South Central Austin: Top School Zones by Sales Activity
By George Arnold Alexander III, MPA · Associate Broker · 2026-10-18
Key figures · South Central Austin · September 2026
- 94 homes sold in South Central Austin in September 2026 (up 3.3% on a year earlier).
- Median sale price: $486,095 (down 20.3% on a year earlier).
- Median price per square foot: $367.
- Median days on market: 58.
- Median sale price as a share of the original list price: 91.5%.
- 618 homes for sale now, about 5.3 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.
Which school zones are driving the most activity in South Central Austin? The answer lies in where buyers are closing deals this month.
ALEX Intelligence analyzed 94 closed sales in September 2026 to rank elementary attendance zones by transaction volume. This ranking reflects market activity, not school quality or test scores. Zilker Elementary leads with 10 closed sales, followed by Cunningham with 15 sales and Joslin with 11.
The median sale price varies significantly across these zones. Travis Heights Elementary recorded the highest median price at $1,775,000 across seven sales. Barton Hills Elementary followed with a median of $1,390,000 from six sales, while Becker Elementary saw a median of $1,275,000 from six transactions.
At the lower end of the price spectrum for this area, St Elmo Elementary had a median of $399,500 from six sales, and Williams Elementary recorded a median of $396,750 from five sales. Galindo Elementary showed a median of $682,500 across seven sales.
These figures represent the most active school zones in South Central Austin for September 2026 based on closed sales data. The analysis includes all elementary zones with at least five sales during the period.
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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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Source data: Unlock MLS closed sales, September 2026, n=94
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