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North Burnet vs North Loop
North Burnet and North Loop are two official planning areas in Austin. North Loop is the calmer Part I map (84 vs 11). North Burnet wins the errand count. North Loop has the lower ACS median ($1,681).
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 | North Burnet | North Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 11 | 84 |
| Schools | 33 | 40 |
| Walk | 21 | 6 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 21 | 3 |
| Median rent | $1,904 | $1,681 |
| Median home | $420,000 | $949,700 |
| Population | 10,908 | 2,865 |
| Commute to Downtown | 26 min | 21 min |
| Commute to UT campus | 20 min | 15 min |
| Commute to The Domain | 6 min | 12 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | North Burnet | North Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 98% | 70% |
| Median age | 30.3 | 33.6 |
| Median income | $85K | $95K |
| Part I per 1k | 73.4 | 34.2 |
| Groceries / 800m | 7 | 4 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 41 | 28 |
| Parks / 800m | 8 | 1 |
| 311 last 14 days | 69 | 147 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Austin city. Up 71% since 2014. Domain is 10% above the 2024 city median. N. Loop 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 North Burnet if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 21 vs 3. Walk is 21 vs 6. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick North Loop if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 84 vs 11. ACS median rent is $1,681 vs $1,904. Read both pages before you decide.
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
North Loop
Vintage shops and renters just north of Hyde Park. Smaller lots, louder weekends.
$1,681 median rent · safety 84 · walk 6
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, North Burnet or North Loop?
North Loop is the lower ACS median: $1,904 vs $1,681. About 70% rent in North Loop vs 98% in North Burnet. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is North Burnet more walkable than North Loop?
North Burnet wins the errand count (walk 21 vs 6). Groceries inside 800 meters: 7 vs 4. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, North Burnet or North Loop?
North Loop is the calmer Part I read (84 vs 11). Combined rate 34.2 vs 73.4 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, North Burnet or North Loop?
North Loop leads the school axis (40 vs 33). Nearby rating is 7.0 / 10 vs 6.8 / 10. Median age 33.6 vs 30.3. North Burnet has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
26 minutes from North Burnet to Downtown, 21 from North Loop. North Loop is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official planning area that is not North Burnet or North Loop: Crestview. North central, Red Line adjacent, with a younger mix than Allandale next door.
Scores are relative among official Austin Neighborhood Planning Areas with the same editorial weights. Read the method.