Austin, United States — Livability Score 70/100

Austin scores 70/100 for overall livability on WellPlaced, based on World Bank, WHO, OECD, UNESCO, UNODC, Eurostat, Ookla Speedtest, OpenAQ, and GDELT institutional data (not crowdsourced). Population 974,447. Data confidence: Verified (Tier A).

Core livability metrics for Austin

MetricScore
Safety & Security58/100
Daily Living Costs58/100
Housing & Rent50/100
Healthcare70/100
Economy & Jobs90/100
Education85/100
Transport78/100

WellPlaced scores every city on 29 metrics — the 22 additional metrics (climate, air quality, tax burden, governance, digital infrastructure, and more) are available with WellPlaced PRO.