Austin, TX
US City in Texas, South · ranked on 62 metrics
Austin, TX is a US city in Texas with a population of 1,011,743 (12th of 477). It ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (62nd of 434), Median Household Income (101st of 434), Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (121st of 434). It ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (328th of 395), Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (339th of 434), Murder Rate (per 100K) (252nd of 395).
Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →
Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 39th of 46090
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202462nd of 43486
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 73rd of 46084
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 66th of 46084
- Median Household Income$93,658Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024101st of 43477
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024121st of 43472
- Poverty Rate (%)12.0%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024151st of 43465
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 212th of 46054
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025219th of 39545
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025335th of 39515
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025332nd of 39516
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025328th of 39517
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024339th of 43422
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024312th of 43428
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 315th of 46031
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025252nd of 39536
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024253rd of 43442
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 20 widely reported measures from 5 categories, leaving out size and totals
Colorado Springs, CO78% similar
Raleigh, NC77% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of Austin, TX?
- Austin, TX has a population of 1,011,743, 12th among 477 US cities.
- What does Austin, TX rank best at?
- Among US cities, Austin, TX ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (62nd of 434); Median Household Income (101st of 434); Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (121st of 434).
- Where does Austin, TX rank worst?
- Austin, TX ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (328th of 395); Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (339th of 434); Murder Rate (per 100K) (252nd of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Austin, TX?
- Rankodex ranks Austin, TX on 62 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
62 metrics with a value for this place, in 15 topics