Austin

Best Austin suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·21 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
The H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in Cedar Park, Texas, United States.
Cedar Park$514k median · 25.5 min commute
Schools A−Amenities A−Residents inactive
75
Family score
overall 69 B−
2
The skyline of Austin, the capital city of Texas. With a population of 961,855, it's the 13th-most populous city in the U.S.
Austin$555k median · 23.7 min commute
Schools B−Amenities A+Residents inactive
72
Family score
overall 68 B−
3
The southwest entrance to the Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas United States. Dell Diamond is the home stadium of the Round Rock Express class Triple-A basebal
Round Rock$419k median · 24.9 min commute
Schools A−Amenities BResidents inactive
71
Family score
overall 65 C+
4
Leander, Texas.
Leander$506k median · 29.2 min commute
Schools A−Amenities B−Residents inactive
70
Family score
overall 67 C+
5
Wells Branch$401k median · 21.6 min commute
Schools B+Amenities C+Residents inactive
67
Family score
overall 63 C+
6
Brushy Creek$499k median · 24.2 min commute
Schools A−Amenities D+Residents inactive
67
Family score
overall 67 C+
7
The East Main Street Historic District in Pflugerville, Texas, United States. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 1
Pflugerville$402k median · 27.4 min commute
Schools B−Amenities BResidents inactive
66
Family score
overall 62 C
8
Lakeway$841k median · 28.8 min commute
Schools B+Amenities CResidents inactive
66
Family score
overall 66 C+
9
Steiner Ranch, Texas
Steiner Ranch$827k median · 29.8 min commute
Schools A−Amenities DResidents inactive
63
Family score
overall 62 C
10
Williamson County Courthouse Historic District in Georgetown, Texas
Georgetown$429k median · 28.2 min commute
Schools C−Amenities B−Residents inactive
59
Family score
overall 55 C−
This list's weighting
Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Cedar Park (Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0); Austin (Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0); Round Rock (Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0); Leander (A Yee · CC BY 2.0); Pflugerville (Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0); Steiner Ranch (Slamforeman · CC BY-SA 3.0); Georgetown (Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0).