Each question below is answered on the map type that fits it — Score, Amount, Fair share, Missing, Clusters or Variety — hex by hex. A hex is one hexagon on the map, about 350 m across (roughly 0.1 km²). Each answer leads with what the map found, lists its Standouts — the ranked groups of nearby hexes that come out on top — with the numbers behind them, and states what the data cannot tell you. The link at the end opens that exact map of Austin on the same map type, so you can change the measure, the division or the comparison and get a different answer.
None of these is the only “right” way to ask. They are starting points chosen to show which measures exist for Austin and how the map type you pick changes what you can honestly say.
Where should you open a new coffee shop in Austin?
coffee shop demand-and-competition score — resident counts and walkable streets ranked against existing coffee shop presence
In Austin, the highest-ranking Standouts are Travis County, North Austin and Windsor Hills. Travis County leads with a score of 71.9/100 across 37 hexes, where the data shows ≈0 coffee shops nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈17,317 residents (total). Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius. On the Missing map, Oak Ridge and Georgian Acres are short of coffee shops for the people who live there within a 10-minute walk (about 1 and 2 short).
A shortlist by 3 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Three factors: how many people are around, how walkable the streets are, and how many of this business type are already mapped there. The last is scored inverted, so a hex ranks high when demand factors are strong and existing presence is thin.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
coffee shop competition
Less is better
45%
Count of mapped coffee shops already trading in the hex.
pedestrian length m
More is better
25%
Meters of walkable street — a proxy for how much passing footfall a frontage can see.
Total
More is better
30%
The 2020 Census resident count — the local demand base.
What this can’t tell you
This is a shortlist, not a site recommendation. It has no rent, no footfall, no unit availability, no licensing and no catchment modeling, and thin mapped presence is not proof that a hex lacks provision.
Try changing it
· Raise the importance of the competition factor to prioritize hexes with the least existing presence.
· Swap the demand factor for the age band or household type your customers actually fall into.
· Draw your own catchment on the map to score just that area.
All of these are adjustable on the Austin map on the Free Tier.
The same question for other kinds of place
Same factors and importance, only the kind swapped. The Standouts are the Score map’s; the last column is where that kind is short for the people who live there, on the Missing map.
This answer ranks every hex in Austin on coffee shop competition (less is better, importance 45%), pedestrian length m (more is better, importance 25%) and Total (more is better, importance 30%), then groups the top-scoring hexes into the Standouts below.
Travis County ranks #1 with a score of 71.9/100 across 37 hexes: ≈0 coffee shops nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈17,317 residents (total). North Austin ranks #2 with a score of 71.4/100 across 37 hexes: ≈0 coffee shops nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈16,572 residents (total). Windsor Hills ranks #3 with a score of 68.9/100 across 37 hexes: ≈0 coffee shops nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈14,811 residents (total). East Riverside - Oltorf ranks #4 with a score of 68.5/100 across 37 hexes: ≈3 coffee shops nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈22,587 residents (total). Pleasant Hill ranks #5 with a score of 67.9/100 across 37 hexes: ≈0 coffee shops nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈10,961 residents (total).
Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Factors: coffee shop competition, pedestrian length m and Total (2020). 5,179 of 5,778 hexes in Austin were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which are the most walkable neighborhoods of Austin?
Walkability score — pedestrian street length ranked with transit stop density
In Austin, the highest-ranking Standouts are Fireside Loop, Seaholm, and Crestview. Fireside Loop leads with a score of 3.2/100 across 37 hexes, where the data shows ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈3 transit stops. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Two network measures from the same universe: meters of pedestrian-friendly street, and how many transit stops are within reach. Together they describe how far you can get on foot and what you can reach from there.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
pedestrian length m
More is better
60%
Meters of pedestrian-friendly street in the hex.
transit stop count
More is better
40%
Count of transit stops reachable from the hex.
What this can’t tell you
It measures network form, not experience — nothing about crossing safety, pavement quality, gradient, lighting or traffic. It is a score over hexes, not a score anyone has walked.
Try changing it
· Add eat-and-drink places to weigh what is actually within walking distance.
· Raise the importance of the transit factor to lean the score toward public-transport access.
All of these are adjustable on the Austin map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Austin on pedestrian length m (more is better, importance 60%) and transit stop count (more is better, importance 40%), then groups the top-scoring hexes into the Standouts below.
