Living in Round Rock, TX

Williamson County

Round Rock's defining identity is as Dell Technologies' global headquarters town -- Dell has been based at 1 Dell Way since 1988 and is cited as employing roughly 7,400 people at the Round Rock campus and about 13,000 across Texas, giving the city a real, non-commuting job base rather than being purely an Austin bedroom suburb. That anchors a broader tech and manufacturing employer base (including Emerson and other Round Rock-area operations) on top of proximity to Austin's job market. On housing, Round Rock runs meaningfully cheaper than Austin proper: a $372,787 median sale price as of June 2026 versus Austin city's $577,000, a roughly one-third discount for a shorter commute into the metro's northern tech corridor.

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Housing

Median sale price (Round Rock city)$372,787

Redfin cited a $372,787 median sale price for all home types as of June 2026, down 5.6% YoY. A separate November 2025 read cited $387K, up 0.6% YoY -- the two figures come from different windows and don't fully agree, but both land Round Rock meaningfully below Austin city-proper's $577K median (roughly 33%-35% less), which is the durable point worth disclosing rather than either exact number.

Median sale price (Williamson County)Not yet verified

Taxes

Local effective property tax rate1.61%

Not independently sourced at the Williamson County level this session. Texas carries no income tax statewide. See the Texas hub page for the statewide property tax context -- do not treat that figure as Round Rock-specific.

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The tradeoffs

Pros

A genuine local job base anchored by a major corporate HQ (Dell) rather than pure commuter-suburb dependence on Austin; meaningfully more affordable housing than Austin proper; no state income tax.

Cons

Dell has trimmed global headcount over the past year amid AI-driven industry shifts, a real concentration risk for a one-major-employer town; Williamson County property tax rates run well above the national average and can climb further in MUD-fee new-construction neighborhoods; summers are long and hot.

Who this fits

Best for: Young professionals targeting Dell or the broader Round Rock/Williamson County tech and manufacturing job base, and buyers who want Austin-area access at a real discount to city-proper pricing.

Maybe not for you if: Buyers wanting zero exposure to single-employer concentration risk, or expecting Austin-proper urban density and walkability, should look elsewhere -- Round Rock is a suburb built around one very large employer.

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-21. Independent research; see individual metric entries above for source attribution. This is not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.