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Crestview vs North Burnet
Crestview and North Burnet are two official planning areas in Austin. Crestview is the calmer Part I map (95 vs 11). North Burnet wins the errand count. North Burnet has the lower ACS median ($1,904).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Scores
Fit axes among official Austin Neighborhood Planning Areas.
| Axis | Crestview | North Burnet |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 95 | 11 |
| Schools | 57 | 33 |
| Walk | 13 | 21 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 7 | 21 |
| Median rent | $1,921 | $1,904 |
| Median home | $640,200 | $420,000 |
| Population | 6,227 | 10,908 |
| Commute to Downtown | 21 min | 26 min |
| Commute to UT campus | 15 min | 20 min |
| Commute to The Domain | 12 min | 6 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Crestview | North Burnet |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 55% | 98% |
| Median age | 34.9 | 30.3 |
| Median income | $104K | $85K |
| Part I per 1k | 30.1 | 73.4 |
| Groceries / 800m | 7 | 7 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 26 | 41 |
| Parks / 800m | 18 | 8 |
| 311 last 14 days | 97 | 69 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Austin city. Up 71% since 2014. Crestview is 11% above the 2024 city median. Domain is 10% 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. Dashed marks are each area’s ACS 2024 median.
Which to pick
The same numbers as the table, in sentences. Nobody wins the city.
Pick Crestview if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 95 vs 11. Schools score 57 vs 33. Crestview is tagged family on this map; North Burnet is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick North Burnet if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 21 vs 7. Walk is 21 vs 13. Read both pages before you decide.
Crestview
North central, Red Line adjacent, with a younger mix than Allandale next door.
$1,921 median rent · safety 95 · walk 13
North Burnet
The Domain lives here: offices, apartments, and a mall you can pretend is a downtown. Car-first around the edges.
$1,904 median rent · safety 11 · walk 21
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Crestview or North Burnet?
North Burnet is the lower ACS median: $1,921 vs $1,904. About 98% rent in North Burnet vs 55% in Crestview. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Crestview more walkable than North Burnet?
North Burnet wins the errand count (walk 13 vs 21). Groceries inside 800 meters: 7 vs 7. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Crestview or North Burnet?
Crestview is the calmer Part I read (95 vs 11). Combined rate 30.1 vs 73.4 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Crestview or North Burnet?
Crestview leads the school axis (57 vs 33). Nearby rating is 7.5 / 10 vs 6.8 / 10. Median age 34.9 vs 30.3. North Burnet has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
21 minutes from Crestview to Downtown, 26 from North Burnet. Crestview is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official planning area that is not Crestview or North Burnet: Brentwood. Bungalows between Crestview and Hyde Park. Slightly more cafes than Allandale, slightly less polish than Rosedale.
Scores are relative among official Austin Neighborhood Planning Areas with the same editorial weights. Read the method.