Moving from Austin to Hot Springs, Arkansas — what your money buys, today

What your Austin dollars buy in Hot Springs

Two live feeds, one comparison. Austin figures come from the seven close-in areas on austinhomesearches.com (Redfin's public export of the Unlock MLS feed, 2026-09-06); Hot Springs figures from the county-wide feed on realhotsprings.com (Redfin's public export of the CARMLS and HSBOR feeds, 2026-10-25). List prices, not sale prices. Neither is a licensed IDX feed.

$495,000Austin median list price

$360,000Hot Springs area median

$346Austin per sq ft

$184Hot Springs per sq ft

Same budget, side by side

Budget	Austin, close in	Hot Springs area
$300–400K	318 homes · median 1,760 sq ft · 3 bd · $201/sq ft · 91 condos	220 homes · median 1,887 sq ft · 3.0 bd · $189/sq ft · median lot 0.31 ac
$450–550K	241 homes · median 1,671 sq ft · 3.0 bd · $292/sq ft · 87 condos	106 homes · median 2,243 sq ft · 3.0 bd · $221/sq ft · median lot 0.415 ac
$700–800K	93 homes · median 2,429 sq ft · 3.0 bd · $313/sq ft · 23 condos	51 homes · median 3,300 sq ft · 4 bd · $232/sq ft · median lot 0.5 ac

Budget

Austin, close in

Hot Springs area

$300–400K

318 homes · median 1,760 sq ft · 3 bd · $201/sq ft · 91 condos

220 homes · median 1,887 sq ft · 3.0 bd · $189/sq ft · median lot 0.31 ac

$450–550K

241 homes · median 1,671 sq ft · 3.0 bd · $292/sq ft · 87 condos

106 homes · median 2,243 sq ft · 3.0 bd · $221/sq ft · median lot 0.415 ac

$700–800K

93 homes · median 2,429 sq ft · 3.0 bd · $313/sq ft · 23 condos

51 homes · median 3,300 sq ft · 4 bd · $232/sq ft · median lot 0.5 ac

Medians of the active listings in each band today. Lot size is not in the Austin export.

The practical part

Drive. About 7 hours, 460 miles: I-35 north to Dallas then US-67/I-30 to Malvern, or I-30 all the way via Texarkana.

Fly. Bill and Hillary Clinton National (LIT) is 55 minutes; Memorial Field (HOT) has commuter service.

Taxes. Texas has no state income tax but high property tax; Arkansas has a state income tax (top rate 3.9% in 2026) and much lower property tax, with a $500 homestead credit. Check both with a CPA for your case.

Healthcare. CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs and National Park Medical Center are the two hospitals in town; UAMS in Little Rock is under an hour.

Lakes. Lake Hamilton is in town, Lake Ouachita's south shore is 25 minutes, Lake DeGray 35. Waterfront is not verified by the feed — see the lake guide.

Newest lake-named homes

$865,000

104 Silverwood Pt, Hot Springs

3 bd · 2,700 sq ft · 0.55 ac

MLS# 26042937 · CARMLS · as of 2026-10-25 · View listing →

$314,900

227 Bayshore Cv, Hot Springs

2 bd · 1,168 sq ft

MLS# 26042595 · CARMLS · as of 2026-10-25 · View listing →

$644,999

284 Northlake Cv, Hot Springs

4 bd · 2,804 sq ft · 3.0 ac

MLS# 26042270 · CARMLS · as of 2026-10-25 · View listing →

$275,000

133 Shore Acres Dr Dr, Hot Springs

3 bd · 1,477 sq ft · 0.28 ac

MLS# 26042227 · CARMLS · as of 2026-10-25 · View listing →

$675,000

400 Farr Shores Dr Unit 4-D & 4-E, Hot Springs National Park

3 bd · 2,112 sq ft

MLS# 26042180 · CARMLS · as of 2026-10-25 · View listing →

Newest in Hot Springs Village (71909)

$274,900

88 Ola Way, Hot Springs Village

3 bd · 1,545 sq ft · 0.29 ac

MLS# 26042946 · CARMLS · as of 2026-10-25 · View listing →

$315,000

12 Rubi Cir, Hot Springs

3 bd · 1,885 sq ft · 0.24 ac

MLS# 26042801 · CARMLS · as of 2026-10-25 · View listing →

$419,900

29 Barcelona Way, Hot Springs

4 bd · 4,160 sq ft · 0.25 ac

MLS# 26042903 · CARMLS · as of 2026-10-25 · View listing →

$215,000

28 Macotera Pl, Hot Springs Village

3 bd · 1,691 sq ft

MLS# 26042779 · CARMLS · as of 2026-10-25 · View listing →

$750,000

48 Sanchez Way, Hot Springs Village

3 bd · 3,105 sq ft · 0.42 ac

MLS# 26042656 · CARMLS · as of 2026-10-25 · View listing →

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