Fireside Loop ranks #1 with a score of 3.2/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈3 transit stops. Seaholm ranks #2 with a score of 2.3/100 across 35 hexes, showing ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈3 transit stops. Crestview ranks #3 with a score of 2.2/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈3 transit stops. Rosewood ranks #4 with a score of 2.2/100 across 36 hexes, showing ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈2 transit stops. Avery Ranch ranks #5 with a score of 4/100 across 10 hexes, showing ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈2 transit stops.
Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Factors: pedestrian length m and transit stop count. 5,179 of 5,778 hexes in Austin were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Mapped transit stops per km², with a Clusters map check — Overture Maps
Transit stops peak around Avery Ranch: 0.7 per km² (2 transit stops across 2.8 km²), against a Austin figure of 0 per km². Seaholm and Braker Lane Business Park follow at 0.7 per km² and 0.7 per km². On the Clusters map, the transit stops around Fireside Loop and Brentwood form a cluster the test confirms.
A place record means it is mapped, not that it is open, licensed or of any size.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows transit stops in every hex of Austin on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Avery Ranch ranks #1: 0.7 per km² across 23 hexes (2 transit stops across 2.8 km²). Seaholm ranks #2: 0.7 per km² across 35 hexes (3 transit stops across 4.2 km²). Braker Lane Business Park ranks #3: 0.7 per km² across 37 hexes (3 transit stops across 4.5 km²). Crestview ranks #4: 0.7 per km² across 37 hexes (3 transit stops across 4.5 km²). East Cesar Chavez ranks #5: 0.5 per km² across 34 hexes (2 transit stops across 4.1 km²).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as transit stops on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Residents per km² on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Residents peak around The Drag: 7,358.4 per km² (32,742 residents across 4.5 km²), against an Austin figure of 1,349.6 per km². East Riverside - Oltorf and North Austin Civic Association (Travis County) follow at 5,400.9 per km² and 3,950.5 per km².
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows residents in every hex of Austin on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
The Drag ranks #1: 7,358.4 residents per km² across 37 hexes (32,742 residents across 4.5 km²). East Riverside - Oltorf ranks #2: 5,400.9 residents per km² across 37 hexes (24,035 residents across 4.5 km²). North Austin Civic Association (Travis County) ranks #3: 3,950.5 residents per km² across 37 hexes (17,567 residents across 4.5 km²). Travis County ranks #4: 3,889.4 residents per km² across 37 hexes (17,317 residents across 4.5 km²). Arrowwood ranks #5: 3,649.7 residents per km² across 22 hexes (9,649 residents across 2.6 km²).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are household income levels highest in Austin?
Household income level on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022, a five-year estimate averaged over block groups
Household income level peaks around Tarrytown at $239,850, compared to the Austin figure of $98,583. West Austin (west) and River Place (Travis County) follow with $239,822 and $237,699 respectively.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows household income level in every hex of Austin on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the highest household income level into the Standouts below.
Tarrytown ranks #1 for household income level, with $239,850 across 22 hexes. West Austin (west) ranks #2 with $239,822 across 21 hexes. It spans West Austin. River Place (Travis County) ranks #3 with $237,699 across 19 hexes. Travis County ranks #4 with $233,158 across 19 hexes. West Austin (north-west) ranks #5 with $223,263 across 16 hexes. It spans West Austin.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as household income level (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Gross rent level on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022, a five-year estimate averaged over block groups
The map shows West Austin with a gross rent level of $3,460, significantly above the Austin figure of $1,713. Cat Mountain and Circle C (Travis County) follow with gross rent levels of $3,290 and $3,250.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows gross rent level in every hex of Austin on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below. West Austin ranks #1 with a gross rent level of $3,460 across 16 hexes. Cat Mountain ranks #2 with $3,290 across 29 hexes. Circle C (Travis County) ranks #3 with $3,250 across 14 hexes. Avery Ranch ranks #4 with $3,160 across 18 hexes. Northwest Austin ranks #5 with $3,058 across 15 hexes. Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as gross rent level (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Owner-estimated home value level on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022, a five-year estimate averaged over block groups
Home value level peaks around The Doke: $1,552,528 (1,552,528 home value level), against a Austin figure of $498,438. West Austin (north-west) and Tarrytown (Travis County) follow at $1,444,765 and $1,402,356.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows home value level in every hex of Austin on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
The Doke ranks #1: $1,552,528 across 20 hexes (1,552,528 home value level). West Austin (north-west) ranks #2: $1,444,765 across 18 hexes (1,444,765 home value level). It spans West Austin. Tarrytown (Travis County) ranks #3: $1,402,356 across 37 hexes (1,402,356 home value level). West Austin (north-west 2) ranks #4: $1,190,935 across 17 hexes (1,190,935 home value level). It spans West Austin. Countryside (Travis County) ranks #5: $1,124,793 across 15 hexes (1,124,793 home value level).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as home value level (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Austin neighborhoods are the most mixed by race and Hispanic origin?
