Rankings · How Austin ranks in TX
Austin ranks #21 in Texas for working from home
Austin is ranked on 37 lists against the 653 Texas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 12.
Lists ranked on
37
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #21 most remote workers
Top-quarter finishes
12
of 26 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Work
Top 4% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Austin does best on
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Austin marked.
At a glance
Austin lands in the top half on 20 of 26 lists
Each dot is Austin’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Austin does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#37/632Fewest smokers#43/652Lowest obesity#45/652Most active#64/652Healthiest#80/651Fewest uninsured#225/652Lowest depression#383/652 People
Most educated#52/653 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#95/535 LibrariesLibrary →
Most library borrowing#29/183Best libraries for kids#36/183Most-used libraries#60/183 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#267/653 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#49/180Cheapest rent#504/624Lowest property tax#585/647Most affordable#601/651 SafetySafety →
Safest#443/470 What kind of place
Fewer kids than 91% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Austin’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer kids than 91% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
18% of residents are under 18
Hotter summers than 86% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
96.2° July high
Longer growing season than 86% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
291 days between frosts
Fewer seniors than 81% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
10.4% of residents are 65+
More homes per newcomer than 81% of TX towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
1.8 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
More vacation homes than 61% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.6% of homes are seasonal
Younger than 60% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
34.7 median age
Milder winters than 55% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
38.0° January low
Drier than 55% of TX towns
DrierWetter
36 in of rain + melted snow a year
Almost there
4 spots from the top 25 for library borrowing
Lists where Austin sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Austin out-ranks 2 of its 6 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.