# Compare Austin Rents And Home Values On Zillow

**Use case:** 

Compare Zillow’s latest Austin metro home value and rent data for rental property screening. Snapshot records can include `grossRentalYieldPct`, `latestValue`, `latestDate`, `change1yPct` and `unit`. Change `regions` to select another market or `snapshotMetrics` to choose metrics.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "snapshot",
  "dataset": "market_temp_index_metro_uc_sfrcondo_month",
  "regions": [
    "Austin, TX"
  ],
  "includeChanges": false,
  "snapshotMetrics": [
    "zhvi",
    "zori"
  ],
  "category": "all",
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "regionName": {
    "label": "Region name"
  },
  "state": {
    "label": "State"
  },
  "value": {
    "label": "Value"
  },
  "date": {
    "label": "Date"
  },
  "change1yPct": {
    "label": "Change1y pct"
  },
  "unit": {
    "label": "Unit"
  },
  "metric": {
    "label": "Metric"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Zillow Research Home Value & Market Heat Scraper Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Compare Austin Rents And Home Values On Zillow". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/URfGQ1CGq5Lsbvx86) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Compare Austin Rents And Home Values On Zillow" task

The Zillow Research Home Value & Market Heat Scraper Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like mode, dataset, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Compare Austin Rents And Home Values On Zillow" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as region name, state, value, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Compare Austin Rents And Home Values On Zillow" task via API](https://apify.com/dataspryva/zillow-research-home-value-and-market-heat-scraper.md).

## FAQ

### What Austin home values and rents does Zillow publish?

The Austin rent and value task returns Zillow Research’s latest home value and observed rent figures, with dates, units, and year-over-year changes when available.

### How can I compare Austin rental yield with Zillow home prices?

The Austin rent and value task pairs Zillow’s home value and rent data; its snapshot can include grossRentalYieldPct, calculated as annual rent divided by home value.

### Can I get Austin Zillow home values and rents in one snapshot?

Choose snapshot mode in the Austin rent and value task to request home values and rents together, or select other available metrics for the region.

### How do I change the city or metrics in Zillow rental data?

In the Austin rent and value task, choose another region or region substring and select the snapshot metrics you want; leaving the metric selection empty includes all 12.

### How many Austin Zillow rent and value records can one run return?

The Austin rent and value task is capped at 20 results by its current input, and the actor allows a maximum of 100,000 records per run.

### Can I export Zillow Austin rent and home value data to CSV or Excel?

Results from the Austin rent and value task land in a dataset that you can download as CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, RSS, or an HTML table, or read through the Apify API.

### How much does it cost to run Zillow Austin rent data?

On the Free plan, the Austin rent and value task has a $0.10 start charge and at most $0.02 in result charges for 20 results; Apify compute usage is additional.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Zillow Research Home Value & Market Heat Scraper](https://apify.com/dataspryva/zillow-research-home-value-and-market-heat-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/dataspryva/zillow-research-home-value-and-market-heat-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/dataspryva/zillow-research-home-value-and-market-heat-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).