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Living in Austin

Austin is the 30th most walkable large city in the US with 790,390 residents.

Austin has some public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

The most walkable Austin neighborhoods are West University, University of Texas-Austin and North University.

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42 Walk Score of Austin, TX

Austin is a Car-Dependent city

Most errands require a car.

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Austin Rowing Club

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Congress Avenue Kayaks

Most errands require a car in Austin.

Austin is the 30th most walkable large city in the US with a Walk Score of 42.

Austin Apartments for Rent

Austin Neighborhoods

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Population

1 West University 92 65 94 15,358
2 University of Texas-Austin 89 72 93 8,338
3 North University 84 66 92 4,747
4 East Cesar Chavez 84 49 93 3,278
5 Central East Austin 84 53 85 4,372
6 Bouldin Creek 82 54 78 5,487
7 Holly 82 49 94 3,990
8 Hancock 79 60 90 5,001
9 Hyde Park 78 56 94 6,547
10 Chestnut 78 53 90 1,860
11 Zilker 75 47 82 5,772
12 Upper Boggy Creek 73 54 85 5,193
13 Dawson 71 49 67 2,634
14 Brentwood 70 54 83 7,409
15 Crestview 70 52 87 3,987
16 Rosedale 70 45 81 3,351
17 Rosewood 70 50 86 4,193
18 Greater South River City 69 52 75 6,490
19 Highland 69 56 86 4,057
20 North Loop 67 53 93 4,169
21 Wooten 64 49 74 5,345
22 Govalle 63 48 89 4,102
23 Riverside 63 52 66 12,008
24 North Shoal Creek 59 47 80 3,485
25 St. Johns 58 48 59 9,478
26 Windsor Road 57 43 79 2,978
27 Westgate 57 46 62 3,883
28 Old Enfield 57 39 79 1,180
29 West Congress 56 49 58 2,623
30 North Lamar 56 44 49 6,502
31 Sweetbriar 55 51 58 6,068
32 Windsor Park 55 45 66 14,662
33 St. Edwards 55 47 60 5,290
34 South Lamar 54 48 66 8,136
35 North Austin 54 45 61 27,911
36 Allandale 53 45 74 9,130
37 Garrison Park 53 42 65 10,723
38 Gateway 53 37 57 1,121
39 Galindo 51 46 57 3,511
40 South Manchaca 51 45 60 6,465
41 Georgian Acres 51 48 54 8,610
42 Coronado Hills 50 44 46 3,598
43 MLK 49 47 69 4,863
44 West Austin 45 32 60 10,514
45 North Burnet 45 40 59 4,931
46 Windsor Hills 42 31 41 7,102
47 Franklin Park 40 41 41 16,574
48 Barton Hills 36 34 49 8,019
49 East Congress 35 45 45 3,069
50 University Hills 35 41 34 4,662
51 Pleasant Valley 35 53 57 12,676
52 McKinney 32 36 32 4,517
53 Pecan Springs Springdale 30 40 40 4,875
54 MLK-183 29 41 50 7,799
55 Northwest Hills-Far West 25 18 21 4,545
56 Johnston Terrace 24 39 60 1,850
57 East Oak Hill 23 21 45 13,354
58 Village at Western Oaks 22 17 50 6,567
59 Circle C Ranch 17 8 39 7,391
60 West Oak Hill 14 18 27 16,911
61 Southeast Austin 12 29 30 2,322

Average Home Features

According to HomeAdvisor Data, these characteristics make up the average home in Austin

Average square footage 2200
Homeowners have 3.4 bedrooms
Homeowners have 2.4 bathrooms
Age of home 23 years
Average time living in home 11 years

Check out HomeAdvisor’s Austin Home Happiness Survey.

Eating & Drinking

There are about 3,580 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Austin.

People in Austin can walk to an average of 2 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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Torchy's Tacos

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Austin Java

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35 Transit Score of Austin, TX

Austin has Some Transit

A few nearby public transportation options. Find Austin apartments for rent on Redfin.

Public Transit Routes

Austin has some public transportation and about 55 bus and 1 light rail lines.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Austin on public transit.

Neighborhood Guides

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Waller Creek Boathouse

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Royal Blue Grocery

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W Austin

Jessica

Key Achievements: Partnered with Social Good Summit + Austin and Imagine Austin | Pedestrian Advisory Council (PAC) formed with resolution passed by City of Austin City Council and WalkAustin in Sept 2013 after receiving grant to bring America Walks/CDC Workshop to Austin in May 2013. Co-organizer World Car Free Day called CarFreeDayATX 2012- support from Austin City Council and community at large in less than 6 weeks. Beyond2ndNature co-founder | President (11/12-5/13)

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The Lance Armstrong Bikeway

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W 5th St & Walsh St

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TNT

54 Bike Score of Austin, TX

Austin is Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure.

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Waller Creek Boathouse

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Strange Brew Austin Coffee

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Zocalo Cafe

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Pease Park

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Schlotzsky's

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Barton Springs/Barton

thumbnail for Electric PlantHolly houses the trail, this power plant and an abundance of street art ... Some of which may not be innocent street art if you know what I mean

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on Electric Plant

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Acacia Cliffs

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El Alma

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Butler Park at Town Lake Metropolitan Park

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Pease Park

thumbnail for Littlefield FountainThis iconic view of the Tower is what UT is famous for. The fountain is often off in the summer to conserve water, but when it's on, it's even more spectacular.

Lauren
on Littlefield Fountain

Austin is Talking About...

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Pease Park

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E Windsor Road And Pkwy

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Pease Place

thumbnail for Austin Rowing ClubAustin Rowing Club is a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to promoting the sport of rowing in Austin, Texas. ARC is a partner of the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department in the management of Waller Creek Boathouse. ARC offers a variety of low-cost and no-cost rowing programs for junior and adult rowers. Each year, ARC hosts three nationally recognized rowing events at Lady Bird Lake, and sends rowers to competitions all over the world.

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