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Best Austin suburbs for schools

Ranked almost entirely on the Schools category — within-state proficiency, student–teacher ratio, graduation rate and schools nearby — with the two poll questions about children and teenagers at 20% once a place has enough responses.

Updated Sep 2026·21 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Leander, Texas.
Leander$506k median · 29.2 min commute
Schools A−Cost of living C−Residents inactive
86
Schools score
overall 67 C+
2
The H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in Cedar Park, Texas, United States.
Cedar Park$514k median · 25.5 min commute
Schools A−Cost of living CResidents inactive
86
Schools score
overall 69 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−Cost of living CResidents inactive
85
Schools score
overall 65 C+
4
Steiner Ranch, Texas
Steiner Ranch$827k median · 29.8 min commute
Schools A−Cost of living D+Residents inactive
83
Schools score
overall 62 C
5
Brushy Creek$499k median · 24.2 min commute
Schools A−Cost of living C−Residents inactive
83
Schools score
overall 67 C+
6
Wells Branch$401k median · 21.6 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living C+Residents inactive
79
Schools score
overall 63 C+
7
Lakeway$841k median · 28.8 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living D−Residents inactive
79
Schools score
overall 66 C+
8
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−Cost of living C+Residents inactive
70
Schools score
overall 62 C
9
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−Cost of living C+Residents inactive
69
Schools score
overall 68 B−
10
City Hall of Kyle, Texas, United States.
Kyle$335k median · 36.4 min commute
Schools CCost of living C+Residents inactive
61
Schools score
overall 51 D+
This list's weighting
Schools 80%Resident poll (Q5, Q6) 20%

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