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Austin, TX

🇺🇸 Texas · Ranked #53 of 88 in North America
57SCORE
Austin, TX is in-demand and heating up, with jobs and people pouring in. Here's the full data-driven picture — cost, safety, schools, jobs and climate risk.

Explosive tech-job and migration growth, but ERCOT grid strain, drought, and above-median housing hold the score back.

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The numbers

Median home$429k
Median rent$1,635/mo
Gross rental yield4.6%
Median age36 yrs

How it scores

Climate
55
Affordability
48
Momentum
88
Resilience
40

Livability grades

BSafety
ASchools
B+State
B+Hiking

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