How evenly the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin groups are represented, on the Variety map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
The most varied mix of race and Hispanic-origin groups in Austin is around North Burnet: very mixed, with no single race and Hispanic-origin group above 45%. Coxville (Scofield Farms) and Pioneer Crossing West follow, with no single race and Hispanic-origin group above 42% and 29%.
Standout
Neighborhood
How mixed
Top kinds
Map
#1 North Burnet
—
very mixed
White residents, not Hispanic 45%, Hispanic or Latino residents 29%, Asian residents, not Hispanic 13%
Counts residents in each published class; it says nothing about how long they have lived here.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how mixed the race and Hispanic-origin groups are in every hex of Austin on the Variety map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts.
North Burnet ranks #1, showing a very mixed composition across 36 hexes (White residents, not Hispanic 45%, Hispanic or Latino residents 29%, Asian residents, not Hispanic 13%). Coxville (Scofield Farms) ranks #2, also very mixed across 36 hexes (White residents, not Hispanic 42%, Hispanic or Latino residents 28%, Asian residents, not Hispanic 16%). Pioneer Crossing West ranks #3, very mixed across 34 hexes (White residents, not Hispanic 29%, Hispanic or Latino residents 28%, Asian residents, not Hispanic 24%). Travis County ranks #4, very mixed across 34 hexes (Hispanic or Latino residents 36%, White residents, not Hispanic 26%, Black or African American residents, not Hispanic 18%). Oak Springs ranks #5, very mixed across 34 hexes (White residents, not Hispanic 35%, Hispanic or Latino residents 35%, Black or African American residents, not Hispanic 23%).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as race and Hispanic-origin groups (2020) on the Variety map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
How mixed the restaurant cuisines are, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map — Overture Maps
Within a 10-minute walk, the most varied mix of cuisines in Austin is around Downtown (Seaholm): very mixed, with no single cuisine above 37%. Allandale and West Campus follow, with no single cuisine above 38% and 38%.
One hex is too small to show a mix: where any are found, only one kind is there in 58 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a mix has room to show. Counts mapped places of each kind; it says nothing about quality or price.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how mixed the cuisines are in every hex of Austin, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Downtown (Seaholm) ranks #1: very mixed across 37 hexes (Mexican 37%, Italian 33%, Japanese 18%). Allandale ranks #2: very mixed across 36 hexes (Italian 38%, Chinese 17%, Japanese 17%). West Campus ranks #3: very mixed across 35 hexes (Italian 38%, Mexican 17%, Japanese 17%). Galindo ranks #4: very mixed across 35 hexes (Italian 33%, Mexican 33%, Japanese 13%). Anderson Mill (Williamson County) ranks #5: very mixed across 34 hexes (Italian 30%, Indian 20%, Japanese 18%).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as cuisines on the Variety map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where is nightlife concentrated in Austin — and is it a real cluster?
Bars and nightlife places on the Clusters map — Overture Maps
Around Town Lake (Auditorium Shores) and Arts District, bars and nightlife places form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. 160 hexes across Austin test as genuinely busy.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Austin for bars and nightlife places against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Town Lake (Auditorium Shores) ranks #1: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Arts District ranks #2: genuinely busy across 25 hexes. East Cesar Chavez ranks #3: genuinely busy across 25 hexes. Zilker ranks #4: genuinely busy across 23 hexes. North Burnet ranks #5: genuinely busy across 19 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as bars and nightlife places on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are grocery stores missing for the people who live there in Austin?
Mapped grocery stores within a 10-minute walk against the number Austin's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Within a 10-minute walk of Dick Nichols, grocery stores are short by about 1 compared to Austin's rate (0 mapped, 1 expected). North Burnet, Great Hills (Travis County), Williamson County, and Copperfield are also short by about 1.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Austin rate, less than half of one is expected in nearly every hex. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how many grocery stores each hex of Austin is short of, compared to the city's rate, when read within a 10-minute walk on the Missing map. The hexes with the largest shortfalls are grouped into the Standouts below.
