2023 Austin City Council District-by-District Analysis

HousingWorks is proud to present the 2023 District-by-District and Community at a Glance Analysis. Now in its eighth edition, this report highlights the community’s progress over the past decade in expanding subsidized affordable housing.

Zoom for greater detail and click on the Districts in each map to learn more about the key findings for that Council District.

 • While both the Median Home Sale Price and average rent decreased in 2022, housing prices are still significantly higher across the city in 2023 than they were pre-pandemic: the median home sale price has increased by 24% ($446,477 in 2019 to $554,500 in 2023) and the Average Rent has increased by 24% ($1,305 in 2019 to $1,617 in 2023).

 • Across all of Austin, 36% of households experience housing cost burden, or pay 30% or more of their income to housing costs alone. Compared to 2020, almost 20,000 more Austin households are facing housing cost burden in 2023.

• Furthermore, nearly 1 in 2 renter households (45%) are housing cost burdened in Austin. Nearly 1 in 4 renter households (22%) pay half or more of their income on housing, thereby impacting their ability to afford other household needs.

While rising housing prices present significant obstacles to affordability in Austin, we know that increasing the amount of subsidized affordable housing will be critical to addressing these challenges in the coming years. As this District Analysis shows, the subsidized housing supply has increased by 155% in eight years, illustrating that the Austin community has prioritized building affordable housing over the past decade. As a community, we must continue to support and expand policies that increase affordable housing options in Austin, such as passing the 2018 and 2022 Affordable Housing Bonds and adopting programs like Affordability Unlocked and other density bonus programs that include affordable housing requirements.

Though the amount of subsidized affordable housing has substantially increased across the city since 2015, affordable units have remained concentrated in specific parts of the city, namely the Eastern Crescent, while areas west of MoPac Expressway continue to present affordability challenges. If we, as a community, continue to prioritize creating more affordable housing options for all Austinites across all parts of the city, we can ensure that we meet our community goals that everyone has access to safe, affordable, and attainable housing in Austin.

For more detailed information, you can find our full  Austin City Council District-by-District and Community at a Glance Analysis at our website .

• Subsidized Housing – Housing funded through some form of subsidy to ensure units are affordable that limits how much income households can make to rent specific units based on their income.

• Cost Burdened - Households that spend more than 30% of their income on housing related costs are considered cost burdened.

• Extremely Cost Burdened - Households that spend more than 50% of their income on housing related costs are considered cost burdened.

• Planned vs Existing Units - Existing subsidized units include any development with affordable income-restricted housing units which has received a Certificate of Occupancy, Tenant Income Certification, or is noted as Placed-in Service. Planned Units includes any development which has been approved for funds or is listed in the City of Austin’s Affordable Housing Inventory with the column “Status” indicating it is not completed yet.