Best PlacesPecan Springs Springdale, Austin, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pecan Springs Springdale, 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.
Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin ranks 3,062nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Pecan Springs Springdale, 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.
Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 160 pleasant days a year, better than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin ranks low
- Short commute39.9 minutes each way, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin
A household needs to earn about $135,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $110,355, 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 Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin's effective rate of 1.44%, 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 Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin
Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin.
Who works in Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin, and how
Work in Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin
Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin has more parkland per resident than 96% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin, month by month
Pecan Springs Springdale, 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 Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 7 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 Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin
Schools across Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin average a D, better than 12% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Winn MontessoriD+ · 25% proficient
- Pecan Springs ElD · 18% proficient
- The East Austin College Prep At Southwest KeyD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sadler Means YwlaF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Lasa H SA+ · 99% proficient
- Lbj EchsD · 22% proficient
- Northeast Early College H SD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pecan Springs Springdale, 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 Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin
Is Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin ranks 3,062nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and low taxes, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $473,881. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $110,355 median income, cost of living beats 82% of neighborhoods.
Is Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin safe?
Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin is safer than 43% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $588 per resident a year.
Compare Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pecan Springs Springdale, 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.
Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pecan Springs Springdale, 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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