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1 / 25#25. San Marcos
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 68,920
Best places to live in the Austin metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Austin metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 25#24. Hornsby Bend
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 12,021
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3 / 25#23. Wimberley
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 2,873
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4 / 25#22. Kyle
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 52,439
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5 / 25#21. Manchaca
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 2,002
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6 / 25#20. Hutto
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 32,188
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7 / 25#19. Barton Creek
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 3,281
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8 / 25#18. Wells Branch
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 14,156
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9 / 25#17. Georgetown
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 78,803
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10 / 25#16. Lago Vista
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 9,341
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11 / 25#15. Hudson Bend
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 3,902
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12 / 25#14. Buda
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 15,487
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13 / 25#13. Pflugerville
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 65,162
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14 / 25#12. Dripping Springs
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 6,322
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15 / 25#11. Austin
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 967,862
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16 / 25#10. Round Rock
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 124,288
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17 / 25#9. Shady Hollow
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 5,821
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18 / 25#8. Lakeway
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 19,130
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19 / 25#7. Leander
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 67,880
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20 / 25#6. Bee Cave
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 8,861
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21 / 25#5. The Hills
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 2,579
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22 / 25#4. Cedar Park
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 77,474
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23 / 25#3. Rollingwood
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,371
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24 / 25#2. West Lake Hills
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 3,315
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25 / 25#1. Brushy Creek
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 20,953
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