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In May, the median sale price of a home in Hays County rose by $140,640 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales increased by 35.3%, according to BlockShopper.com.

Data shows that there were 23 homes sold in May, with a median sale price of $368,640 - a 61.7% increase over the $228,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 17 homes sold in Hays County in May 2023.

For context, the median sales tax in Hays County, based on the latest available data from 2020, was $5,305, which stands at 1.4% of May's median home sale price.

The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Hays County from May 2023 to May 2024.