Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 32/100
F
Median home value$285,800
Austin $465,000
Median rent$1,074/mo
Austin $1,726/mo
Cost-burdened households31%
Austin 34%
Taylor
Williamson County17,136 residentsTaylor ISD
46
D
Suburbgrade score
17th 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 Taylor is like to live in, by category
Bars show Taylor against Austin. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 39/100
D−
Within-state proficiency12th pct
Austin median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.6
Austin median 14.5
Graduation rate88%
Austin median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 70/100
B−
Housing cost index70
Austin 100
Eff. tax rate1.53%
Austin 1.36%
Local sales tax8.25%
Austin median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 37/100
F
Mean commute30.4 min
Austin 27.3 min
Under 30 minutes47%
Austin 58%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Austin median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés30
Austin median 38 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Austin median 2 · within 2 miles
Parks41
Austin median 37 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 47/100
D
Median household income$75,508
Austin $100,431
Unemployment4.1%
Austin 4.3%
Professional occupations33%
Austin 53%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Taylor on housing & affordability
Taylor's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Brushy Creek19 mi from TaylorC+ 67 C+ Hutto7 mi from TaylorC− 55 C− Cedar Park23 mi from TaylorC− 69 B− Pflugerville13 mi from TaylorD+ 62 C Hornsby Bend25 mi from TaylorD+ 45 D Georgetown17 mi from TaylorD+ 55 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Taylor
Is Taylor, TX a good place to live?
Taylor scores 46 out of 100, 17th 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 Taylor expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $285,800, 39% below the Austin median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.53%. $1,074/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Taylor?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Taylor sit at the 12th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 13.6 student–teacher ratio. Taylor is served by Taylor ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Taylor?
The mean commute is 30.4 min, with 47% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 14% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Taylor?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 30 restaurants and cafés and 41 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Taylor old or new?
The median home in Taylor was built in 1979 — 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. 85% 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.