Best PlacesWindsor Road, Austin, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Windsor Road, 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.
Windsor Road, Austin ranks 54th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Windsor Road, 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.
Windsor Road, Austin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Windsor Road, Austin ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Short commute14.9 minutes each way, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Household income$162,484 median, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Windsor Road, Austin ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 36% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Windsor Road, Austin
A household needs to earn about $383,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Windsor Road, Austin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $162,484, 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 Windsor Road, Austin's effective rate of 1.26%, 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 Windsor Road, Austin
Windsor Road, 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 Windsor Road, Austin.
Who works in Windsor Road, Austin, and how
Work in Windsor Road, Austin centers on professional & technical and real estate. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 56%
- Work from home 35%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Windsor Road, Austin
Windsor Road, Austin has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Windsor Road, Austin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Windsor Road, Austin, month by month
Windsor Road, 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 Windsor Road, 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 Windsor Road, Austin
Schools across Windsor Road, Austin average an A−, better than 91% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Casis ElA− · 62% proficient
- Mathews ElB+ · 55% proficient
- Bryker Woods ElB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lamar MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- O Henry MiddleB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- University Of Texas At Austin H SA+ · 90% proficient
- Mccallum H SA · 71% proficient
- Austin H SA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Windsor Road, Austin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Windsor Road, 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 Windsor Road, Austin against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Windsor Road, Austin
Is Windsor Road, Austin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Windsor Road, Austin ranks 54th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on an educated workforce, short commutes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Windsor Road, Austin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,377,429. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $162,484 median income, cost of living beats 97% of neighborhoods.
Is Windsor Road, Austin safe?
Yes, Windsor Road, Austin is safer than 71% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $408 per resident a year.
Compare Windsor Road, Austin with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Windsor Road, Austin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Windsor Road, 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.
Windsor Road, Austin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Windsor Road, Austin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Windsor Road, Austin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Windsor Road, Austin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Windsor Road, Austin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Windsor Road, 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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