71fit
Downtown
$3K median rent
Rainey, Sixth, and the warehouse blocks live here. Highest walk score, highest nightlife, and a crime rate inflated by visitors.
NightlifeWalk 100Safety 0
Austin/Hancock
36fit
Hancock
Official planning area: Hancock
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Between campus and Hyde Park. Golf course, student spillover, and a short walk to the Forty Acres.
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Best in Austin for familiesWalkable AustinUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
47
25 violent · 413 property · 43.0 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)-3 vs city set
Schools
47
Rating 7.2 / 10 nearby-7 vs city set
Walk
9
OSM: 4 groceries · 2 cafes · 39 transit · 7 parks-9 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,572 ACS median vs your rent budget+3 vs city set
Vibe
1
OSM: 2 cafes · 16 restaurants · 0 bars · 7 parks-13 vs city set
Commute to work
From Hancock, a typical weekday is 9 min to Downtown, 7 min to UT campus, 22 min to The Domain. Not live traffic.
UT campus is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
9 min
Rainey, Sixth, Capitol · -11 min vs the city-set median
UT campus
7 min
Forty Acres · -13 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
The Domain
22 min
North Burnet tech · -4 min vs the city-set median
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 $1,572 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 25% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($77K) could “afford” about $1,921 a month at 30% of pay.
73% of households rent. Median home value is $813,537.
ACS median rent
$1,572
30% income budget
$1,921
Rent / income
25%
Median home
$813,537
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Austin city. Up 71% since 2014. Hancock is 9% below 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: 4 groceries, 2 cafes, 7 parks, and 39 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 7 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (39 stops or stations).
2 cafes and 16 restaurants sit in the same radius.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 8 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
10,191
Median age
29.7
Median income
$77K
Renters
73%
Bachelor+
79%
Violent / 1k
2.5
Property / 1k
40.5
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 2 census tracts · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
Near UT
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.
Hancock sits between the Forty Acres and Hyde Park: a golf course, student spillover, and a short walk to campus. It is the UT-adjacent neighborhood that is not West Campus chaos — more houses, more families who never left, more people who bike to class in five minutes.
Game days and 24th Street traffic are the tax. Groceries lean on Hyde Park and Guadalupe. Good for anyone whose life is campus or the medical north; awkward if you wanted a nightlife strip or a master-planned park.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, Boston planning-neighborhood writing, 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.
142 reports
- Parking Violation Enforcement30
- Code Officer18
- Shared Micromobility12
- Compost11
- Traffic Signal - Maintenance9
- Parking Violation Enforcement
- Traffic Signal - Maintenance
- Sidewalk Repair
- Compost
- Compost
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.
In r/Austin lately: shops.
- UT Austin officials say new mobility plan is coming as cyclists worry about potential bike ban
r/Austin · Aug 6 · 78 upvotes · 51 comments
- Hair salon recommendations near UT Austin
r/Austin · Aug 21 · 4 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 Hancock safe?
Hancock is middle of the pack for Part I here (safety 47 vs city 50). APD logged 2.5 violent and 40.5 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 43.0 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Hancock?
ACS median rent is $1,572 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 73% of households rent. Median home value is $813,537. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Hancock walkable?
Walk is 9 here vs 18 for the Austin set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 4 groceries, 2 cafes, 39 transit stops, 7 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Hancock good for families?
Family fit depends on the school rating nearby and how much quiet you want. Nearby school rating is 7.2 / 10. Median age is 29.7. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Hancock?
9 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 Hancock?
About 10,191 people. Median income $77K. 79% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Hancock?
Downtown, Brentwood, Hyde Park sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official planning areas, start with Hancock vs Downtown.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Hancock vs DowntownHancock vs BrentwoodHancock vs Hyde Park
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
46fit
Crestview
$2K median rent
North central, Red Line adjacent, with a younger mix than Allandale next door.
Family streetsWalk 13Safety 95
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
43fit
Bouldin Creek
$2K median rent
West of South Congress: cottages, food trailers, and the SoCo strip on the doorstep.
NightlifeWalk 28Safety 21