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/North Burnet
37fit
North Burnet
Official planning area: North Burnet
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
The Domain lives here: offices, apartments, and a mall you can pretend is a downtown. Car-first around the edges.
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Best in Austin for familiesWalkable AustinUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
11
32 violent · 769 property · 73.4 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)-39 vs city set
Schools
33
Rating 6.8 / 10 nearby-21 vs city set
Walk
21
OSM: 7 groceries · 15 cafes · 41 transit · 8 parks+3 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,904 ACS median vs your rent budget+3 vs city set
Vibe
21
OSM: 15 cafes · 78 restaurants · 10 bars · 8 parks+7 vs city set
Commute to work
From North Burnet, a typical weekday is 26 min to Downtown, 20 min to UT campus, 6 min to The Domain. Not live traffic.
The Domain is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
26 min
Rainey, Sixth, Capitol · +6 min vs the city-set median
UT campus
20 min
Forty Acres · at the city-set median
The Domain
6 min
North Burnet tech · -20 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
ACS median gross rent is $1,904 across all occupied rental units — studios through large apartments mixed together, not a live 1-bed or 2-bed quote.
That is 27% of median household income — under the 30% HUD cost-burden line. A household at this area’s median income ($85K) could “afford” about $2,136 a month at 30% of gross pay.
98% of households rent. Median home value is $420,000.
ACS median rent
$1,904
30% income budget
$2,136
Rent / income
27%
Median home
$420,000
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 7 groceries, 15 cafes, 8 parks, and 41 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 8 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (41 stops or stations).
15 cafes and 78 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 17 of 19 other areas in this city set.
Population
10,908
Median age
30.3
Median income
$85K
Renters
98%
Bachelor+
74%
Violent / 1k
2.9
Property / 1k
70.5
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 2 census tracts · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
Planned
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.
The Domain lives in North Burnet: offices, apartments, and a mall that pretends to be a downtown. ApartmentList’s young-professional guides still send tech workers here for MetroRail and jobs they can walk to after they drive onto the property. Around the edges it is still North Austin — parking lots, big roads, a car for anything off-campus.
If your office is here, the neighborhood solves the commute. If you want Austin’s trail-and-bungalow myth, this is the wrong map. Treat it as a job-center village with a train, not as a historic district with a grocery.
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 North Burnet safe?
On this map North Burnet has a higher Part I rate than most Austin Neighborhood Planning Areas in the set (safety 11 vs city 50). APD logged 2.9 violent and 70.5 property incidents per 1,000 ACS residents — 73.4 combined. Rates mix residents and visitors. They are not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in North Burnet?
ACS median rent is $1,904. Median home value is $420,000. About 98% of households rent. These are survey medians, not this week's listings.
Is North Burnet walkable?
Walk scores 21 here vs 18 for the Austin set — you will likely drive or ride for daily errands. OpenStreetMap counts within 800 meters: 7 groceries, 15 cafes, 41 transit stops, 8 parks.
Is North Burnet good for families?
Nightlife and visitor traffic show up in the amenity mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 6.8 / 10. Median age is 30.3.
How long is the commute from North Burnet?
Typical weekday minutes to Downtown: 26. Not live traffic. Open the neighborhood page for the other job centers in Austin.
How many people live in North Burnet?
About 10,908 residents, median income $85K, 74% with a bachelor's or higher. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM.
What neighborhoods are next to North Burnet?
Closest on this map: Crestview, North Loop, Brentwood. Compare North Burnet vs Crestview if you are deciding between two official planning areas.
Next door
Adjacent on the planning area map, ranked with your weights.
North Burnet vs CrestviewNorth Burnet vs North LoopNorth Burnet vs Brentwood
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
39fit
North Loop
$2K median rent
Vintage shops and renters just north of Hyde Park. Smaller lots, louder weekends.
NightlifeWalk 6Safety 84
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