Best PlacesRiver Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin ranks 26th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in River Dance at Steiner Ranch, 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.
River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin's strengths and weaknesses
Where River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Household income$221,266 median, better than 98% of neighborhoods
Where River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin
A household needs to earn about $231,000 a year to comfortably buy the median River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $221,266; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin's effective rate of 1.49%, 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 River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin
River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin.
Who works in River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin, and how
Work in River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 51%
- Work from home 40%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin.
What the weather is like in River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin, month by month
River Dance at Steiner Ranch, 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 River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 18 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 River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin
Schools across River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin average an A+, better than 98% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Laura Welch Bush ElA+ · 75% proficient
- River Ridge ElA · 71% proficient
- Steiner Ranch ElB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Canyon Ridge MiddleA+ · 74% proficient
Top high schools
- Vandegrift H SA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
River Dance at Steiner Ranch, 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 River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin
Is River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin ranks 26th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on what local pay buys, low crime, and an educated workforce, and lowest on cell coverage and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $808,773. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $221,266 median income, cost of living beats 99% of neighborhoods.
Is River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin safe?
Yes, River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin is safer than 99% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $181 per resident a year.
Compare River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in River Dance at Steiner Ranch, 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.
River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
River Dance at Steiner Ranch, 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.
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