Dick Nichols ranks #1, with its top hex short by about 1 across 36 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk). North Burnet ranks #2, with its top hex short by about 1 across 34 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk). Great Hills (Travis County) ranks #3, with its top hex short by about 1 across 33 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk). Williamson County ranks #4, with its top hex short by about 1 across 33 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk). Copperfield ranks #5, with its top hex short by about 1 across 32 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as grocery stores on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Renter-occupied homes as a share of all occupied homes on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
This answer shows renter-occupied homes. North Burnet has the most, with 99.8% of its 3,252 homes being renter-occupied. Coxville follows at 98.4% of 1,303 homes, and Coronado Hills at 97.4% of 1,276 homes.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows renter-occupied homes in every hex of Austin on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
North Burnet ranks #1, with 99.8% across 30 hexes (3,244 renter-occupied homes of 3,252). Coxville ranks #2, with 98.4% across 29 hexes (1,283 renter-occupied homes of 1,303). Coronado Hills ranks #3, with 97.4% across 32 hexes (1,243 renter-occupied homes of 1,276). Williamson County ranks #4, with 96.4% across 12 hexes (1,333 renter-occupied homes of 1,384). Sunnydale ranks #5, with 96.2% across 33 hexes (7,785 renter-occupied homes of 8,092).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as renter-occupied homes (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which lower-income parts of Austin have the fewest grocery stores?
Coverage gap score — ACS 2018-2022 residents below the poverty level ranked against mapped grocery stores
In Austin, the highest-ranking Standouts are Georgian Acres, East Austin (Rosewood), and Fireside Loop. Georgian Acres leads with a score of 93.2/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈2 grocery stores nearby and ≈3,748 residents (income in the past 12 months below poverty level). Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Residents below the poverty level ranked high against mapped grocery stores ranked low. It is the food-access question posed as a relative ranking rather than a claim that any hex has no food retail.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
grocery store competition
Less is better
45%
Count of mapped grocery stores, scored inverted so thinner presence ranks higher.
Income in the past 12 months below poverty level
More is better
55%
The "income below poverty level" cell of the ACS 2018-2022 poverty table.
What this can’t tell you
Mapped grocery presence is not food access: it carries no store size, no price level, no fresh-produce range and no opening hours, and a large supermarket just outside a hex serves it perfectly well. This ranks hexes; it does not identify anywhere as being without food.
Try changing it
· Add transit stops to weigh how easily residents can reach stores further out.
· Swap the poverty count for household income brackets to change the hardship measure.
All of these are adjustable on the Austin map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Austin based on grocery store competition (less is better, importance 45%) and Income in the past 12 months below poverty level (more is better, importance 55%). The top-scoring hexes are then grouped into the Standouts below.
Georgian Acres ranks #1 with a score of 93.2/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈2 grocery stores nearby and ≈3,748 residents (income in the past 12 months below poverty level). East Austin (Rosewood) ranks #2 with a score of 91.9/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈0 grocery stores nearby and ≈2,553 residents (income in the past 12 months below poverty level). Fireside Loop ranks #3 with a score of 91/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈2 grocery stores nearby and ≈3,834 residents (income in the past 12 months below poverty level). South Lamar (SoLa) (Travis County) ranks #4 with a score of 90.1/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈1 grocery store nearby and ≈2,113 residents (income in the past 12 months below poverty level). Sweetbriar ranks #5 with a score of 90.1/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈4 grocery stores nearby and ≈1,960 residents (income in the past 12 months below poverty level).
Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Factors: grocery store competition and Income in the past 12 months below poverty level (2022). 5,202 of 5,778 hexes in Austin were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where is the share of households earning $200,000 or more far above the Austin average?
Households earning $200,000 or more as a share of all households, against the Austin average on the Fair share map — ACS 2018–2022
Around Rainey Street Historic District, households earning $200,000 or more run at 2.1× the Austin average (28.8% here). Circle C (Travis County) and Great Hills (Travis County) sit at 3.0× and 2.4×.
Compared with the whole-city figure; a per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer uses the Fair share map to compare households earning $200,000 or more in every hex of Austin with the city average. The Standouts below group the hexes with the most.
