A typical Bear Creek home is worth roughly $848,000
The median sale price was $770,000 in February 2026.
Only 1 sale in February 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is Bear Creek?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 7 years of income
More than across Texas (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $393K short of a typical Bear Creek home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,480 a month here, $2,790 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Bear Creek’s typical property tax (1.17% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
99% of Bear Creek households own their home
Half of Bear Creek’s homes were built before 1991.
Texas: 63% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Home prices up 53% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Bear Creek rose 53% over the past 5 years, faster than across Texas (43%). Last year prices fell 3.1%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Bear Creek, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,480
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Bear Creek in 2025 or in any year since 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Bear Creek vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Bear Creek. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek | $848K* | −3.1%† | $2,480 | 0 | $121,000 |
| Austin | $497K | −3.7% | $2,010 | 8,893 | $93,658 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What Bear Creek buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, February 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.