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Best places to live in Greater Austin

33 places with 1,359,351 residents within about 35 km of Austin, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Austin, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Brushy Creek
    Texas, 21,764 residents    72
  2. 2Cedar Park
    Texas, 65,945 residents    72
  3. 3Jollyville
    Texas, 16,151 residents    69
  4. 4Anderson Mill
    Texas, 8,744 residents    68
  5. 5Round Rock (Texas)
    Texas, 115,997 residents    64
  6. 6Pflugerville
    Texas, 57,122 residents    58
  7. 7Wells Branch
    Texas, 12,120 residents    52
  8. 8Lost Creek
    Texas, 4,509 residents    52
  9. 9Lakeway
    Texas, 14,217 residents    52
  10. 10Shady Hollow
    Texas, 5,004 residents    51

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For retired couples

  1. 1Cedar Park
    Texas, 65,945 residents    76
  2. 2Brushy Creek
    Texas, 21,764 residents    75
  3. 3Jollyville
    Texas, 16,151 residents    75
  4. 4Anderson Mill
    Texas, 8,744 residents    73
  5. 5Lakeway
    Texas, 14,217 residents    69
  6. 6Pflugerville
    Texas, 57,122 residents    67
  7. 7The Hills
    Texas, 2,573 residents    67
  8. 8Lost Creek
    Texas, 4,509 residents    66
  9. 9Bee Cave
    Texas, 6,292 residents    65
  10. 10Hudson Bend
    Texas, 2,981 residents    65

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For remote workers

  1. 1Brushy Creek
    Texas, 21,764 residents    70
  2. 2Cedar Park
    Texas, 65,945 residents    69
  3. 3Jollyville
    Texas, 16,151 residents    68
  4. 4Anderson Mill
    Texas, 8,744 residents    66
  5. 5Pflugerville
    Texas, 57,122 residents    62
  6. 6Round Rock (Texas)
    Texas, 115,997 residents    62
  7. 7Lakeway
    Texas, 14,217 residents    57
  8. 8Wells Branch
    Texas, 12,120 residents    56
  9. 9Austin (Texas)
    Texas, 974,447 residents    55
  10. 10Shady Hollow
    Texas, 5,004 residents    54

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For commuters

  1. 1Round Rock (Texas)
    Texas, 115,997 residents    83
  2. 2Austin (Texas)
    Texas, 974,447 residents    81
  3. 3Brushy Creek
    Texas, 21,764 residents    80
  4. 4Cedar Park
    Texas, 65,945 residents    77
  5. 5Pflugerville
    Texas, 57,122 residents    75
  6. 6Wells Branch
    Texas, 12,120 residents    73
  7. 7Jollyville
    Texas, 16,151 residents    72
  8. 8West Lake Hills
    Texas, 3,317 residents    71
  9. 9Anderson Mill
    Texas, 8,744 residents    70
  10. 10Rollingwood (Texas)
    Texas, 1,543 residents    64

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For single professionals

  1. 1Austin (Texas)
    Texas, 974,447 residents    77
  2. 2Round Rock (Texas)
    Texas, 115,997 residents    72
  3. 3Cedar Park
    Texas, 65,945 residents    66
  4. 4Pflugerville
    Texas, 57,122 residents    63
  5. 5Brushy Creek
    Texas, 21,764 residents    63
  6. 6Wells Branch
    Texas, 12,120 residents    58
  7. 7Jollyville
    Texas, 16,151 residents    56
  8. 8Anderson Mill
    Texas, 8,744 residents    54
  9. 9Bee Cave
    Texas, 6,292 residents    40
  10. 10Lakeway
    Texas, 14,217 residents    39

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Cedar Park
    Texas, 65,945 residents    48
  2. 2Brushy Creek
    Texas, 21,764 residents    48
  3. 3Jollyville
    Texas, 16,151 residents    46
  4. 4Round Rock (Texas)
    Texas, 115,997 residents    45
  5. 5Anderson Mill
    Texas, 8,744 residents    44
  6. 6Pflugerville
    Texas, 57,122 residents    32
  7. 7Wells Branch
    Texas, 12,120 residents    31
  8. 8Austin (Texas)
    Texas, 974,447 residents    31
  9. 9Wyldwood
    Texas, 2,505 residents    31
  10. 10Buda (Texas)
    Texas, 13,705 residents    27

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Towns in Greater Austin