Best PlacesNorth Austin, Austin, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Austin, 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.
North Austin, Austin ranks 3,854th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Austin, 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.
North Austin, Austin's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Austin, Austin ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where North Austin, Austin ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North Austin, Austin
A household needs to earn about $117,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Austin, Austin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $70,214, 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 North Austin, Austin's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 North Austin, Austin
North Austin, 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 North Austin, Austin.
Who works in North Austin, Austin, and how
Work in North Austin, Austin centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in North Austin, Austin
North Austin, Austin has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of North Austin, Austin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Austin, Austin, month by month
North Austin, 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 North Austin, Austin
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 12 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 North Austin, Austin
Schools across North Austin, Austin average a D−, better than 8% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Basis Austin PriA · 70% proficient
- Guerrero ThompsonD+ · 25% proficient
- Cook ElD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dobie MiddleF · 11% proficient
- Burnet MiddleF · 7% proficient
- Webb MiddleF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Graduation Prep Academy NavarroD+ · 25% proficient
- Settlement HomeD+ · 24% proficient
- Navarro Early College H SD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Austin, Austin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Austin, 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 North Austin, Austin against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who North Austin, Austin suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 20% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 80% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 81%.
Common questions about living in North Austin, Austin
Is North Austin, Austin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Austin, Austin ranks 3,854th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, cell coverage, and state finances, and lowest on thin health care access and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Austin, Austin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $421,098. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $70,214 median income, cost of living beats 52% of neighborhoods.
Is North Austin, Austin safe?
North Austin, Austin is safer than 50% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $531 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in North Austin, Austin?
July highs average about 99 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 43. That works out to about 159 pleasant days a year, more than 80% of neighborhoods.
Is North Austin, Austin good for families?
Schools beat 8% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 50%, and childcare runs $1,048 a month.
Compare North Austin, Austin with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Austin, Austin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Austin, 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.
North Austin, Austin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Austin, Austin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Austin, Austin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Austin, Austin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Austin, Austin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Austin, 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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