The typical owner-occupied home in Round Rock is worth about $69,500, 82% below the Arizona median of $394,500 and 79% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $38,750 a year, so the median home costs 1.8 times the median income (4.9 times for Arizona). 82% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 7% of those owners still have a mortgage.
Round Rock at a glance
| Round Rock | Arizona | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $69,500 | $394,500 | $332,700 |
| Median property tax paid per year | – | $1,879 | $3,119 |
| Median household income | $38,750 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 82% | 67% | 65% |
| Owner homes with a mortgage | 7% | 62% | 61% |
| Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage | – | $1,803 | $1,963 |
| Median rent | $645 | $1,543 | $1,413 |
| Rent as a share of renters' income | 13.8% | 30.8% | 30.6% |
| Median year homes were built | 1991 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Vacant homes | 15.9% | 10.5% | 10.1% |
| Population | 623 | 7,378,838 | 334,922,499 |
What a typical home costs per month in Round Rock
At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Round Rock home of $69,500 with 20% down costs about $467 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $582, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.
Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $20,001 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 14% of the median Round Rock household income of $38,750; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $135,000.
The median rent here is $645 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.
| Down payment | $13,900 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $55,600 |
| Principal and interest | $374 |
| Property taxes (1.10% a year) | $64 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $29 |
| PMI | $0 |
| Total per month | $467 |
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| Down payment | $2,432 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $68,241 |
| Principal and interest | $459 |
| Property taxes (1.10% a year) | $64 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $29 |
| FHA mortgage insurance | $31 |
| Total per month | $582 |
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Questions about home buying in Round Rock
What is the median home value in Round Rock?
About $69,500 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
What income do you need to buy a home in Round Rock?
For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $467 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $20,001 a year.
More about Round Rock
- Mortgage Refinance in Round Rock
- Debt Relief in Round Rock
- Home Equity Loans in Round Rock
- Guides and quotes for mortgage refinance on our sister site, MortgageRefinance.com
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data