Most sites quote one number and present it as fact. We publish three independent measurements — what a home is worth, what one actually sold for, and what sellers are asking — and tell you where they disagree.
Three different questions. Zillow models a typical value, Redfin reports what closed, Realtor.com reports what sellers are asking. Asking above closing is normal.
Zillow counts days until a listing goes pending; the other two count days on market. The gap between them is roughly the time spent under contract.
All three count active for-sale inventory over slightly different footprints and periods, which is where the difference comes from.
Nothing selected, nothing smoothed. Note the dates — each source publishes on its own schedule, so they are not describing the same month.
Zillow Research — Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos metro, through 2026-07-31. Methodology
Redfin Data Center — Austin, TX metro area, through 2026-05-31. Methodology
Realtor.com — Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, through 2026-08. Methodology
These are metro-level figures covering five counties, not Unlock MLS city data and not a valuation of any individual property. A metro median tells you almost nothing about a specific street — two houses at the same price in different school districts do not cost the same to own. For that, read the neighborhood pages or ask an agent.
Data provided by Zillow Research, the Redfin Data Center and the Realtor.com Real Estate Data Library. Sprout Realty is not affiliated with any of them and does not warrant their figures.