Rainey Street Historic District ranks #1, showing 2.1× the average across 32 hexes. Circle C (Travis County) ranks #2, showing 3.0× the average across 34 hexes. Great Hills (Travis County) ranks #3, showing 2.4× the average across 36 hexes. Evergreen Heights ranks #4, showing 2.0× the average across 18 hexes. Tarrytown ranks #5, showing 2.7× the average across 22 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as households earning $200,000 or more (2022) on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Austin neighborhoods have more than their fair share of coffee shops?
Mapped coffee shops per resident against the Austin average on the Fair share map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
The East End leads for coffee shops, with 10.7× the Austin average (35 coffee shops for 7,027 residents). South Congress, with 33.0× the average, and The Drag, with 12.0× the average, also show high concentrations.
Compared with the whole-city rate; a place record means it is mapped, not open or licensed.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer uses the Fair share map to compare coffee shops in every hex of Austin with the city average. It then groups the hexes with the most coffee shops into Standouts.
The East End ranks #1, showing 10.7× the average across 20 hexes (35 coffee shops for 7,027 residents). South Congress ranks #2, with 33.0× the average across 7 hexes (27 coffee shops for 1,754 residents). The Drag ranks #3, with 12.0× the average across 6 hexes (14 coffee shops for 2,507 residents). Govalle ranks #4, with 18.2× the average across 9 hexes (13 coffee shops for 1,530 residents). Downtown ranks #5, with 11.1× the average across 5 hexes (11 coffee shops for 2,140 residents).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as coffee shops on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do restaurants cluster in Austin, and is it a real cluster?
Mapped restaurants on the Clusters map — Overture Maps
Around Crestview and South Lamar (SoLa) (Travis County), restaurants form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. This answer identifies five Standouts of genuinely busy hexes, with 820 hexes across Austin testing as genuinely busy.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Austin for restaurants against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below. Crestview ranks #1, genuinely busy across 37 hexes. South Lamar (SoLa) (Travis County) ranks #2, genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Town Lake (Auditorium Shores) ranks #3, genuinely busy across 37 hexes. North Loop ranks #4, genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Stonelake ranks #5, genuinely busy across 35 hexes. Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as restaurants on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Residents aged 25–39 as a share of all residents on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS), counted on April 1, 2020
Residents aged 25–39 peak around North Burnet (north): 20.2% (1,763 residents aged 25–39 of 8,721). North Burnet (north 2) and East Oak Hill follow at 18.8% and 18.1%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows residents aged 25–39 across Austin on the Amount map. It then groups the hexes with the most residents aged 25–39 into the Standouts below.
North Burnet (north) ranks #1, with 20.2% across 31 hexes (1,763 residents aged 25–39 of 8,721). It spans North Burnet. North Burnet (north 2) ranks #2, with 18.8% across 37 hexes (5,012 residents aged 25–39 of 26,604). It also spans North Burnet. East Oak Hill ranks #3, with 18.1% across 19 hexes (1,405 residents aged 25–39 of 7,767).
South Lamar (SoLa) (Travis County) ranks #4, with 17.4% across 31 hexes (4,054 residents aged 25–39 of 23,243). Coxville ranks #5, with 16.9% across 29 hexes (1,234 residents aged 25–39 of 7,314). Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as residents aged 25–39 (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are pharmacies missing for the people who live there in Austin?
Mapped pharmacies within a 10-minute walk against the number Austin's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Within a 10-minute walk of Sweetbriar, pharmacies fall short of Austin's rate by about 1 (0 mapped, 1 expected). Cherry Creek (Travis County) and Riverside are each short by about 1.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Austin rate, less than half of one is expected in nearly every hex. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how many pharmacies each hex of Austin is short of at the city's rate, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Missing map. The hexes with the least are grouped into the Standouts below.
