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
Austin/Mueller
41fit
Mueller
Official planning area: Robert Mueller Municipal Airport
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
A planned town on the old airport: alleys, a lake loop, and a grocery at the center. Newer bones, family default.
Best in Austin for familiesWalkable AustinUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
5
39 violent · 647 property · 75.6 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)-45 vs city set
Schools
87
Rating 8.4 / 10 nearby+33 vs city set
Walk
20
OSM: 4 groceries · 4 cafes · 28 transit · 43 parks+2 vs city set
Cost
100
$2,015 ACS median vs your rent budget+3 vs city set
Vibe
22
OSM: 4 cafes · 34 restaurants · 2 bars · 43 parks+8 vs city set
Commute to work
From Mueller, a typical weekday is 19 min to Downtown, 17 min to UT campus, 25 min to The Domain. Not live traffic.
UT campus is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
19 min
Rainey, Sixth, Capitol · -1 min vs the city-set median
UT campus
17 min
Forty Acres · -3 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
The Domain
25 min
North Burnet tech · -1 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
ACS median gross rent is $2,015 across all occupied rental units — studios through large apartments mixed together, not a live 1-bed or 2-bed quote.
That is 22% of median household income — under the 30% HUD cost-burden line. A household at this area’s median income ($112K) could “afford” about $2,789 a month at 30% of gross pay.
54% of households rent. Median home value is $702,959.
ACS median rent
$2,015
30% income budget
$2,789
Rent / income
22%
Median home
$702,959
HUD treats 30% of gross household income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS median rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed — that table is all occupied rental units. Method.
Within a walk
Inside the official planning area or within 800 meters of its centroid, OpenStreetMap maps 4 groceries, 4 cafes, 43 parks, and 28 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 43 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (28 stops or stations).
4 cafes and 34 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Austin set.
Counts from OpenStreetMap, 800 m. Not a Walk Score license. Groceries here beat 8 of 19 other areas in this city set.
Population
9,075
Median age
33.9
Median income
$112K
Renters
54%
Bachelor+
82%
Violent / 1k
4.3
Property / 1k
71.3
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 2 census tracts · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
Family streetsPlanned
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.
Mueller is a master-planned town on the old municipal airport: alleys, a lake loop, a grocery at the center, and a farmers market that actually functions as one. Zillow flags it for families because of that layout and nearby schools such as Kealing and McCallum. The housing is new on purpose — denser than Allandale, more organized than East Cesar Chavez.
Walkability is the pitch, and inside the loop it holds. The edges still dump you onto Airport Boulevard and I-35. If you want a neighborhood that was designed rather than discovered, this is the one. If you want 1920s bungalows and a weird commercial strip, look at Hyde Park or North Loop instead.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, and local coverage, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Common questions
Answers from the same ACS, crime, and OSM figures on this page.
Is Mueller safe?
On this map Mueller has a higher Part I rate than most Austin Neighborhood Planning Areas in the set (safety 5 vs city 50). APD logged 4.3 violent and 71.3 property incidents per 1,000 ACS residents — 75.6 combined. Rates mix residents and visitors. They are not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Mueller?
ACS median rent is $2,015. Median home value is $702,959. About 54% of households rent. These are survey medians, not this week's listings.
Is Mueller walkable?
Walk scores 20 here vs 18 for the Austin set — you will likely drive or ride for daily errands. OpenStreetMap counts within 800 meters: 4 groceries, 4 cafes, 28 transit stops, 43 parks.
Is Mueller good for families?
The scores lean family-friendly relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 8.4 / 10. Median age is 33.9.
How long is the commute from Mueller?
Typical weekday minutes to Downtown: 19. Not live traffic. Open the neighborhood page for the other job centers in Austin.
How many people live in Mueller?
About 9,075 residents, median income $112K, 82% with a bachelor's or higher. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM.
What neighborhoods are next to Mueller?
Closest on this map: Central East Austin, Windsor Park, Hyde Park. Compare Mueller vs Central East Austin if you are deciding between two official planning areas.
Next door
Adjacent on the planning area map, ranked with your weights.
Mueller vs Central East AustinMueller vs Windsor ParkMueller vs Hyde Park
43fit
Central East Austin
$2K median rent
East of I-35, north of Cesar Chavez. Rapid change, strong food, mixed housing, and a walk to downtown.
NightlifeWalk 29Safety 58
36fit
Hancock
$2K median rent
Between campus and Hyde Park. Golf course, student spillover, and a short walk to the Forty Acres.
Near UTWalk 9Safety 47
33fit
Windsor Park
$2K median rent
Northeast of Mueller. More house for the money, fewer cafes, a straight shot down Airport Blvd.
Family streetsWalk 14Safety 37
31fit
East Cesar Chavez
$3K median rent
East of the highway, still close enough to walk downtown. Music, murals, and a nightlife score that is not subtle.
NightlifeWalk 20Safety 16