Market Intelligence Austin, TX
Comp-rich · 46 tracked
Self-storage market in Austin, TX — July 2026
Based on the 46 facilities we track in Austin — a sample of Austin’s market, not every facility.
As of July 2026 · data via OpenStreetMap + Foursquare
Market tightness
Balanced
Aggregate demand signal — not a facility occupancy figure.
Running a move-in promo
15%
Median rate by size
5×5
$46/mo
~6% below US ($49/mo)
typical $25/mo–$53/mo
5×10
$69/mo
~6% above US ($65/mo)
typical $49/mo–$97/mo
10×10
$99/mo
~4% above US ($95/mo)
typical $78/mo–$140/mo
10×20
$180/mo
~31% above US ($137/mo)
typical $148/mo–$271/mo
The bigger picture
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — market supply & demand
Lower storage supply per capita than ~80% of US metros — about 20.1 facilities per 100k people vs the 32.3 national median.
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX looks under-supplied relative to the markets we track.
A metro of 2.4M residents and 949K households — the demand base behind the per-100k figure.
Supply: our registry · as of 2026-06
Demand trend
Population up ~14% since 2020 — a growing metro.
Net in-migration of ~242,000 residents since 2020.
Population trends historically correlate with storage demand — not a forecast. Census PEP, 2025 vintage.
Market context
Median household income
$97,638
Median gross rent
$1,646/mo
Renter share
59%
Census 2023 ACS 5-yr · demand context — these historically correlate with storage demand, not a forecast.
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Data & methodology
Aggregate analysis of publicly available self-storage facility data in Austin, TX, as of July 2026. Facility data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Foursquare. Rates reflect published street rates; individual facility pricing varies. Figures describe the 46 facilities in our dataset for this metro — a sample skewed toward facilities on certain software platforms, not a complete census of the market.