Williamson County TX

Sonterra, Williamson County, Texas, now has the highest rent-to-income ratio in the region at 24.1%, according to ALEX Intelligence’s latest analysis of 2024 American Community Survey data. This is not a national trend—it is a local signal of capital allocation, not supply shortage. The data shows Sonterra leads in the Austin metro and ranks #1 in Texas on this metric. This is not a crisis of housing supply, but a strategic choice to build for a high-income cohort. What does this mean for long-term affordability in Round Rock, Cedar Park, and Leander? How will workforce housing be addressed when the market is already pricing out the middle class? The full report: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-10-williamson-rent-to-income-place-mkt Annual Rent Against Local Pay, top 6 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2024) #1 Sonterra — 24.1% #2 Hutto — 22.8% #3 Santa Rita Ranch — 20.2% #4 Brushy Creek — 18.4% #5 Taylor — 17.1% #6 Liberty Hill — 15.7% Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Larry D. Moore (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=201348687; Slide 2: Leslie Knox (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=21553602; Slide 3: Viktor Lapinskii (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=59868684; Slide 4: Leslie Knox (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=21553606 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-10-williamson-rent-to-income-place-mkt 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