Austin is the fastest growing major metros in the US, again!

[Aaron Gordy]

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The Austin metro's population grew at the fastest rate among the major Texas metros from 2024 to 2025.

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro's population grew by 2.1% from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2025, according to an American City Business Journals Analysis of U.S. Census Bureau estimates. The region had an estimated 2.62 million residents in 2025, up from about 2.57 million residents the year prior."

https://www-bizjournals-com.atxlibrary.idm.oclc.org/austin/news/2026/03/26/austin-msa-population-census-update.html

[Dan H.]

Quote from @Rod Hanks:

@Aaron Gordy

Austin’s still a magnet, no doubt.From an investor standpoint, that usually supports long-term demand, but I’ve learned population growth by itself doesn’t fix a bad deal. You still have to watch taxes, insurance, and how tight the numbers are on entry because those are what sneak up on people in Austin.

I should preface this that I like the Austin area and have been there 3 times in the last ~5 years.   The lake/rivers, the vibe of the city, the bbq.   Everything but the heat.

 To add to your list, if population increases by 2.1% but housing supply increases by more than 2.1% then the supply is increasing faster than demand.

there is a reason Austin makes many of the lists for worse near term projected appreciation and it is not the wonderful city.   It is things like heavy development, taxes, and insurance.  

By the way for my primary market, I personally want a lack of population growth as the large population is one of the things I like least about San Diego.