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, 2026-09-10). List prices, not sale prices. Neither is a licensed IDX feed.

$495,000Austin median list price

$350,000Hot Springs area median

$346Austin per sq ft

$182Hot 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	231 homes · median 1,867 sq ft · 3.0 bd · $194/sq ft · median lot 0.335 ac
$450–550K	241 homes · median 1,671 sq ft · 3.0 bd · $292/sq ft · 87 condos	115 homes · median 2,376 sq ft · 3.0 bd · $214/sq ft · median lot 0.4 ac
$700–800K	93 homes · median 2,429 sq ft · 3.0 bd · $313/sq ft · 23 condos	45 homes · median 3,152 sq ft · 4 bd · $240/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

231 homes · median 1,867 sq ft · 3.0 bd · $194/sq ft · median lot 0.335 ac

$450–550K

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

115 homes · median 2,376 sq ft · 3.0 bd · $214/sq ft · median lot 0.4 ac

$700–800K

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

45 homes · median 3,152 sq ft · 4 bd · $240/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

$495,000

1208 Twin Points Rd, Hot Springs

4 bd · 2,077 sq ft · 0.4 ac

MLS# 26036841 · CARMLS · as of 2026-09-10 · View listing →

$925,000

311 Oak Shores Cir, Hot Springs

4 bd · 4,198 sq ft · 1.08 ac

MLS# 26036764 · CARMLS · as of 2026-09-10 · View listing →

$1,345,000

347 Paradise Pt, Hot Springs National Park

3 bd · 4,250 sq ft

MLS# 26036853 · CARMLS · as of 2026-09-10 · View listing →

$449,900

104 Waterfront Ct, Hot Springs

3 bd · 1,647 sq ft · 1.16 ac

MLS# 26036644 · CARMLS · as of 2026-09-10 · View listing →

$374,900

237 Longview Pt, Hot Springs

3 bd · 2,100 sq ft · 4.27 ac

MLS# 26036434 · CARMLS · as of 2026-09-10 · View listing →

Newest in Hot Springs Village (71909)

$272,000

39 Palencia Ln, Hot Springs

3 bd · 2,150 sq ft · 0.33 ac

MLS# 26036835 · CARMLS · as of 2026-09-10 · View listing →

$475,000

4 Silleda Ln, Hot Springs

5 bd · 3,194 sq ft · 0.31 ac

MLS# 26036875 · CARMLS · as of 2026-09-10 · View listing →

$549,000

6 Jornada Cir, Hot Springs Village

3 bd · 2,245 sq ft · 0.39 ac

MLS# 26036857 · CARMLS · as of 2026-09-10 · View listing →

$309,000

78 Cresta Way, Hot Springs Village

2 bd · 1,452 sq ft · 0.28 ac

MLS# 26036528 · CARMLS · as of 2026-09-10 · View listing →

$169,000

9 Cortez Ln, Hot Springs Village

3 bd · 1,328 sq ft

MLS# 26036661 · CARMLS · as of 2026-09-10 · View listing →

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