Area data
Austin, TX — ZIP 78712
Population: 201 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- hail, tornado, heatWave, iceStorm, inlandFlooding
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 36.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 52
- Days with Good air quality
- 156
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail (27 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Bud Dryden Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) (8 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 32
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.9 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 609
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 772,007
- Average weekly wage
- $1,802
- Top industries (by employment)
- Professional Services, Health Care, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 3,700
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