Austin, Texas Facts

•Austin is #2 Best Big City in “Best Places to live” (Money Magazine 2006)

•Austin was voted # 1 College Town (Travel Channel)

•Austin is the 14th largest city in the U.S.

•Austin is one of the safest large U.S. cities.

•The average monthly temperature is 68 F.

•Austin has the highest per capita income among Texas metros.

•Austin is younger than the national average.

•71% of the population is under 45. (vs. 64%)

•Austin is smarter than the national average.

•39% of the population over 25 years of age have a bachelor’s degree. (vs. 27% of the rest of the country)

•Over 118,000 students.

•Austin is #1 America’s Fastest Growing Metros. (Forbes, 1/30/08)

•Austin is #3 among Best Cities for Jobs in 2008. (Forbes, 1/10/08)

•Austin is #1 among Cities Where Business Opportunity is Greatest for Growing Companies. (Expansion Management, 8/07)

•Austin named a "Startup Hub" among world's 30 Fastest Cities. (Fast Company, 7/07)

•Austin is the # 10 fittest city.(Forbes, 6/01/10)

•Austin is #1 for Business Vitality. (Moody’s Economy.com/Austin Business Journal, 8/6/07)

•Austin ranked among Top 10 New "Silicon Valleys" of the clean technology
sector worldwide. (Clint Wilder & Ron Pernick, The Clean Tech Revolution, 5/07)

•Austin ranked in Top 10 US Cities for Renewable Energy. (SustainLane.us, 4/07)

•UT-Austin ranked one of the Top 10 Universities that Drive Economic Development.
(Southern Business & Development, Winter 2007)

•Austin #6 “Best Cities to Live and Work.” ( Kiplinger.com, 5/08)

•Austin ranked in the Top 10 for Job Relocation. (Human Capital Institute, 11/07)

•Austin is one of "America's Favorite Cities." (Travel + Leisure, 11/07)

•Austin ranks high among Best Cities for Relocating Singles. (Worldwide ERC & Primacy Americas, 9/07)

•Austin is a Great Place to Retire. (AARP The Magazine, Sep-Oct/07)

•Austin is America’s Best City for Hispanics. (Hispanic, 8/07)

•Cedar Park ranks as a Top Town for Families. (Family Circle, 8/07)

•Austin named one of the 10 Greenest Cities in America. (MSN City Guides, 6/07)

•Fifteen Austin area schools make Newsweek’s “Top of the Class” list. (Newsweek, 6/07)

•Austin is #5 Best Large City for Relocating Families. (Worldwide ERC, 5/14/07)

•Austin is #2 Best Walking Cities. (Prevention, 4/07)

Source: Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce