Best PlacesSaint Edwards, Austin, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Saint Edwards, 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.
Saint Edwards, Austin ranks 2,659th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Saint Edwards, 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.
Saint Edwards, Austin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Saint Edwards, Austin ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Short commute16.0 minutes each way, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Saint Edwards, Austin ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Saint Edwards, Austin
A household needs to earn about $219,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Saint Edwards, Austin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $79,181, 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 Saint Edwards, Austin's effective rate of 1.45%, 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 Saint Edwards, Austin
Saint Edwards, 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 Saint Edwards, Austin.
Who works in Saint Edwards, Austin, and how
Work in Saint Edwards, Austin centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 47%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 21%
Life in Saint Edwards, Austin
Saint Edwards, Austin has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Saint Edwards, Austin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Saint Edwards, Austin, month by month
Saint Edwards, Austin sees roughly 122 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 Saint Edwards, Austin
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 6 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 Saint Edwards, Austin
Schools across Saint Edwards, Austin average a D+, better than 19% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Lively MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Travis Early College H SD+ · 25% proficient
- Graduation Preparatory AcademyF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Saint Edwards, Austin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Saint Edwards, 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 Saint Edwards, Austin against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Saint Edwards, Austin
Is Saint Edwards, Austin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Saint Edwards, Austin ranks 2,659th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, short commutes, and population health, and lowest on noise and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Saint Edwards, Austin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $770,600. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $79,181 median income, cost of living beats 48% of neighborhoods.
Is Saint Edwards, Austin safe?
Yes, Saint Edwards, Austin is safer than 58% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $512 per resident a year.
Compare Saint Edwards, Austin with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Saint Edwards, Austin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Saint Edwards, 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.
Saint Edwards, Austin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Saint Edwards, Austin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Saint Edwards, Austin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Saint Edwards, Austin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Saint Edwards, Austin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Saint Edwards, 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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