Unlike many other top-ranked ZIP codes, only 45% of its newly built apartments fall into the high-end category. Also within the heart of Austin, 78702 and 78705 have seen substantial additions.

The 2024 list of the area's wealthiest ZIP codes takes a look at the six counties that make up the Austin area: Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, Burnet and Caldwell.

The zip code had about 1,500 apartments in 2018 and just under 4,000 by 2022, an increase of more than 160%. East Austin’s 78724 also saw an increase in the number of apartments of more than 150%.

Some Austin area zip codes are booming in popularity. So much so that five of our zip codes rank in the top 50 on a list of areas with the most apartments being built nationwide.

In the hottest ZIP code, 78641 in Leander, you can buy a three-bedroom, three-bath, 2,300-square-foot home for $285,000. “The median price is $288,000 in the Leander area.

The 2023 list of Austin's wealthiest ZIP codes ranks the median income of households in the five counties that make up the Austin area: Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop and Caldwell.

Some Austin area zip codes are booming in popularity. So much so that five of our zip codes rank in the top 50 on a list of areas with the most apartments being built nationwide.

In the hottest ZIP code, 78641 in Leander, you can buy a three-bedroom, three-bath, 2,300-square-foot home for $285,000. “The median price is $288,000 in the Leander area.