Best In Texas Real Estate™: San Marcos-New Braunfels

Hays County ranks #4 of 5 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro counties and #99 of 123 Texas counties on owner occupancy rate (counties of 20,000+ residents), with a rate of 64.1%. This is not a speculative market—this is a community built on permanence. What does a 64.1% owner occupancy rate mean for long-term value in the San Marcos–New Braunfels MSA? The data comes from ALEX Intelligence's proprietary analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2024. https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-01-san-marcos-nb-standing-owner-share-county Owner Occupancy Rate, top 5 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2024) #1 Bastrop County — 76.5% #2 Caldwell County — 75.3% #3 Williamson County — 66.4% #4 Hays County — 64.1% #5 Travis County — 52.1% Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Jonmallard (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=75223757; Slide 2: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas (CC BY 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=29652721; Slide 3: Jonmallard (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=75223905; Slide 4: Larry D. Moore (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=20852512 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-01-san-marcos-nb-standing-owner-share-county View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902