Best PlacesBrentwood, Austin, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Brentwood, 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.
Brentwood, Austin ranks 263rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Brentwood, 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.
Brentwood, Austin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Brentwood, Austin ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Brentwood, Austin ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 38% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 42% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Brentwood, Austin
A household needs to earn about $223,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Brentwood, Austin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $105,236, 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 Brentwood, Austin's effective rate of 1.38%, 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 Brentwood, Austin
Brentwood, 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 Brentwood, Austin.
Who works in Brentwood, Austin, and how
Work in Brentwood, Austin centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 44%
- Work from home 43%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Brentwood, Austin
Brentwood, Austin has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Brentwood, Austin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Brentwood, Austin, month by month
Brentwood, Austin sees roughly 159 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 Brentwood, Austin
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 10 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 Brentwood, Austin
Schools across Brentwood, Austin average a B+, better than 86% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Gullett ElA · 68% proficient
- Highland Park ElA− · 61% proficient
- Brentwood ElA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lamar MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Webb MiddleF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Mccallum H SA · 71% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Brentwood, Austin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Brentwood, 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 Brentwood, Austin against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Brentwood, Austin
Is Brentwood, Austin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Brentwood, Austin ranks 263rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, biking, and fast internet, and lowest on summer heat and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Brentwood, Austin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $790,455. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $105,236 median income, cost of living beats 85% of neighborhoods.
Is Brentwood, Austin safe?
Yes, Brentwood, Austin is safer than 64% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $439 per resident a year.
Compare Brentwood, Austin with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Brentwood, Austin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Brentwood, 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.
Brentwood, Austin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Brentwood, Austin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Brentwood, Austin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Brentwood, Austin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Brentwood, Austin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Brentwood, 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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