Best PlacesClarksville, Austin, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Clarksville, Austin, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Clarksville, Austin ranks 404th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Clarksville, 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.
Clarksville, Austin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Clarksville, Austin ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Clarksville, Austin ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 35% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Clarksville, Austin
A household needs to earn about $384,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Clarksville, Austin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $117,548, 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 Clarksville, 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 Clarksville, Austin
Clarksville, Austin's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Clarksville, Austin.
Who works in Clarksville, Austin, and how
Work in Clarksville, Austin centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 43%
- Work from home 38%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in Clarksville, Austin
Clarksville, Austin has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Clarksville, Austin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Clarksville, Austin, month by month
Clarksville, Austin sees roughly 161 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 Clarksville, 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 Clarksville, Austin
Schools across Clarksville, Austin average a B+, better than 85% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mathews ElB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- O Henry MiddleB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- University Of Texas At Austin H SA+ · 90% proficient
- Austin H SA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Clarksville, Austin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Clarksville, 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 Clarksville, Austin against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Clarksville, Austin
Is Clarksville, Austin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Clarksville, Austin ranks 404th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, population health, and an educated workforce, and lowest on a weak job market and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Clarksville, Austin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,360,927. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $117,548 median income, cost of living beats 87% of neighborhoods.
Is Clarksville, Austin safe?
Clarksville, Austin is safer than 53% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $537 per resident a year.
Compare Clarksville, Austin with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Clarksville, Austin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Clarksville, 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.
Clarksville, Austin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Clarksville, Austin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Clarksville, Austin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Clarksville, Austin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Clarksville, Austin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Clarksville, 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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