Sweetbriar ranks #1: short by about 1 across 36 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Cherry Creek (Travis County) ranks #2: short by about 1 across 34 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Riverside ranks #3: short by about 1 across 33 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Highland (Travis County) ranks #4: short by about 1 across 29 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). North Austin ranks #5: short by about 1 across 26 hexes (1 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as pharmacies on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Householders living alone as a share of all residents on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
The Amount map shows where people living alone are most common. North Burnet (north) has the highest measure, with 10% (2,254 people living alone of 22,473). East Oak Hill follows at 9.1%, and Downtown is next at 8.2%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows the measure of people living alone in every hex on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
North Burnet (north) ranks #1, with 10% across 32 hexes (2,254 people living alone of 22,473). It spans North Burnet. East Oak Hill ranks #2, with 9.1% across 11 hexes (407 people living alone of 4,491). Downtown ranks #3, with 8.2% across 36 hexes (4,769 people living alone of 58,153). West Austin ranks #4, with 8% across 19 hexes (307 people living alone of 3,820). North Burnet (north 2) ranks #5, with 7.8% across 37 hexes (2,530 people living alone of 32,650). It spans North Burnet.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as people living alone (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
How mixed the kinds of nightlife place are, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map — Overture Maps
This answer shows the most varied mix of nightlife kinds within a 10-minute walk in Austin. Old West Austin has a very mixed variety, with no single nightlife kind above 38%. Zilker and Iglehart also show very mixed variety, with no single nightlife kind above 40% and 30% respectively.
One hex is too small to show a mix: where any are found, only one kind is there in 78 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a mix has room to show. Counts mapped places of each kind; it says nothing about quality or price.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer uses the Variety map to show how mixed the nightlife kinds are in every hex of Austin, considering places within a 10-minute walk. The hexes with the most variety are grouped into the Standouts below.
Old West Austin ranks #1, showing very mixed variety across 37 hexes, with Cocktail Bar at 38%, Dance Club at 22%, and Lounge at 18%. Zilker ranks #2, also very mixed across 37 hexes, with Cocktail Bar at 40%, Wine Bar at 33%, and Pub at 13%. Iglehart ranks #3, very mixed across 35 hexes, with Pub at 30%, Cocktail Bar at 20%, and Wine Bar at 20%. Rosewood (Chestnut) ranks #4, very mixed across 33 hexes, with Cocktail Bar at 30%, Pub at 20%, and Beer Bar at 20%. Triangle State ranks #5, very mixed across 32 hexes, with Pub at 25%, Cocktail Bar at 25%, and Wine Bar at 25%.
Each Standout represents a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as nightlife kinds on the Variety map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Austin neighborhoods have far more married couples with children than average?
Married-couple families with own children under 18 as a share of all families, against the Austin average on the Fair share map — ACS 2018–2022
This answer highlights where married couples with children are most common across Austin. Hielscher (Travis County) has 1.6× the Austin average, with 14% of households being married couples with children. Avery Ranch shows 1.8× the average, and Northwest Austin has 1.5×. Circle C (Travis County) and Shady Hollow also stand out.
Compared with the whole-city figure; a per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer uses the Fair share map to compare the presence of married couples with children in every hex across Austin against the city average. The hexes with the highest measures are grouped into Standouts.
Hielscher (Travis County) ranks #1, showing 1.6× the average across 33 hexes. Avery Ranch ranks #2, with 1.8× the average across 20 hexes. Northwest Austin ranks #3, showing 1.5× the average across 32 hexes. Circle C (Travis County) ranks #4, with 1.6× the average across 17 hexes. Shady Hollow ranks #5, showing 1.4× the average across 25 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as married couples with children (2022) on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Children under five as a share of all residents on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS), counted on April 1, 2020
Children under five are most present in Southeast Austin, with 9.3% (4 children under five of 42). Travis County (east) and Walter e Long Lake follow, showing 5.9% and 4.8% respectively.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows children under five in every hex of Austin on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Southeast Austin ranks #1, with 9.3% across 6 hexes (4 children under five of 42). Travis County (east) ranks #2, with 5.9% across 10 hexes (2 children under five of 33). Walter e Long Lake ranks #3, with 4.8% across 6 hexes (2 children under five of 39). Avana ranks #4, with 4.6% across 10 hexes (90 children under five of 1,965). Travis County (north-east) ranks #5, with 4.1% across 16 hexes (16 children under five of 396).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as children under five (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do Austin's shops cluster, and is it a real cluster?
Mapped shops of every kind on the Clusters map — Overture Maps
Around Stonelake and North Burnet, shops form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. 997 hexes across Austin test as genuinely busy.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Austin for shops against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below. Stonelake ranks #1: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. North Burnet ranks #2: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Clarksville ranks #3: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Bouldin Creek ranks #4: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Crestview ranks #5: genuinely busy across 36 hexes. Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as shops on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are bank branches missing for the people who live there in Austin?
