Best PlacesPleasant Valley, Austin, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pleasant Valley, 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.
Pleasant Valley, Austin ranks 3,555th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pleasant Valley, 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.
Pleasant Valley, Austin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pleasant Valley, Austin ranks high
- QuietBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Pleasant Valley, Austin ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pleasant Valley, Austin
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pleasant Valley, Austin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $64,216, 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 Pleasant Valley, Austin's effective rate of 1.62%, 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 Pleasant Valley, Austin
Pleasant Valley, 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 Pleasant Valley, Austin.
Who works in Pleasant Valley, Austin, and how
Work in Pleasant Valley, Austin centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Pleasant Valley, Austin
Pleasant Valley, Austin has more parkland per resident than 95% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Pleasant Valley, Austin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pleasant Valley, Austin, month by month
Pleasant Valley, Austin sees roughly 121 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 50° | 38° |
| April | 83° | 68° | 56° |
| July | 99° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 86° | 71° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Pleasant Valley, Austin
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 4 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 Pleasant Valley, Austin
Schools across Pleasant Valley, Austin average a D, better than 16% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
Top middle schools
- Martin MiddleF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Lasa H SA+ · 99% proficient
- Eastside Early College H SD+ · 25% proficient
- Del Valle H SD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pleasant Valley, Austin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pleasant Valley, 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 Pleasant Valley, Austin against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Pleasant Valley, Austin
Is Pleasant Valley, Austin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pleasant Valley, Austin ranks 3,555th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, a strong job market, and state finances, and lowest on thin health care access and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pleasant Valley, Austin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $373,237. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $64,216 median income, cost of living beats 45% of neighborhoods.
Is Pleasant Valley, Austin safe?
Pleasant Valley, Austin is safer than 54% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $668 per resident a year.
Compare Pleasant Valley, Austin with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pleasant Valley, Austin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pleasant Valley, 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.
Pleasant Valley, Austin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pleasant Valley, Austin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pleasant Valley, Austin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pleasant Valley, Austin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pleasant Valley, Austin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pleasant Valley, 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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