New Braunfels, TX housing market
The typical New Braunfels home is worth about $347,000, down 2.1% in a year, 16% above the Texas typical home. Homes typically sell in 66 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how New Braunfels compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
New Braunfels at a glance
A balanced market
About 5 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | New Braunfels | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $257,000 | $190,000 |
| 2018 | $269,000 | $202,000 |
| 2019 | $275,000 | $214,000 |
| 2020 | $283,000 | $223,000 |
| 2021 | $307,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $377,000 | $286,000 |
| 2023 | $400,000 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | $378,000 | $311,000 |
| 2025 | $364,000 | $311,000 |
| 2026 | $352,000 | $303,000 |
| August 2026 | $347,000 | $299,000 |
879 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 879 new homes in New Braunfels in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $258.3 million to build. That's 8.4 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of Texas as a whole. Over the past 10 years, New Braunfels has permitted 21,426 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, New Braunfels gained 32,663 residents while 13,165 new homes were permitted: about 2.5 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. Across Texas: 2.6 new residents per new home.
How New Braunfels ranks on housing keeping up with growth →
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1,206 | 860 | 346 | $323.9 million |
| 2025 | 879 | 879 | 0 | $258.3 million |
| 2024 | 2,438 | 1,271 | 1,167 | $530.3 million |
| 2023 | 2,095 | 689 | 1,406 | $379.4 million |
| 2022 | 2,667 | 832 | 1,835 | $442 million |
| 2021 | 2,388 | 1,787 | 601 | $498.6 million |
| 2020 | 2,783 | 1,983 | 800 | $555.4 million |
| 2019 | 1,737 | 1,549 | 188 | $388.2 million |
| 2018 | 1,931 | 1,366 | 565 | $340.2 million |
| 2017 | 2,252 | 1,305 | 947 | $391.3 million |
| 2016 | 2,256 | 1,084 | 1,172 | $357.5 million |
| 2015 | 1,001 | 929 | 72 | $215.3 million |
| 2014 | 1,506 | 1,055 | 451 | $258 million |
| 2013 | 998 | 898 | 100 | $181.4 million |
| 2012 | 638 | 612 | 26 | $64.9 million |
| 2011 | 490 | 490 | 0 | $39 million |
| 2010 | 356 | 356 | 0 | $49.2 million |
| 2009 | 351 | 351 | 0 | $48.5 million |
| 2008 | 468 | 468 | 0 | $64.8 million |
| 2007 | 671 | 671 | 0 | $92.1 million |
| 2006 | 1,162 | 1,162 | 0 | $134.9 million |
| 2005 | 1,103 | 1,089 | 14 | $132.1 million |
| 2004 | 940 | 700 | 240 | $99.4 million |
| 2003 | 883 | 695 | 188 | $86.8 million |
| 2002 | 787 | 631 | 156 | $78.5 million |
| 2001 | 572 | 552 | 20 | $45.5 million |
| 2000 | 463 | 397 | 66 | $34.8 million |
How New Braunfels ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
New Braunfels and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Braunfels | $347K | −2.1% | $1,630 | 879 | $86,021 |
| Schertz | $312K | −1.1% | $1,850 | 438 | $99,948 |
| Lake Dunlap | — | −3.4%† | $1,620 | — | $78,641 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
4 years of income
The typical New Braunfels home costs about 4 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Texas (3.8).
How New Braunfels ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,630
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in New Braunfels is $1,630 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in New Braunfels pay a median of $1,654. A two-bedroom takes about 23% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,220 · 4 bedrooms $2,430
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (78130, 78132; Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.