Mapped bank and credit-union branches within a 10-minute walk against the number Austin's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
This answer shows hexes where bank branches fall short of Austin's rate, within a 10-minute walk. Travis County is short by about 1 (1 mapped, 1 expected). Georgian Acres is short by about 2, and Pecan Springs is short by about 1.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Austin rate, less than half of one is expected in 98 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows the Missing map, highlighting how many bank branches each hex of Austin is short of, compared to the city's rate, within a 10-minute walk. The Standouts below group hexes with the largest shortfalls.
Travis County ranks #1, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (1 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Georgian Acres ranks #2, short by about 2 across 37 hexes (1 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Pecan Springs ranks #3, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Great Hills ranks #4, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Cat Mountain ranks #5, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as bank branches on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where does rent take 30% or more of household income in Austin?
Renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent, as a share of renter households, on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022
Renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent peaks around Del Valle at 99.4% (30 of 30 renter households). Travis County follows with 97.3% (184 of 189), and Berdoll Farms has 95.8% (171 of 178).
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent in every hex of Austin on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Del Valle ranks #1, showing 99.4% across 8 hexes (30 renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent of 30). Travis County ranks #2, showing 97.3% across 13 hexes (184 renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent of 189). Berdoll Farms ranks #3, showing 95.8% across 13 hexes (171 renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent of 178). Southeast (Travis County) ranks #4, showing 95.6% across 23 hexes (23 renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent of 24). Lost Creek ranks #5, showing 94% across 13 hexes (36 renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent of 38).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as renter households paying 30% or more of income in rent (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Austin neighborhoods have more than their fair share of restaurants?
Mapped restaurants per resident against the Austin average on the Fair share map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Explore the Fair share map to see where restaurants are most concentrated. Downtown leads with 10.0× the Austin average (506 restaurants for 10,348 residents). Bouldin follows at 6.3×, The Drag at 4.0×, North Shoal Creek at 8.7×, and Anderson Mill at 13.6×.
Compared with the whole-city rate; a place record means it is mapped, not open or licensed.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer compares restaurants in every hex of Austin with the city average on the Fair share map. It then groups the hexes with the most restaurants into the Standouts below.
Downtown ranks #1, showing 10.0× the average across 29 hexes, with 506 restaurants for 10,348 residents. Bouldin ranks #2, showing 6.3× the average across 20 hexes, with 192 restaurants for 6,241 residents. The Drag ranks #3, showing 4.0× the average across 13 hexes, with 189 restaurants for 9,759 residents.
North Shoal Creek ranks #4, showing 8.7× the average across 16 hexes, with 128 restaurants for 2,987 residents. Anderson Mill ranks #5, showing 13.6× the average across 20 hexes, with 109 restaurants for 1,559 residents. Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as restaurants on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Residents aged 75 and over as a share of all residents on the Amount map — US Census 2020 (NHGIS), counted on April 1, 2020
This answer shows residents aged 75 and over in every hex of Austin on the Amount map. Residents aged 75 and over peak around East Oak Hill: 8.5% (267 residents aged 75 and over of 3,160). Rosedale and Woodcliff follow at 6.6% and 4.7%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows residents aged 75 and over in every hex of Austin on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below. East Oak Hill ranks #1 with 8.5% across 11 hexes (267 residents aged 75 and over of 3,160). Rosedale ranks #2 with 6.6% across 32 hexes (687 residents aged 75 and over of 10,444). Woodcliff ranks #3 with 4.7% across 35 hexes (678 residents aged 75 and over of 14,309). Del Valle ranks #4 with 4.6% across 4 hexes (2 residents aged 75 and over of 44). Southeast Austin ranks #5 with 4.5% across 19 hexes (208 residents aged 75 and over of 4,576). Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as residents aged 75 and over (2020) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Owner-occupied homes valued at $1,000,000 or more as a share of all owner-occupied homes on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022
Homes valued at $1 million or more are most concentrated around Tarrytown (Travis County), with 73.8% of homes (1,269 of 1,720) in its hexes meeting this value. West Austin (north-west) and Ridgewood Village follow, with 71.2% and 68.2% respectively.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows homes valued at $1 million or more in every hex of Austin on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below. You can explore the map to see the distribution.
