Area data
Austin, TX — ZIP 78742
Population: 847 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $280,000
- Median days on market
- 37 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 88.9%
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,261/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,640/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 96.5 (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
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 69.0°F
- Average high
- 81.0°F
- Average low
- 57.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 35.0 in
- Annual snowfall
- 0.2 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 54
- Days with Good air quality
- 147
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 5.2 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail (22 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Bud Dryden Airport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) (3 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 13
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.4 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +323 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,982
- Median annual property tax
- $3,910
- Households with broadband internet
- 52.1%
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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