The 10 Best Neighborhoods In Austin, TX For 2024


The best Austin neighborhoods are Downtown and Crestview for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Best Neighborhoods In Austin
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Want to get your hands on one of the hottest housing markets in America for 2024? Look no further than Austin, Texas. The city that trademarked the slogan “Keep Austin Weird” might have cool, eclectic businesses and food trucks that make weird things like ice cream using liquid nitrogen, but what really sets Austin apart is the great people, great neighborhoods, and affordable housing.

Matter of fact, Austin is currently one of the best cities in the US and one of the fastest growing cities in America, and if that’s weird than every city should want to be weird. But, what we think would be weird is if you tried to move to the ATX without knowing where the city’s best neighborhoods are located. Don’t worry, however, the experts are here: HomeSnacks has created a list of the best neighborhoods in Austin for 2024 and listed them below.

What is Austin’s formula for success? Well, we don’t know all of their secrets, but what we do know is that after looking at the FBI data for crime reports, the Census report for population counts and housing costs, and the BLS data for current unemployment numbers for Austin’s 60 neighborhoods; and, folks, the top ten best neighborhoods in Austin have really brought their A-game. These neighborhoods are crushing our SnackAbility metrics for low unemployment rates, affordability, safety, and amenities.

So, if you want to know where the best neighborhood to buy your forever home in Austin is located, grab a slice of ‘za from the VIA 313 truck and a sunny spot in Zilker Park and keep reading.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The Best Neighborhoods In Austin For 2024

  1. Downtown
  2. Crestview
  3. Zilker
  4. Rosedale
  5. South River City
  6. Chestnut
  7. South Lamar
  8. Brentwood
  9. Windsor Road
  10. Old West Austin

The best neighborhoods to live in Austin are by no means the cheapest in the Live Music Capital of the World. To live in many of Austin’s best hoods you are going to have to make at least $19,798/year to afford to buy one of the $405,913 homes that dot the landscape in the city’s top ten. But, it’s worth it the price tag. Trust us, neighborhoods like Hyde Park and Barton Hills have lost to do and they are super safe.

So, what’s the best neighborhood in Austin? According to the latest data and our SnackAbility metrics, that would be Downtown.

To see where your favorite Austin neighborhood landed on our list, take a look below.

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The 10 Best Neighborhoods To Live In Austin

Downtown Austin, TX

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Population: 12,436
Median Home Value: $764,975 (Third best)
Median Income: $106,972 (Fifth best)
More on Downtown: Data | Real Estate

Crestview Austin, TX

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Population: 6,739
Median Home Value: $484,400 (16th best)
Median Income: $125,606 (Second best)
More on Crestview: Data | Real Estate

Zilker Austin, TX

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Population: 9,287
Median Home Value: $681,512 (Fourth best)
Median Income: $118,667 (Fourth best)
More on Zilker: Data | Real Estate

Rosedale Austin, TX

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Population: 6,179
Median Home Value: $619,317 (Seventh best)
Median Income: $126,210 (best)
More on Rosedale: Data | Real Estate

South River City Austin, TX

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Population: 6,483
Median Home Value: $651,617 (Sixth best)
Median Income: $93,876 (Seventh best)
More on South River City: Data | Real Estate

Population: 2,390
Median Home Value: $434,700 (23rd best)
Median Income: $79,676 (16th best)
More on Chestnut: Data | Real Estate

Population: 8,635
Median Home Value: $470,471 (17th best)
Median Income: $69,392 (29th best)
More on South Lamar: Data | Real Estate

Population: 10,234
Median Home Value: $457,414 (19th best)
Median Income: $74,838 (2best)
More on Brentwood: Data | Real Estate

Population: 5,510
Median Home Value: $918,567 (Second best)
Median Income: $123,681 (Third best)
More on Windsor Road: Data | Real Estate

Old West Austin Austin, TX

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Population: 3,955
Median Home Value: $1,070,100 (best)
Median Income: $82,566 (12th best)
More on Old West Austin: Data | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Best Austin, TX Neighborhoods In 2024

To rank the best neighborhoods in Austin, we had to determine what criteria define “best” and then apply Saturday Night Science to it.

Using FBI crime, Census, and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:

  • High incomes
  • Low unemployment rates
  • Low crime
  • High home prices
  • High population densities (A proxy for things to do)

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 60 in each category, where 1 was the best.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a best neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest best neighborhood index, the “Best City Neighborhood In Austin.” We’re lookin’ at you, Downtown.

