Austin

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Austin Community info

EconomY & Housing Market

• Median Home Price: As of September 2025, the median home price in Austin is approximately $507,000, down about 9.5% year-over-year. (Redfin)

• Days on Market: Homes are currently spending an average of 88 days on the market — a slower pace that benefits buyers compared to the previous year. (Redfin)

• Rental Prices: In September 2025 the median rental price in Austin was $2200/month. That’s holding steady from August. (Austin Board of Realtors)

• Major Employer: The University of Texas at Austin remains one of the city’s largest employers, with over 21,000 faculty and staff contributing to the local economy. (Texas Economic Development)

• Downtown Jobs: Accenture, AT&T, Deloitte, Meta, Google, Indeed, St. David's Healthcare, Teacher Retirement System, Army Futures Command and Whole Foods all have major offices in downtown Austin. (Opportunity Austin)

Education & Community Recognition

• Keep Austin Weird: A commonly known and repeated phrase, it originated in 2000 when a librarian was making a donation to a radio station to support its “offbeat music” because “it helps keep Austin weird.” It’s since come to represent support for small business and a quirky lifestyle. (KXAN)

• Austin ISD: The city’s public school district has ~72,000 students enrolled and employs nearly 5,200 teachers. Bowie HS and the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders are among the district’s top rated high schools. (TEA)

• Private K-12 Schools: Austin offers families a variety of private K-12 schools with different emphasizes to choose from. This includes the Austin Waldorf School, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School and the Austin International School. (Niche)

• Higher Ed: You can’t talk about Austin without mentioning the University of Texas. As the state’s leading research university, the school has ~55,000 students enrolled, offers 400 study abroad program and invested $1.14 billion in research in 2024. They play some football over there too . ;) (University of Texas)

• Best State Capital: Austin was recently ranked the best capital city to live in for a combination of affordability, quality of life, healthcare and similar factors. Madison, WI and Raleigh, NC rounded out the top three. (WalletHub)

Our Austin Favs

We love taking advantage of city-life in Austin, including a few spots that help keep it weird. Here are a few of our fav spots:

• 🌮 Casa Chapala – 9041 Research Blvd, Ste #100
  Family-owned and some of the best Tex-Mex in town. They offer table-side guacamole and salsa, a wide variety of menu options and killer deals for Taco Tuesday.

• 🍹 Fonda San Miguel – 2330 W N Loop Blvd
  Austin’s most well-known high end Tex-Mex spot - plan weeks out if you want dinner here! The ingredients are all top-shelf and the margaritas are strong. A good location for special occasion meals.

• 🎨 Thinkery – 1830 Simond Ave
  Austin’s hands-on creative space for little people, our children’s museum, in Mueller community. It offers glass painting, water tables, outdoor playground, toddler-only spaces and more. We hosted 2 birthday parties here and had a membership for years!

• 🤠 Bullock Texas State History Museum – 1800 N Congress Ave
  Offers IMAX films, hands-on exhibits and a history of Texas from Native Americans through the Space Age. Excellent for a family day, especially with 4th and 7th grade students as these are their Texas history years in school. Walking distance to the State Capitol.

• 🏞️ McKinney Falls State Park – 5808 McKinney Falls Pkwy
  Easy hiking, calm waters and overnight camping spots, within the city limits and less than 15 miles from the State Capitol.

• ⚽ Austin FC – 10414 Mc Kalla Pl
  The city’s first pro sports team, Austinites are fanatical about FC. The season runs roughly March - September so slather on your sunscreen before you head to Q2 Stadium. Listos verde!

Enjoy pics from our favorite Austin spots!