Austin wedding venue cost index
Computed from 20 published fee schedules across the Austin metro, checked on August 11, 2026. Median published starting price $313, with half the listings between $190 and $369. 19 of 20 (95%) start under $1,000.
Starting price distribution
Across 20 Austin area venues in 4 cities, checked on August 11, 2026.
| Published starting price | Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest published starting price | $60 |
| 25th percentile | $190 |
| Median | $313 |
| 75th percentile | $369 |
| Highest published starting price | $1,000 |
How many come in under each threshold
| Threshold | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Published starting price under $500 | 15 | 75% |
| Under $1,000 | 19 | 95% |
| Under $2,500 | 20 | 100% |
| Published fee of zero | 0 | 0% |
Cheapest published price by venue type
| Venue type | Cheapest published | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Park & Pavilion | City of Austin Parks and Recreation - Picnic Site RentalAustin, TX | $60 |
| Courthouse & City Hall | Bastrop County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2Bastrop, TX | $160 |
| State Park | McKinney Falls State Park - Group Hall with KitchenAustin, TX | $200 |
| Garden & Conservatory | Zilker Botanical Garden - Memorial ArchAustin, TX | $325 |
| Estate & Historic Home | Rabb HouseRound Rock, TX | $950 |
Courthouse ceremony fees
3 courts and clerk offices in the Austin area publish a ceremony fee, running from $160 to $200. That fee is for the ceremony only and never includes the marriage license.
Indoor against outdoor
| Setting | Venues | Median starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor space published | 9 | $300 |
| Outdoor space published | 14 | $325 |
Published capacity
14 of the 20 Austin listings publish a guest capacity. The median among those is 70 guests.
Public agency against everything else
10 of 20 listings (50%) are park, courthouse, or state park sites, and 12 cite a source on a .gov, .us, or .mil domain.
| Listing category | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Park, courthouse, or state park listing | 10 | 50% |
| Everything else | 10 | 50% |
The listings behind these numbers, each with its source link and date, are on the Austin venue page. The national cost index ranks 41 metros against each other.
Method: every figure on this page is computed from the listings in this directory, and every listing carries a link to the venue's own published price page or a government fee schedule plus the date that page was read. Venues that do not publish a price are not in the dataset, so nothing here is an estimate, a quote, or an average of quotes. Percentiles are linear interpolations over published starting prices.