Pflugerville

Travis County65,971 residentsPflugerville ISD
62
C
Suburbgrade score

9th of 21 Austin suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.

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What living here is actually like
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What Pflugerville is like to live in, by category

Bars show Pflugerville against Austin. Weights are published in full.

Housing & affordability

18% of the score · 52/100
D+
Median home value$402,400
Austin $465,000
Median rent$1,932/mo
Austin $1,726/mo
Cost-burdened households28%
Austin 34%

Schools

18% of the score · 70/100
B−
Within-state proficiency54th pct
Austin median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.5
Austin median 14.5
Graduation rate97%
Austin median 94%
EDFacts SY2021–22 · NCES CCD 2024–25 · EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19Full page →

Cost of living

14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Housing cost index98
Austin 100
Eff. tax rate1.58%
Austin 1.36%
Local sales tax8.25%
Austin median 8.25%
Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24 · ACS 2020–24 · Texas Comptroller 2026-09Full page →

Commute & transport

14% of the score · 52/100
D+
Mean commute27.4 min
Austin 27.3 min
Under 30 minutes52%
Austin 58%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Austin median 0.0 · within 2 miles

Amenities

12% of the score · 74/100
B
Restaurants & cafés65
Austin median 38 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Austin median 2 · within 2 miles
Parks89
Austin median 37 · within 2 miles

Employment & income

12% of the score · 65/100
C+
Median household income$117,799
Austin $100,431
Unemployment5.3%
Austin 4.3%
Professional occupations53%
Austin 53%

Residents

12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Pflugerville on housing & affordability

Pflugerville's weakest grade is D+. Six 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 Pflugerville

Is Pflugerville, TX a good place to live?

Pflugerville scores 62 out of 100, 9th of 21 Austin suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.

Is Pflugerville expensive to live in?

Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $402,400, 13% below the Austin median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.58%. $1,932/mo is the median gross rent.

How good are the schools in Pflugerville?

Schools grade B−. The districts serving Pflugerville sit at the 54th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 97% graduation rate and a 14.5 student–teacher ratio. Pflugerville is served by Pflugerville ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.

How long is the commute from Pflugerville?

The mean commute is 27.4 min, with 52% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 24% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.

Can you walk anywhere in Pflugerville?

Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 65 restaurants and cafés and 89 parks, which grades B on amenities.

Are the homes in Pflugerville old or new?

The median home in Pflugerville was built in 2004 — close to 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. 78% 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.