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 Loop
39fit
North Loop
Official planning area: North Loop
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Vintage shops and renters just north of Hyde Park. Smaller lots, louder weekends.
Best in Austin for familiesWalkable AustinUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
84
9 violent · 89 property · 34.2 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)+34 vs city set
Schools
40
Rating 7.0 / 10 nearby-14 vs city set
Walk
6
OSM: 4 groceries · 7 cafes · 28 transit · 1 parks-12 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,681 ACS median vs your rent budget+3 vs city set
Vibe
3
OSM: 7 cafes · 23 restaurants · 5 bars · 1 parks-11 vs city set
Commute to work
From North Loop, a typical weekday is 21 min to Downtown, 15 min to UT campus, 12 min to The Domain. Not live traffic.
The Domain is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
21 min
Rainey, Sixth, Capitol · +1 min vs the city-set median
UT campus
15 min
Forty Acres · -5 min vs the city-set median
The Domain
12 min
North Burnet tech · -14 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
The ACS median rent is $1,681 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 21% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($95K) could “afford” about $2,379 a month at 30% of pay.
70% of households rent. Median home value is $949,700.
ACS median rent
$1,681
30% income budget
$2,379
Rent / income
21%
Median home
$949,700
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Austin city. Up 71% since 2014. North 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. 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, 7 cafes, 1 park, and 28 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. 1 park shows up in the same walk. Transit is dense (28 stops or stations).
7 cafes and 23 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Austin set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 8 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
2,865
Median age
33.6
Median income
$95K
Renters
70%
Bachelor+
84%
Violent / 1k
3.1
Property / 1k
31.1
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 1 census tract · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
Nightlife
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.
Austin’s North Loop (not Minneapolis’s warehouse district) is vintage shops, renters, and smaller lots just north of Hyde Park. Weekend foot traffic on the commercial stretch is the neighborhood’s brand. It is louder and younger than Brentwood, more interesting than Crestview’s interior blocks.
Parking is the complaint in every local thread. Transit is better than Allandale, worse than downtown. Come for a commercial street you can walk to. Leave if you need a garage and a bedtime.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, 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.
147 reports
- Parking Violation Enforcement43
- Code Officer13
- Traffic Signal - Maintenance10
- Compost6
- Road Markings/Striping - Maintenance6
- Code Officer
- Code Officer
- Parking Violation Enforcement
- Parking Violation Enforcement
- Traffic Sign New
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.
- Yooooo I just drove past Lamar on north loop headed to the movie store and there are multiple cops standing around what appears to be a dead person.
r/Austin · Aug 31 · 128 upvotes · 97 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 North Loop safe?
North Loop sits on the quieter side of this Austin map (safety 84 vs city 50). APD logged 3.1 violent and 31.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 34.2 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in North Loop?
ACS median rent is $1,681 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 70% of households rent. Median home value is $949,700. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is North Loop walkable?
Walk is 6 here vs 18 for the Austin set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 4 groceries, 7 cafes, 28 transit stops, 1 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is North Loop good for families?
There is more night and visitor traffic in the mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 7.0 / 10. Median age is 33.6. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from North Loop?
21 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 North Loop?
About 2,865 people. Median income $95K. 84% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to North Loop?
Hyde Park, North Burnet, Crestview sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official planning areas, start with North Loop vs Hyde Park.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
North Loop vs Hyde ParkNorth Loop vs North BurnetNorth Loop vs Crestview
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
37fit
North Burnet
$2K median rent
The Domain lives here: offices, apartments, and a mall you can pretend is a downtown. Car-first around the edges.
PlannedWalk 21Safety 11
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