CITY PROFILE
Austin, TX
“Tech jobs everywhere, but your neighbors arrived yesterday too.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $429K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,635/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 20.2°C · warmest 30.1°C · coolest 9.3°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 839 mm · NASA POWER |
| Metro size rank (US) | #29 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy86
- Affordable to rent89
- Climate comfort97
- Big-city amenities38
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.