What does it cost to buy a home in Shady Hollow right now?

The median Shady Hollow home sold for $615,000 over the 12 months ending September 2026, across 73 residential sales in the ACTRIS MLS. That is down 5.4% from $650,000 the year before. The median home for sale today is listed at $735,000, but with only 11 homes on the market that figure moves a lot from week to week. The recent sales of similar homes nearby are the better guide for any one house.

Over the last 12 months, the median Shady Hollow sale was a single-family house of about 2,074 square feet, at about $273 a square foot. All 73 sales were single-family houses, and the median sold house was built in 1988. No house built in 2010 or later sold in the last year, so the choice is among established homes, where updates, roof and systems age account for much of the difference in price.

Shady Hollow is a seller's market by supply, with only 11 homes for sale and about 1.8 months of supply as of September 2026. Prices softened, though: the median fell 5.4%, and 49% of homes that sold had cut their price, up from 39% the year before. The typical home closed at 96.6% of its original list price. Buyers who are ready to move have leverage on homes that launched high.

Yes. Over the same 12 months, Shady Hollow homes sold for a median of $615,000 across 73 sales, while Circle C, just to the northwest, sold for a median of $800,000 across 214 sales. Much of the gap is size and age: the median Shady Hollow house that sold had about 2,074 square feet and was built in 1988, compared with about 2,827 square feet and 2003 in Circle C. Compare similar homes, not just the medians.

Start with a saved search inside the Shady Hollow boundary, because only 11 homes are for sale today and the median home went under contract in 23 days. Get your financing approved before you tour so you can act on the first good fit. With a median build year of 1988, plan inspection time for roofs, HVAC, plumbing and foundations, and ask sellers for records of past repairs and replacements.

Pricing off last year. The median Shady Hollow sale fell 5.4% over the last 12 months, and 49% of homes that sold had to cut their price at least once, up from 39% the year before. Sellers who launched at last year's prices were the ones cutting. A launch price set against the most recent sales on nearby streets sells faster and usually nets more than a high launch followed by a cut.

Yes, measured over the last 12 months. The 30 sales inside the Shady Hollow boundary with a 78739 ZIP code had a median of $708,000, while the 43 sales in 78748 had a median of $549,900. Those are small samples, so the gap reflects the particular homes that sold as well as location. Use the sales on the same street and of similar size to price a specific home.

The median Shady Hollow home took 23 days to go under contract over the last 12 months, counted on cumulative days on market so relisted homes are not reset. That is close to the year before, when the median was about 21 days. Add roughly 30 to 45 days from contract to closing. Homes priced in line with recent sales usually go faster than the median; homes that need a price cut take longer.

Shady Hollow spans two ZIP codes, 78748 and 78739. Of the 73 sales inside the neighborhood boundary over the last 12 months, 43 were in 78748 and 30 in 78739. Both ZIP codes cover several other south Austin neighborhoods, so ZIP-level statistics blend very different housing. The figures on this page are calculated only from sales inside the Shady Hollow boundary.

Request a home value from us and we will price it against the Shady Hollow sales that actually match it: similar size, age and updates, from the last 12 months of ACTRIS MLS closings on nearby streets. For context, the neighborhood median was $615,000 across 73 sales, and the typical home closed at 96.6% of its original list price. An online estimate cannot see condition, which drives much of the spread in an established neighborhood.