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Austin is a big city of 979,539 people in Travis County, Texas. It's part of the Austin, TX area. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $555k and rent runs about $2k a month.
979,539people
$555kTypical home
$1,729/moRent
97° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 979,539
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,001 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Austin, TX area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $555k (≈$3,502/mo)
- Median rent $1,729/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (418 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,065 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 23% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to AUS airport
- 9 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 633 ft
- 127 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,491 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 321 bars within 25 mi
- 613 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Travis County: D+39 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk