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Hancock vs Hyde Park
Hancock and Hyde Park are two official planning areas in Austin. Hyde Park is the calmer Part I map (84 vs 47). Walk is a wash (9 vs 9). Hancock has the lower ACS median ($1,572).
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 | Hancock | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 47 | 84 |
| Schools | 47 | 80 |
| Walk | 9 | 9 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 1 | 0 |
| Median rent | $1,572 | $1,681 |
| Median home | $813,537 | $949,700 |
| Population | 10,191 | 2,865 |
| Commute to Downtown | 9 min | 15 min |
| Commute to UT campus | 7 min | 10 min |
| Commute to The Domain | 22 min | 17 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Hancock | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 73% | 70% |
| Median age | 29.7 | 33.6 |
| Median income | $77K | $95K |
| Part I per 1k | 43.0 | 34.2 |
| Groceries / 800m | 4 | 5 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 39 | 35 |
| Parks / 800m | 7 | 7 |
| 311 last 14 days | 142 | 120 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Austin city. Up 71% since 2014. Hancock is 9% below the 2024 city median. Hyde Pk is 3% 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. 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 Hancock if the shorter ride to Downtown is the point and the rent gap is the point. 9 vs 15 minutes to Downtown. ACS median rent is $1,572 vs $1,681. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Hyde Park if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 84 vs 47. Schools score 80 vs 47. Hyde Park is tagged family on this map; Hancock is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Hancock
Between campus and Hyde Park. Golf course, student spillover, and a short walk to the Forty Acres.
$1,572 median rent · safety 47 · walk 9
Hyde Park
Streetcar bungalows, porches, and a grocery you can walk to. The classic first stop for people who want central without downtown noise.
$1,681 median rent · safety 84 · walk 9
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Hancock or Hyde Park?
Hancock is the lower ACS median: $1,572 vs $1,681. About 73% rent in Hancock vs 70% in Hyde Park. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Hancock more walkable than Hyde Park?
Walk is basically a tie (9 vs 9). Count groceries if you care: 4 in Hancock vs 5 in Hyde Park, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Hancock or Hyde Park?
Hyde Park is the calmer Part I read (84 vs 47). Combined rate 34.2 vs 43.0 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Hancock or Hyde Park?
Hyde Park leads the school axis (80 vs 47). Nearby rating is 8.2 / 10 vs 7.2 / 10. Median age 33.6 vs 29.7. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
9 minutes from Hancock to Downtown, 15 from Hyde Park. Hancock is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official planning area that is not Hancock or Hyde Park: Downtown. Rainey, Sixth, and the warehouse blocks live here. Highest walk score, highest nightlife, and a crime rate inflated by visitors.
Scores are relative among official Austin Neighborhood Planning Areas with the same editorial weights. Read the method.