Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 28/100
F
Median home value$251,600
Austin $465,000
Median rent$1,152/mo
Austin $1,726/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
Austin 34%
Lockhart
Caldwell County15,326 residentsLockhart ISD
46
D
Suburbgrade score
16th of 21 Austin suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
46
Austin median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lockhart is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lockhart against Austin. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 42/100
D−
Within-state proficiency22nd pct
Austin median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.0
Austin median 14.5
Graduation rate92%
Austin median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Housing cost index68
Austin 100
Eff. tax rate1.40%
Austin 1.36%
Local sales tax8.25%
Austin median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 41/100
D−
Mean commute28.6 min
Austin 27.3 min
Under 30 minutes53%
Austin 58%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
Austin median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés33
Austin median 38 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Austin median 2 · within 2 miles
Parks30
Austin median 37 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median household income$68,400
Austin $100,431
Unemployment2.3%
Austin 4.3%
Professional occupations35%
Austin 53%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lockhart on housing & affordability
Lockhart's weakest grade is F. Two suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Lockhart
Is Lockhart, TX a good place to live?
Lockhart scores 46 out of 100, 16th of 21 Austin suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Lockhart expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $251,600, 46% below the Austin median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.40%. $1,152/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lockhart?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Lockhart sit at the 22nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 17.0 student–teacher ratio. Lockhart is served by Lockhart ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lockhart?
The mean commute is 28.6 min, with 53% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 10% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lockhart?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 33 restaurants and cafés and 30 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Lockhart old or new?
The median home in Lockhart was built in 1986 — older than the Austin median of 2002. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 73% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.