Best PlacesBarton Hills, Austin, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Barton Hills, Austin, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Barton Hills, Austin ranks 541st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Barton Hills, Austin
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Barton Hills, Austin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Barton Hills, Austin ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Barton Hills, Austin ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 33% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Barton Hills, Austin
A household needs to earn about $306,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Barton Hills, Austin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $105,362, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Barton Hills, Austin's effective rate of 1.25%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Barton Hills, Austin
Barton Hills, Austin runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Barton Hills, Austin.
Who works in Barton Hills, Austin, and how
Work in Barton Hills, Austin centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 57%
- Work from home 38%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Barton Hills, Austin
Barton Hills, Austin has more parkland per resident than 97% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Barton Hills, Austin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Barton Hills, Austin, month by month
Barton Hills, Austin sees roughly 160 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| July | 99° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Barton Hills, Austin
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 8 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 10.7 million passengers in 2025, with 127 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Barton Hills, Austin
Schools across Barton Hills, Austin average an A−, better than 92% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Forest Trail ElA · 66% proficient
- Cedar Creek ElA · 65% proficient
- Eanes ElA− · 61% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hill Country MiddleA+ · 75% proficient
- West Ridge MiddleA+ · 74% proficient
- O Henry MiddleB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Westlake H SA+ · 85% proficient
- Austin H SA− · 65% proficient
- Crockett EchsC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Barton Hills, Austin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Barton Hills, Austin measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Barton Hills, Austin against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Barton Hills, Austin
Is Barton Hills, Austin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Barton Hills, Austin ranks 541st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, good schools, and an educated workforce, and lowest on summer heat and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Barton Hills, Austin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,104,275. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $105,362 median income, cost of living beats 81% of neighborhoods.
Is Barton Hills, Austin safe?
Yes, Barton Hills, Austin is safer than 69% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $465 per resident a year.
Compare Barton Hills, Austin with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Barton Hills, Austin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Barton Hills, Austin represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Barton Hills, Austin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Barton Hills, Austin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Barton Hills, Austin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Barton Hills, Austin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Barton Hills, Austin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Barton Hills, Austin detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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