Best neighborhoods in Austin
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Ranked 1st best neighborhood in Austin
"Heaven for grad students and families"
- claireepstein
This neighborhood is cool. It’s got a laid-back, kind of funky, yet clean and stable atmosphere. If I was going to stay in Austin long-term and I had ties to the University, there’s no question that I...
Ranked 2nd best neighborhood in Austin
"A Front Row Seat to the Austin City Limits Music Festival"
- mdn_x1
One of the very best neighborhoods in the southern part of the city of Austin, Barton Hills has something for everyone. It's bordered by Barton Springs Pool, a spring-fed public pool and Zilker Park,...
Ranked 3rd best neighborhood in Austin
"College-town feel"
- kthndl
St. Edwards brings the college-town vibe to Austin. This is a friendly, tight-knit community with plenty of green space, easy walk-ability, and quick access to the very heart of downtown. Home to arti...
Ranked 4th best neighborhood in Austin
"Possibly Austins top neighborhood"
- kthndl
Old West Austin is in an absolutely perfect location with easy access to downtown, or Loop 1 if you need to head elsewhere in town. Here you find some older homes but all of them have been very well-m...
Ranked 5th best neighborhood in Austin
"Opulence and wealth, without sacrificing Austin charm"
- kthndl
If I had access to unlimited wealth, I’d be absolutely unable to find fault with Tarrytown at all. Luckily, I do not have access to unlimited wealth, so I’m able to appreciate all the area has to of...
Ranked 6th best neighborhood in Austin
"Everything great about Austin is here"
- CalTex10
Austinites have very strong opinions on what is the best neighborhood to live in, but it is hard to beat Zilker for how it epitomizes what makes Austin so loved and so livable. Located in central sou...
Ranked 7th best neighborhood in Austin
"An idyllic, if prohibitively expensive suburban haven"
- claireepstein
Allandale is a quiet upper-middle class neighborhood located about a 15 minute drive northwest of downtown Austin. As long as you've got a car, this neighborhood is supremely convenient for doing al...
Ranked 8th best neighborhood in Austin
"Gorgeous, historic residential neighborhood on the Shoal Cre..."
- claireepstein
Old Enfield is a gorgeous place. Running along the eastern edge of this historic, residential neighborhood is the beautiful, Shoal Creek Greenbelt—a stretch of parkland centered around a hike/bike tra...
Ranked 9th best neighborhood in Austin
"Safe, comfortable and convenient neighborhood, close to UT c..."
- claireepstein
Situated in North Central Austin between Hyde Park and Upper Boggy Creek/Cherrywood, Hancock is extremely convenient to the UT campus, and not terribly far from downtown. Mostly single family homes, t...
Ranked 10th best neighborhood in Austin
"Where everybody knows your name"
- Erin75
Crestview is a super friendly, peaceful, family-friendly neighborhood where residents really love to call home. There’s a high importance put on community participation here, with a neighborhood ice c...
Ranked 11th best neighborhood in Austin
"Historic, elegant, and expensive"
- kthndl
Nestled next to the older, historic, and wildly pricy Tarrytown and Old Enfield neighborhoods, Windsor Road—not to be confused with Windsor Hills or Windsor Park—is a charming, if steeply priced, neig...
Ranked 12th best neighborhood in Austin
"One of Austins Very Best Neighborhoods"
- mdn_x1
The East Oak Hill neighborhood of Austin is one of the more exclusive areas of the city. Located to the southwest of Downtown Austin, this neighborhood boasts winding tree-lined streets and lots of p...
Ranked 13th best neighborhood in Austin
"Great for kids, professionals and chickens"
- CalTex10
Located south of Town Lake (or Lady Bird Lake, as it was named in 2007), the Bouldin Creek neighborhood is yet another area in Austin that strives to retain its roots, both the historic and eclectic k...
Ranked 14th best neighborhood in Austin
"Wholesome, quirky and comfortable"
- claireepstein
Situated northeast of the UT campus inside the triangle formed by I-35, Airport Rd, and Manor Rd, Cherrywood is a quirky residential neighborhood known for its tree-lined streets, modest bungalow home...
Ranked 15th best neighborhood in Austin
"Best of both worlds"
- kthndl
Brentwood manages to offer the comfort and green space of a small town even as it offers all the amenities of a city like Austin. While the nightlife might be lacking, it's just a hop, skip, and jump...
Ranked 16th best neighborhood in Austin
"Stay weird, Austin!"
- Erin75
Holly is one of those wonderfully bizarre neighborhoods that it may take a while for newcomers to stumble across. But once you do, you’ll be excited to share your discovery with everyone else you kno...
Ranked 17th best neighborhood in Austin
"6th Street, here we come..."
- Erin75
The heart of the nightlife is here on 6th Street. Students, professionals, locals, hipsters, frat bros—everyone mixes it up here if they’re between a certain age. I have lots of memories from this are...
Ranked 18th best neighborhood in Austin
"clean & green living in a beautiful historic neighborhood wi..."
- claireepstein
Rosedale is located Northwest of downtown Austin, but it’s still relatively close to the center of town. You’ll find plenty of restaurants within the neighborhood, and there are plenty of shopportunit...
Ranked 19th best neighborhood in Austin
"Friendly, colorful neighborhood close to the center of town"
- claireepstein
This is one of my favorite neighborhoods in Austin. It’s extremely close to the center of Austin, but since it’s east of I-35, it remains set apart from the commercial feel and overwhelming college ba...
Ranked 20th best neighborhood in Austin
"Hyde Park look-a-like, with plenty of convenient shopping &..."
- claireepstein
North Loop is a great neighborhood, generally considered a sub-set of Hyde Park. Convenient to UT, and all the businesses and amenities aimed at students (including the 24-hour H-E-B grocery store), t...