Best PlacesSaint Johns, Austin, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Saint Johns, 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 Johns, Austin ranks 3,946th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Saint Johns, 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 Johns, Austin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Saint Johns, Austin ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Saint Johns, Austin ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Saint Johns, Austin
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Saint Johns, Austin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $64,911; 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 Saint Johns, Austin's effective rate of 0.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Saint Johns, Austin
Saint Johns, Austin runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Saint Johns, Austin.
Who works in Saint Johns, Austin, and how
Work in Saint Johns, Austin centers on construction and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Saint Johns, Austin
Saint Johns, Austin has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Saint Johns, Austin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Saint Johns, Austin, month by month
Saint Johns, 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 Saint Johns, Austin
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 9 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 Johns, Austin
Schools across Saint Johns, Austin average a D−, better than 7% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
Top middle schools
- Sadler Means YwlaF · 11% proficient
- Webb MiddleF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Northeast Early College H SD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Saint Johns, Austin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Saint Johns, 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 Johns, Austin against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Saint Johns, Austin
Is Saint Johns, Austin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Saint Johns, Austin ranks 3,946th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Saint Johns, Austin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $273,067. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $64,911 median income, cost of living beats 40% of neighborhoods.
Is Saint Johns, Austin safe?
Yes, Saint Johns, Austin is safer than 55% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $487 per resident a year.
Compare Saint Johns, Austin with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Saint Johns, Austin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Saint Johns, 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 Johns, Austin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Saint Johns, Austin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Saint Johns, Austin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Saint Johns, Austin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Saint Johns, Austin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Saint Johns, 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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