48fit
Brentwood
$2K median rent
Bungalows between Crestview and Hyde Park. Slightly more cafes than Allandale, slightly less polish than Rosedale.
Family streetsWalk 19Safety 89
Austin/Crestview
46fit
Crestview
Official planning area: Crestview
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
North central, Red Line adjacent, with a younger mix than Allandale next door.
Best in Austin for familiesWalkable AustinUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
95
6 violent · 181 property · 30.1 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)+45 vs city set
Schools
57
Rating 7.5 / 10 nearby+3 vs city set
Walk
13
OSM: 7 groceries · 5 cafes · 26 transit · 18 parks-5 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,921 ACS median vs your rent budget+3 vs city set
Vibe
7
OSM: 5 cafes · 17 restaurants · 0 bars · 18 parks-7 vs city set
Commute to work
From Crestview, a typical weekday is 21 min to Downtown, 15 min to UT campus, 12 min to The Domain. Not live traffic.
The Domain is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
21 min
Rainey, Sixth, Capitol · +1 min vs the city-set median
UT campus
15 min
Forty Acres · -5 min vs the city-set median
The Domain
12 min
North Burnet tech · -14 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
The ACS median rent is $1,921 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 22% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($104K) could “afford” about $2,604 a month at 30% of pay.
55% of households rent. Median home value is $640,200.
ACS median rent
$1,921
30% income budget
$2,604
Rent / income
22%
Median home
$640,200
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Austin city. Up 71% since 2014. Crestview is 11% above the 2024 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed. Method.
Within a walk
Within a short walk of this official planning area: 7 groceries, 5 cafes, 18 parks, and 26 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 18 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (26 stops or stations).
5 cafes and 17 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Austin set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 17 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
6,227
Median age
34.9
Median income
$104K
Renters
55%
Bachelor+
79%
Violent / 1k
1.0
Property / 1k
29.1
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 1 census tract · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
Family streets
Crime is APD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
Crestview is north-central Austin on the Red Line: smaller houses than Allandale, a younger mix, and a station that makes the Domain and downtown actual transit trips. It is the residential answer to North Loop’s vintage-shop commercial strip next door.
Airport Boulevard and the tracks are the noise. The grid between them is bungalows and new duplexes. Good if you want a yard and a train. Less good if you expected Mueller’s planned parks or Hyde Park’s cafe density.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, and local writing, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Reported here lately
City 311 service requests in this official unit, last 14 days. This is what neighbors filed with the city — not a chat thread, and not part of the fit score.
97 reports
- Garbage17
- Parking Violation Enforcement13
- Code Officer8
- Recycling7
- Dead Animal Collection5
- Debris in Street
- Tree and Environmental
- Animal Protection - Animal Bite
- Follow-Up
- Bulk
City of Austin 311 public data, last 14 days. Mapped to Neighborhood Planning Areas. No street addresses stored. Method.
On Reddit
Public posts from r/Austin that mention this neighborhood. Not Nextdoor, not people on this block, and not part of the fit score.
One r/Austin post in this snapshot names Crestview.
- What blew up in Crestview?
r/Austin · Aug 5 · 9 upvotes · 15 comments
The line above is a reading of the titles, not a verdict. Up to 3 links, last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Crestview safe?
Crestview sits on the quieter side of this Austin map (safety 95 vs city 50). APD logged 1.0 violent and 29.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 30.1 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Crestview?
ACS median rent is $1,921 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 55% of households rent. Median home value is $640,200. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Crestview walkable?
Walk is 13 here vs 18 for the Austin set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 7 groceries, 5 cafes, 26 transit stops, 18 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Crestview good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 7.5 / 10. Median age is 34.9. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Crestview?
21 typical weekday minutes to Downtown. Not the app on your phone this hour. Other job centers are further down this page.
How many people live in Crestview?
About 6,227 people. Median income $104K. 79% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Crestview?
Brentwood, North Burnet, North Loop sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official planning areas, start with Crestview vs Brentwood.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Crestview vs BrentwoodCrestview vs North BurnetCrestview vs North Loop
47fit
Allandale
$2K median rent
North-central lawns and a quieter night. You will drive more; you will hear less.
Family streetsWalk 10Safety 100
44fit
Hyde Park
$2K median rent
Streetcar bungalows, porches, and a grocery you can walk to. The classic first stop for people who want central without downtown noise.
Family streetsWalk 9Safety 84
39fit
North Loop
$2K median rent
Vintage shops and renters just north of Hyde Park. Smaller lots, louder weekends.
NightlifeWalk 6Safety 84
37fit
North Burnet
$2K median rent
The Domain lives here: offices, apartments, and a mall you can pretend is a downtown. Car-first around the edges.
PlannedWalk 21Safety 11