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Austin metro · South

Austin, TX

Texas · approx. 193,000 residents

Estimated from state baseline

Median income

$71.8K

household / year

Avg home price

$304K

~$1,522/mo mortgage

Avg rent

$1,620

per month

Cost of living

95

100 = US avg

How Austin scores

Job market depth37/100

Breadth of local employment and earning power.

Affordability84/100

How far the median income goes against home prices.

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