Best PlacesUpper Boggy Creek, Austin, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Upper Boggy Creek, 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.
Upper Boggy Creek, Austin ranks 440th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Upper Boggy Creek, 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.
Upper Boggy Creek, Austin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Upper Boggy Creek, Austin ranks high
- BikingBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Upper Boggy Creek, Austin ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 38% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 42% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Upper Boggy Creek, Austin
A household needs to earn about $186,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Upper Boggy Creek, Austin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $104,709, 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 Upper Boggy Creek, Austin's effective rate of 1.34%, 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 Upper Boggy Creek, Austin
Upper Boggy Creek, 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 Upper Boggy Creek, Austin.
Who works in Upper Boggy Creek, Austin, and how
Work in Upper Boggy Creek, Austin centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 45%
- Work from home 43%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Upper Boggy Creek, Austin
Upper Boggy Creek, Austin has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Upper Boggy Creek, Austin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Upper Boggy Creek, Austin, month by month
Upper Boggy Creek, 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 Upper Boggy Creek, 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 Upper Boggy Creek, Austin
Schools across Upper Boggy Creek, Austin average a B−, better than 65% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lee ElB+ · 55% proficient
- Ridgetop ElB · 48% proficient
- Maplewood ElB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kealing MiddleA · 64% proficient
- Sadler Means YwlaF · 11% proficient
- Webb MiddleF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- University Of Texas At Austin H SA+ · 90% proficient
- Mccallum H SA · 71% proficient
- Garza Independence H SD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Upper Boggy Creek, Austin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Upper Boggy Creek, 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 Upper Boggy Creek, Austin against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Upper Boggy Creek, Austin
Is Upper Boggy Creek, Austin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Upper Boggy Creek, Austin ranks 440th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on biking, fast internet, and population health, and lowest on summer heat and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Upper Boggy Creek, Austin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $663,160. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $104,709 median income, cost of living beats 83% of neighborhoods.
Is Upper Boggy Creek, Austin safe?
Yes, Upper Boggy Creek, Austin is safer than 71% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $396 per resident a year.
Compare Upper Boggy Creek, Austin with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Upper Boggy Creek, Austin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Upper Boggy Creek, 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.
Upper Boggy Creek, Austin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Upper Boggy Creek, Austin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Upper Boggy Creek, Austin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Upper Boggy Creek, Austin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Upper Boggy Creek, Austin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Upper Boggy Creek, 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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