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This is not true, I don't know if you live here or why you repeat it. Population has receded slightly in the last couple years in Austin proper, is still great

• cyberax 1y ago
  > This is not true, I don't know if you live here or why you repeat it. Population by year: 2019: 978,763 2020 high estimate for Jan 1 (996,369) - https://austin.culturemap.com/news/city-life/01-15-20-austin-population-explode-past-1-million-by-summer-2020/ https://austin.culturemap.com/news/city-life/01-15-20-austin... 2020: 961,855 (Census, low mark) 2023: 979,882 2024 (estimated high mark): 986,928 So yes, the population cratered from a high in early 2020. This brought down prices with a 2 year lag, as owners started to get rid of empty units. The prices will come right back up now, that the population is recovering.
  • AnimalMuppet 1y ago
    Down 4% is not "cratered". Detroit is "cratered".
  • verall 1y ago
    You're comparing different estimate sources and still ignoring that someone moving to round rock or ceder park is still a part of the housing pressure for the city of Austin. A low-single-digit push to local burbs happened all over the country. "Austin" in the same way people discuss "Houston" or "Chicago" i.e. the local metro area has grown every year.
    • cyberax 1y ago
      There are different sources (and I pointed that out), but they all show that the population has been at most flat. The suburbs migration IS the point. The suburbs are a superior model when it's made possible by de-urbanization of workplaces, and it shows. The price in the suburbs of Austin has been growing.