Read on below to learn more about what it’s like to live in the best places Austin, Texas has to offer. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from best to worst.

We updated this article for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the best neighborhoods to live in Austin.

Summary: Putting A Bow On Our Analysis Of The Best Neighborhoods In Austin

If you’re measuring the neighborhoods in Austin where crime is low and everyone wants to live, this is an accurate list.

The best neighborhoods in Austin are Downtown, Crestview, Zilker, Rosedale, South River City, Chestnut, South Lamar, Brentwood, Windsor Road, and Old West Austin.

As mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Austin aren’t all good. Martin Luther King-Hwy 183 takes the title of the worst neighborhood to live in Austin.

The worst neighborhoods in Austin are Martin Luther King-Hwy 183, Saint Edwards, North Burnett, Montopolis, and Heritage Hills.

We ranked the neighborhoods from best to worst in the chart below.

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Best Neighborhoods To Live In Austin For 2024 Detailed Data

Rank Neighborhood Population Home Value Median Income
1 Downtown 12,436 $764,975 $106,972
2 Crestview 6,739 $484,400 $125,606
3 Zilker 9,287 $681,512 $118,667
4 Rosedale 6,179 $619,317 $126,210
5 South River City 6,483 $651,617 $93,876
6 Chestnut 2,390 $434,700 $79,676
7 South Lamar 8,635 $470,471 $69,392
8 Brentwood 10,234 $457,414 $74,838
9 Windsor Road 5,510 $918,567 $123,681
10 Old West Austin 3,955 $1,070,100 $82,566
11 Holly 2,934 $484,720 $74,274
12 East Cesar Chavez 3,639 $484,600 $75,122
13 Rmma 6,070 $501,260 $104,286
14 Hyde Park 5,833 $563,817 $54,202
15 Allandale 10,127 $523,550 $82,050
16 Garrison Park 11,315 $310,044 $78,928
17 Barton Hills 9,368 $554,125 $89,750
18 Galindo 5,346 $427,800 $78,638
19 Triangle State 1,820 $453,800 $71,206
20 South Manchaca 7,520 $356,212 $80,330
21 Dawson 3,176 $422,867 $73,843
22 North University 4,338 $365,567 $40,013
23 University Hills 4,803 $369,067 $73,726
24 Bouldin 6,229 $659,500 $84,789
25 Windsor Hills 9,032 $259,667 $60,570
26 Pecan Springs Springdale 7,352 $341,500 $82,804
27 Riverside 12,314 $377,650 $64,246
28 Windsor Park 16,512 $369,622 $77,716
29 University Of Texas 9,719 $409,333 $64,666
30 Pleasant Valley 14,842 $284,500 $49,743
31 Central East Austin 5,879 $486,025 $74,348
32 Govalle 5,507 $408,300 $81,886
33 Rosewood 5,859 $425,467 $59,946
34 Sweet Briar 6,433 $279,875 $65,239
35 Wooten 7,151 $388,767 $60,739
36 West Gate 3,908 $437,600 $55,423
37 Upper Boggy Creek 5,219 $431,900 $71,323
38 Johnston Terrace 1,314 $312,000 $74,318
39 North Lamar 7,350 $197,433 $50,636
40 West University 15,840 $365,150 $19,798
41 North Loop 5,265 $451,583 $64,884
42 North Shoal Creek 4,622 $464,800 $64,072
43 Coronado Hills 3,025 $269,500 $38,137
44 Hancock 5,466 $520,060 $55,204
45 North Austin 27,374 $246,400 $52,321
46 Southeast 5,009 $314,200 $85,947
47 East Congress 3,591 $299,500 $64,305
48 Mlk 5,261 $367,917 $68,127
49 Parker Lane 9,056 $290,467 $46,454
50 West Congress 3,611 $314,775 $64,496
51 Highland 5,307 $327,250 $57,824
52 Franklin Park 14,919 $155,325 $50,880
53 Saint Johns 9,414 $119,120 $38,935
54 Georgian Acres 9,299 $190,667 $48,241
55 Mckinney 5,030 $232,600 $60,159
56 Heritage Hills 7,129 $191,400 $43,405
57 Montopolis 10,471 $258,675 $60,827
58 North Burnett 10,086 $271,400 $62,574
59 Saint Edwards 5,395 $96,800 $37,831
60 Martin Luther King-Hwy 183 8,366 $167,560 $38,101
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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