THE SEARCH LEDGER · AUSTIN, TEXAS · REAL ESTATE
Every month Austin types 101,910 real estate searches into Google. This is the public record of what those searches are, what they cost, and who currently answers them.
Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in MAY and lowest in DEC.
SRC: Google Trends relative interest for the Real Estate category in Austin — a 0–100 index, not a search count. One curve per category is the granularity available; it is not split per keyword.
The 20 highest-volume of 24 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is “austin apartment movers” at $42.48.
| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | apartments near me | 74,000 | $4.45 | 44 | transactional |
| 2 | apartments austin tx | 9,900 | $5.98 | 16 | commercial |
| 3 | austin homes for sale | 6,600 | $4.16 | 28 | transactional |
| 4 | realtor com austin | 3,600 | $0.78 | 8 | commercial |
| 5 | homes for sale near me | 2,900 | $1.77 | 63 | transactional |
| 6 | realtor austin | 880 | $11.23 | 24 | commercial |
| 7 | austin real estate | 880 | $1.70 | navigational | |
| 8 | realtor near me | 720 | $13.11 | 65 | transactional |
| 9 | commercial real estate austin | 590 | $2.49 | informational | |
| 10 | homes for sale south austin | 590 | $3.60 | 0 | transactional |
| 11 | realtor agent austin tx | 390 | $3.57 | 23 | commercial |
| 12 | austin real estate brokers | 260 | $3.98 | informational | |
| 13 | best realtors in austin | 140 | $3.06 | 17 | commercial |
| 14 | top realtors in austin | 110 | $1.08 | commercial | |
| 15 | apartment cleaners austin | 90 | $13.61 | informational | |
| 16 | keller williams realtors austin tx | 70 | $4.79 | 7 | commercial |
| 17 | austin apartment movers | 50 | $42.48 | 12 | commercial |
| 18 | austin realtors for rentals | 40 | $5.14 | 2 | transactional |
| 19 | austin top 50 realtors | 30 | $23.72 | 14 | commercial |
| 20 | commercial real estate brokers austin | 30 | $11.66 | informational |
SRC: DataForSEO, Austin metro, Aug 30, 2026. Volume and CPC are Google Ads twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score; blank where it has not been scored.
Live position tracking for the tracked keyword in this vertical — who Google puts in the map pack, and who holds page one.
SRC: DataForSEO, Austin metro, Aug 30, 2026. LOCAL marks an organic domain that matches a business tracked in this metro; an unmarked domain is simply not one of them, which includes directories and firms we do not track.
The 12 most-reviewed businesses we track in this vertical, with the profile signals that put them where they are.
| RANK | BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | CATEGORY | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | AptAmigo- Austin Apartment Locators | 4.9 ★ | 758 | Apartment rental agency | YES |
| #2 | Fivetwo at Highland | 4.4 ★ | 520 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #3 | Hanover Republic Square | 4.7 ★ | 487 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #4 | Rambler Apartments | 4.3 ★ | 463 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #5 | Alexan Waterloo | 4.5 ★ | 405 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #6 | Bridge at Heritage Woods | 4.7 ★ | 357 | Apartment building | YES |
| #7 | Bridge at Henley Apartments | 4.3 ★ | 351 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #8 | Northshore Apartments | 4.2 ★ | 325 | Apartment rental agency | YES |
| #9 | Hanover Brazos Street | 4.7 ★ | 299 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #10 | Placemakr Austin Downtown, Apartments by Hilton | 4.3 ★ | 297 | Hotel | YES |
| #11 | 21 Rio Apartments | 3.3 ★ | 292 | Student housing center | YES |
| #12 | Treehouse Apartments | 3.6 ★ | 285 | Apartment complex | YES |
SRC: Google Maps listings, DataForSEO, Austin metro, Aug 30, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim.
People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Austin real estate results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing.
What is the cheapest rent for an apartment?
Where can I live if I can't afford an apartment?
What credit score is needed for an apartment?
What is the lowest rent in Texas?
SRC: Google People Also Ask, DataForSEO, Austin metro, Aug 30, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here.
Everything above is the market. If you want to be in it, start with where you stand today.
Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand.
REAL ESTATE IN OTHER METROS
HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE
Every figure is collected, not estimated. Keyword volume and cost-per-click come from Google Ads via DataForSEO and are twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week — a weekly delta on either would measure the averaging window, not the market. Map-pack and organic positions are a live SERP read taken Aug 30, 2026. Sections with no data are omitted rather than filled.
Austin, Texas · Real Estate · 24 keywords · collected Aug 30, 2026
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