Top 10 Most Active Subdivisions in Hays County
By George Arnold Alexander III, MPA · Associate Broker · 2026-10-15
Deal of the Week

Deals of the Week by price quartile. The quartiles come from the last 12 months of closed sales here. Each pick has the top ALEX deal score in its price range.
Lower quartile: under $286,000
116 Soapstone PASS, Maxwell TX 78656 · MLS #5169365
Listed at $185,000, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,568 sq ft. Listed 8% below the ALEX valuation; 18% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 8% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1182583299/116-Soapstone-PASS-Maxwell-TX
Lower-middle quartile: $286,000 to $375,000
145 Mad Pupper DR, Buda TX 78610 · MLS #3216231
Listed at $334,016, 4 bed, 2.5 bath, 2,193 sq ft. Listed 4% below the ALEX valuation; 18% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 11% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1182951550/145-Mad-Pupper-DR-Buda-TX
Upper-middle quartile: $375,000 to $555,000
277 Basket Flower LOOP, Kyle TX 78640 · MLS #4445813
Listed at $489,900, 4 bed, 3.5 bath, 2,488 sq ft. Listed 4% below the ALEX valuation; 6% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 16% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1183020863/277-Basket-Flower-LOOP-Kyle-TX
Upper quartile: $555,000 and up
954 Covered Bridge DR, Driftwood TX 78619 · MLS #9691218
Listed at $1,500,000, 6 bed, 7 bath, 6,108 sq ft. Listed 19% below the ALEX valuation; 20% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 25% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1184134730/954-Covered-Bridge-DR-Driftwood-TX
Key figures · Hays County · September 2026
- 322 homes sold in Hays County in September 2026 (down 22.8% on a year earlier).
- Median sale price: $372,495 (up 2.1% on a year earlier).
- Median price per square foot: $185.
- Median days on market: 56.
- Median sale price as a share of the original list price: 94.4%.
- 1,949 homes for sale now, about 4.9 months of supply at the pace of the last six months.
Source: Unlock MLS, September 2026. Homes only (single-family, condo, townhome). Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
What drives market momentum in Hays County? Activity volume. Over the last 120 days ending October 23, 2026, Sunfield in Buda generated 303 activity events, making it the most active subdivision in the county.
ALEX Intelligence analyzed listing, contract, and closed-sale activity to rank the top 10 subdivisions by total event volume. Activity is defined as the sum of new listings, contracts written, and closed sales. This metric captures the full flow of market engagement rather than just completed events.
Sunfield led with 93 closed sales, 82 contracts, and 128 new listings. Waterstone in Kyle followed with 179 events, driven by 63 closings and 55 contracts. Plum Creek also in Kyle ranked third with 176 total events. River Bridge Ranch in San Marcos recorded 149 events, while Pradera in Uhland saw 124.
The remaining top five included Crosswinds in Kyle with 119 events, Woodcreek in Wimberley with 115, La Cima in San Marcos with 107, Prairie Lakes in Buda with 105, and Heritage in Dripping Springs with 99. These subdivisions represent the highest concentration of buyer and seller engagement across the region during this period.
This ranking reflects current market velocity rather than long-term price appreciation or historical sales volume. Subdivisions are ranked strictly by the count of activity events, providing a clear view of where market attention is focused right now.
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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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George Arnold Alexander III, MPA
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Source data: Unlock MLS listing, contract and closed-sale activity, the last 120 days (Jun 25 to Oct 23, 2026)
Cover photo: Blanco River, Hays County ("Hays - Hill Country 1") by CMBJ, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons; darkened, cropped and text added.
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