Top 5 Subdivisions with Price Cuts in Bastrop County
By George Arnold Alexander III, MPA · Associate Broker · 2026-10-11
In Bastrop County, nearly nine out of ten homes sold for less than their original asking price over the past six months. This trend is most pronounced in specific neighborhoods where sellers adjusted expectations to close deals.
ALEX Intelligence analyzed price reduction history across 12 subdivisions with at least five sales each to identify where cuts were most frequent. The data covers the rolling six-month window ending September 30, 2026.
Riverbend at Double Eagle stands out as the subdivision with the highest frequency of price reductions. Every single home sold there during this period had its list price reduced before closing. This represents a 100% reduction rate among closed sales in that community.
Harvest Ridge also saw significant adjustments, though fewer homes were affected. Only 55% of the 29 homes sold there required a price cut, making it one of the more resilient areas for initial pricing. In contrast, The Colony and Trinity Ranch saw reductions on roughly 84% to 86% of their sales.
Tahitian Village (the entry with 48 sales) recorded an 88% reduction rate, indicating that price adjustments were nearly universal for sellers in this community. VALVERDE followed closely with 84% of its 25 closed sales seeing a cut. These figures highlight that while the county-wide median price rose slightly by 1.3%, local market dynamics vary significantly by neighborhood.
The data reflects a market where initial listing prices often exceeded what buyers were willing to pay, necessitating reductions to achieve final sale prices. This pattern is consistent across most of the top subdivisions analyzed in this window.
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Data from Unlock MLS. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Model outputs are ALEX Intelligence estimates, not appraisals.
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Top 10 Most Active Subdivisions: Bastrop County
Activity is new listings plus contracts written plus closed sales in the last 120 days (Jun 13 to Oct 11, 2026). A subdivision is ranked when it has at least 5 closed sales; 15 do here. Source: Unlock MLS (ABOR) via Bridge Interactive, as of 2026-10-11.
| # | Subdivision | City | Activity | New listings | Contracts | Closed | Median sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The ColonyBastrop | Bastrop | 196 | 70 | 69 | 57 | $440,000 |
| 2 | Tahitian VillageBastrop | Bastrop | 168 | 80 | 42 | 46 | $370,000 |
| 3 | Trinity RanchElgin | Elgin | 110 | 35 | 36 | 39 | $290,000 |
| 4 | Riverbend at Double EagleCedar Creek | Cedar Creek | 66 | 21 | 23 | 22 | $342,000 |
| 5 | Harvest RidgeElgin | Elgin | 57 | 18 | 25 | 14 | $253,000 |
| 6 | ValverdeBastrop | Bastrop | 55 | 22 | 17 | 16 | $302,000 |
| 7 | Pecan ParkBastrop | Bastrop | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | $322,000 |
| 8 | Hunters CrossingBastrop | Bastrop | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | $280,000 |
| 9 | Lake Bastrop AcresBastrop | Bastrop | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | $299,000 |
| 10 | Double Eagle RanchCedar Creek | Cedar Creek | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | $590,000 |
Source data: Unlock MLS closed sales, rolling 6 months ending Sep 30, 2026, n=696
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