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/Windsor Park
33fit
Windsor Park
Official planning area: Windsor Park
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Northeast of Mueller. More house for the money, fewer cafes, a straight shot down Airport Blvd.
Best in Austin for familiesWalkable AustinUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
37
95 violent · 599 property · 44.3 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)-13 vs city set
Schools
23
Rating 6.5 / 10 nearby-31 vs city set
Walk
14
OSM: 6 groceries · 0 cafes · 49 transit · 7 parks-4 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,614 ACS median vs your rent budget+3 vs city set
Vibe
0
OSM: 0 cafes · 11 restaurants · 3 bars · 7 parks-14 vs city set
Commute to work
From Windsor Park, a typical weekday is 24 min to Downtown, 19 min to UT campus, 19 min to The Domain. Not live traffic.
UT campus is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
24 min
Rainey, Sixth, Capitol · +4 min vs the city-set median
UT campus
19 min
Forty Acres · -1 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
The Domain
19 min
North Burnet tech · -7 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
The ACS median rent is $1,614 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 22% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($88K) could “afford” about $2,200 a month at 30% of pay.
62% of households rent. Median home value is $529,050.
ACS median rent
$1,614
30% income budget
$2,200
Rent / income
22%
Median home
$529,050
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Austin city. Up 71% since 2014. Windsor Park is 7% 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: 6 groceries, 0 cafes, 7 parks, and 49 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 7 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (49 stops or stations).
0 cafes and 11 restaurants sit in the same radius.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 15 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
15,698
Median age
36.4
Median income
$88K
Renters
62%
Bachelor+
52%
Violent / 1k
6.1
Property / 1k
38.2
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 4 census tracts · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
Family streets
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.
Northeast of Mueller, Windsor Park is more house for the money and fewer cafes. Airport Boulevard is the straight shot into the core. Families priced out of Mueller’s alleys look here for yards that were not designed by a charrette.
You will drive to dinner and to the lake. You will not fight festival parking. Value is the pitch; walkability is not. Compare to Govalle for a more east-side version of the same trade.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, Boston planning-neighborhood writing, 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.
156 reports
- Park Maintenance - Grounds Electrical Issues18
- Code Officer17
- Garbage16
- Compost11
- Tree Issue Right of Way8
- Animal Protection - Injured/Sick Animal
- Code Officer
- Pet Resource Center - Stray Assistance
- Brush
- Garbage
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.
No r/Austin posts in this snapshot mentioned Windsor Park.
Last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Windsor Park safe?
Windsor Park shows more Part I than most of this Austin set (safety 37 vs city 50). APD logged 6.1 violent and 38.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 44.3 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Windsor Park?
ACS median rent is $1,614 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 62% of households rent. Median home value is $529,050. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Windsor Park walkable?
Walk is 14 here vs 18 for the Austin set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 6 groceries, 0 cafes, 49 transit stops, 7 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Windsor Park good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 6.5 / 10. Median age is 36.4. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Windsor Park?
24 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 Windsor Park?
About 15,698 people. Median income $88K. 52% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Windsor Park?
Mueller, North Loop, Hyde Park sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official planning areas, start with Windsor Park vs Mueller.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Windsor Park vs MuellerWindsor Park vs North LoopWindsor Park 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
41fit
Mueller
$2K median rent
A planned town on the old airport: alleys, a lake loop, and a grocery at the center. Newer bones, family default.
Family streetsPlannedWalk 20Safety 5
39fit
North Loop
$2K median rent
Vintage shops and renters just north of Hyde Park. Smaller lots, louder weekends.
NightlifeWalk 6Safety 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