Austin, TX

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Climate

July average high

97°F

January average low

42°F

Annual rainfall

36.3 in

Annual snowfall

0.2 in

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Austin-Camp Mabry (3 km from the city center). Bars show average low to high temperature; the blue column is average rainfall.

Trends

Survey and county figures by year. Dollar values are not adjusted for inflation.

How Austin ranks

• #2 Best Cities for Nightlife of 22 cities · score 88.1
• #3 Best Cities for Arts & Culture of 22 cities · score 87.1
• #3 Best Cities for Food Lovers of 22 cities · score 88.6
• #4 Most Bike-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 85.7
• #4 Best Cities for Healthcare Access of 22 cities · score 71.4
• #7 Best College Cities of 22 cities · score 73.8
• #8 Most Walkable Cities of 22 cities · score 63.2
• #11 Most Family-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 47.6
• #14 Greenest Cities of 22 cities · score 45.7
• #16 Best Cities Overall of 100 cities · score 66.1
• #17 Healthiest Cities of 96 cities · score 72.7
• #24 Best-Connected Cities of 100 cities · score 73.9
• #33 Safest Cities from Natural Disasters of 75 cities · score 54.8
• #39 Best Cities for Car-Free Commuting of 100 cities · score 58.7
• #39 Lowest Student-Teacher Ratios of 96 cities · score 60.0
• #41 Best Cities for Park Access of 99 cities · score 55.9
• #46 Most Affordable Cities of 100 cities · score 53.1
• #56 Cities with the Cleanest Air of 95 cities · score 43.2

Things to do in Austin

Places mapped within 5 km of the city center. Use the layers control to show or hide categories.

• Parks 168

  Adams-Hemphill Neighborhood Park, Alamo Community Garden, Alamo Pocket Park…

• Playgrounds 55

  Alliance Children's Garden, Kitty King Powell Lawn…

• Restaurants 402

  1914 Noodles & More, 1914 Poke Bowl, 1972 Pub…

• Cafes 146

  1886 Café & Bakery, 34th St Cafe, Arab Cowboy…

• Bars & pubs 214

  311, Ah Sing Den, Alley Bar…

• Breweries 4

  Central District Brewing, Hold Out Brewing, Oddwood Brewing…

• Museums 30

  Austin Nature & Science Center, Austin Public Library - Austin History Center, Blanton Museum of Art…

• Art galleries 5

  Connelly Martin Gallery, La Peña, McLennon Pen Co. Gallery…

• Theaters & cinemas 35

  3Ten, AISD Performing Arts Center, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema…

• Libraries 14

  Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library - Carver Branch, Austin Public Library - Howson Branch…

• Attractions 25

  Armor and Artillery Row, Barton Springs Pool, Doug Sahm Hill…

• Grocery stores 25

  1st Stop Food Store, Asahi Imports, Barton Hills Market…

• Gyms & sports centers 59

  24 Hour Fitness, 30 Minute Hit, 3rd Eye Meditation Lounge…

• Hospitals & clinics 25

  Advanced Pain Care, Arise Austin Medical Center, Ascension Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas…

• Colleges & universities 10

  ACC Highland, Austin Community College Rio Grande Campus, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary…

Local facts

Median household income

$91,461

Median rent

$1,655 / mo

Median home value

$512,700

Median age

34.5

Unemployment

4.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher

58.2%

Poverty rate

12.3%

Renter-occupied homes

55.6%

Public schools

Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.

Public schools

266

Students enrolled

159,428

Students per teacher

15.6 : 1

Free or reduced-price lunch

49.5%

Charter schools

26.7%

School districts serving the city

35

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Districts: Austin Isd, Round Rock Isd, Kipp Texas Public Schools, Idea Public Schools, Eanes Isd

Health & wellbeing

CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.

Adults with obesity

30.5%

No leisure-time physical activity

21.1%

Adults with diabetes

9.7%

Adults who smoke

9.5%

Frequent mental distress

15.8%

Sleeping under 7 hours

31.7%

Adults without health insurance

14.5%

Routine checkup in past year

73.8%

Parks, air & walkability

Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park

76.1%

Share of city that is parkland

9.5%

EPA walkability index (1-20)

14.4

Median air quality index (county)

53

Unhealthy air days (county)

6

Internet & commuting

Households with broadband

92.6%

Households with no internet

4.6%

Average commute

24.0 min

Work from home

27.5%

Commute by transit

2.1%

Commute on foot

2.4%

Commute by bike

0.8%

Natural hazard risk

FEMA rates Travis County as relatively high overall for natural hazard risk, with 9 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.

• Tornado: very high
• Hail: very high
• Heat wave: relatively high
• Riverine flooding: relatively high

ZIP codes

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