0 points) | −31.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Sunset Valley
In 2025, the Sunset Valley Police Department reported 828 violent and 33,113 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Places near Sunset Valley
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollingwood | 3.7 mi | $3,500 or more | $2,000,000 or more | 8.9% |
| West Lake Hills | 4.5 mi | $3,500 or more | $1,664,500 | 13.8% |
| Shady Hollow | 5.1 mi | — | $755,900 | 4.6% |
| Barton Creek | 5.1 mi | $2,268 | $2,000,000 or more | 21.1% |
| San Leanna | 5.7 mi | $1,837 | $617,500 | 46.9% |
| Austin | 6.2 mi | $1,729 | $555,300 | 56.6% |
| Manchaca | 6.4 mi | $2,591 | $573,800 | 23.3% |
| Hays | 8.0 mi | $2,295 | $327,300 | 19.1% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Sunset Valley, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,447 | $1,530 | $1,817 | $2,292 | $2,689 |
HUD income limits for Sunset Valley, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $28,250 | $47,050 | $74,800 |
| 2 people | $32,250 | $53,800 | $85,450 |
| 3 people | $36,300 | $60,500 | $96,150 |
| 4 people | $40,300 | $67,200 | $106,800 |
| 5 people | $43,550 | $72,600 | $115,350 |
| 6 people | $46,750 | $78,000 | $123,900 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $83,350 | $132,450 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $88,750 | $141,000 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $134,400.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Sunset Valley
What is the median household income in Sunset Valley?
The median household income in Sunset Valley is $190,893 (±$45,091) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Sunset Valley, TX?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $917,500 (±$68,885) for owner-occupied homes in Sunset Valley (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Sunset Valley?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Sunset Valley, TX is $3,271 (±$289) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Sunset Valley?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Sunset Valley, TX is $9,455 (±$618) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Sunset Valley?
Sunset Valley, TX has an estimated 357 (±93) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Sunset Valley?
Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Sunset Valley, used by 64.8% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Sunset Valley growing?
In Sunset Valley, the number of residents went from 548 in 2015–2019 to 814 in 2020–2024 (+48.5%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sunset Valley city, Texas
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sunset Valley city, Texas
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sunset Valley city, Texas
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sunset Valley city, Texas
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sunset Valley city, Texas
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Sunset Valley city, Texas
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Sunset Valley city, Texas
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Sunset Valley Police Department (ORI TX2271900)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Sunset Valley city, Texas (place:71324, in state:48).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .