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Outdoors in Austin
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1895
First Electric tower erected in Austin, 41st & Speedway, 1895, 1895
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Landmark of the day
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John W. Maddox House
John W. Maddox House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 17, 1985. It is significant for its architecture at the local level. It was listed as part of East Austin MRA.
About Austin
Capital city of Texas, United StatesAustin ( AW-stin) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. With a population of 961,855 at the 2020 census, it is the 12th-most populous city in the U.S., fifth-most populous city in Texas, and second-most populous U.S. state capital (after Phoenix, Arizona), while the Austin metro area with an estimated 2.55 million residents is the 25th-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Austin is the county seat and most populous city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it has been one of the fastest-growing large cities in the United States since 2010. Located in Central Texas within the greater Texas Hill Country, …
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How Austin ranks
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Housing in Austin
The typical Austin home is worth about $497,000, down 3.7% in a year, 66% above the Texas typical home.
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Safety in Austin
Safety Grade D
Austin reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 31%.
Work & commute in Austin
Full picture →65% of Austin’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Houston (3%), Round Rock (3%) and San Antonio (3%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
Health in Austin
Health Grade A
Healthier than 87% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 6 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in Austin
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Austin
Full climate →Austin has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 38°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Austin
All Austin schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Austin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.
Austin is a college town
Colleges →of Austin’s residents are enrolled in college. The University of Texas at Austin has about 52,820 students on campus, and 8 more colleges are in town.
Austin’s library
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