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AUSTIN, TX · 78703 & 78705
West Campus, Bryker Woods, Old West Austin: dense, walkable, full of energy. Investment potential near UT campus plus established homes in Bryker Woods. Great for investors and buyers who want to be in the center of everything.
Source: Unlock MLS (ACTRIS). Median of the 12 monthly median close prices, condominium only, Aug 2025 - Jul 2026. Median sold price is not a guarantee of value for any specific property.
Deeper reading in the Relocation Guide: Bryker Woods. The guide's per-neighborhood figures are Q1 2025 and are drawn tighter than a ZIP, so they will not match the median above, which covers the whole ZIP over Aug 2025 - Jul 2026.
$263,500 is the median of the twelve monthly medians from August 2025 through July 2026, on 2,083 condo sales, running $240,000 to $313,750. That number makes people's eyes widen, so here is the asterisk: much of this is student housing near West Campus, and it is priced accordingly.
Rental pressure, and it is very unevenly spread. 78705, which is West Campus and North University, skews heavily toward investor owned units leased by the semester, and that shows up in parking, noise and upkeep. Bryker Woods sits apart from that in 78703 and is largely owner occupied. The prices reflect the difference, and so does the experience of living there.
They treat it as one market. It is two, and they are minutes apart. As of mid 2026 Bryker Woods runs around a $1.35M median with houses roughly $675,000 to $3M, tree lined streets and bungalows, and a largely owner occupied base. The 78705 blocks nearer campus are a more investor driven market, around $1.12M median with a wider spread and a very different buyer. Comparing a price per square foot across the two tells you almost nothing.
Confirm this one by address rather than by neighborhood name, more so than almost anywhere else in Austin. Bryker Woods Elementary, which was Austin ISD's first elementary International Baccalaureate campus, feeds O. Henry Middle and Austin High. Blocks closer to campus can fall into a different feeder. If schools are driving the purchase, verify the specific address before you write an offer.
It can be, but it is an investment thesis rather than a lifestyle one. The operating reality is leasing to undergraduates on an August-to-August cycle, with the turnover, the summer vacancy and the wear that implies. Underwrite it on that calendar rather than on a standard twelve-month lease.
Entirely different, inside the same ZIP. Bryker Woods and Old West Austin are single-family and a far more expensive proposition than the West Campus condo market that sets the $263,500 median. One ZIP, two markets, and the published median describes only one of them.
No pressure, no pitch. I'll tell you what fits and what doesn't, even when it costs me a sale.
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Neighborhood characterizations and any price bands above are Mike Vilece's own market commentary for the 2025–2026 edition, not verified market data. They need confirming for any specific property. This site does not host active listings, reach out and Mike will pull current inventory for you.