Tarrytown (Travis County) ranks #1, with 73.8% of homes valued at $1 million or more across 37 hexes (1,269 of 1,720). West Austin (north-west) ranks #2, with 71.2% across 18 hexes (182 of 256), spanning West Austin. Ridgewood Village ranks #3, with 68.2% across 10 hexes (31 of 46). Spyglass-Bartons Bluff ranks #4, with 67.1% across 15 hexes (206 of 307). West Austin (north-west 2) ranks #5, with 65.2% across 17 hexes (204 of 313), also spanning West Austin.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as homes valued at $1 million or more (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where is the poverty rate far above the Austin average?
Residents below the poverty level as a share of residents with a determined poverty status, against the Austin average on the Fair share map — ACS 2018–2022
In Austin, West University shows residents below the poverty level at 6.4× the city average (12.8% here). Pleasant Valley and North Austin Civic Association also have higher concentrations, at 3.1× and 2.2× the average, respectively.
Compared with the whole-city figure; a per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer highlights hexes in Austin with higher concentrations of residents below the poverty level, compared to the city average. The Fair share map shows these differences, and the Standouts below group the hexes with the most.
West University ranks #1, with residents below the poverty level at 6.4× the average across 13 hexes. Pleasant Valley ranks #2, at 3.1× the average across 31 hexes. North Austin Civic Association ranks #3, at 2.2× the average across 35 hexes. Heritage Hills ranks #4, at 2.1× the average across 35 hexes. Fireside Loop ranks #5, at 2.5× the average across 25 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents below the poverty level (2022) on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Around Bouldin and Gateway, hotels form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. 504 hexes across Austin test as genuinely busy, with the top five Standouts identified in Bouldin, Gateway, St Edward, North Loop, and East Congress.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Austin for hotels against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Bouldin ranks #1, genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Gateway ranks #2, genuinely busy across 35 hexes. St Edward ranks #3, genuinely busy across 35 hexes. North Loop ranks #4, genuinely busy across 33 hexes. East Congress ranks #5, genuinely busy across 32 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as hotels on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are parks missing for the people who live there in Austin?
Mapped parks within a 10-minute walk against the number Austin's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and US Census 2020 (NHGIS)
Within a 10-minute walk of Heritage Hills, parks fall short of Austin's rate by about 1 (1 mapped, 2 expected). St. Johns and North Austin are each short by about 1.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Austin rate, less than half of one is expected in 99 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how many parks each hex of Austin is short of at the city's rate, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Missing map. The Standouts below group the hexes with the largest shortfalls.
Heritage Hills ranks #1, with a shortfall of about 1 across 37 hexes (1 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). St. Johns ranks #2, with a shortfall of about 1 across 37 hexes (1 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). North Austin ranks #3, with a shortfall of about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). North Loop ranks #4, with a shortfall of about 1 across 37 hexes (1 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Travis County ranks #5, with a shortfall of about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as parks on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Homes in buildings of 50 or more units as a share of all homes on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022
Homes in buildings of 50 or more units peak around Downtown: 81.5% (8,265 homes in buildings of 50 or more units of 10,141). Fireside Loop and West University follow at 69.9% and 47.3%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows homes in buildings of 50 or more units in every hex of Austin on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Downtown ranks #1: 81.5% across 37 hexes (8,265 homes in buildings of 50 or more units of 10,141). Fireside Loop ranks #2: 69.9% across 37 hexes (2,104 homes in buildings of 50 or more units of 3,010). West University ranks #3: 47.3% across 37 hexes (3,996 homes in buildings of 50 or more units of 8,454). East End ranks #4: 42.8% across 33 hexes (2,271 homes in buildings of 50 or more units of 5,304). North Burnet ranks #5: 37.8% across 37 hexes (1,992 homes in buildings of 50 or more units of 5,270).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as homes in buildings of 50 or more units (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
How mixed the kinds of shop are, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map — Overture Maps
Within a 10-minute walk, the most varied mix of shop kinds in Austin is around East Sixth: very mixed, with no single shop kind above 46%. Central Campus (Hyde Park) and Rosedale follow, with no single shop kind above 53% and 50%.
Standout
Neighborhood
How mixed
Top kinds
Map
#1 East Sixth
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very mixed
Specialty Store 46%, Fashion And Apparel Store 27%, Food And Beverage Store 20%
One hex is too small to show a mix: where any are found, only one kind is there in 58 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a mix has room to show. Counts mapped places of each kind; it says nothing about quality or price.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how mixed the shop kinds are in every hex of Austin, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map. It then groups the hexes with the most variety into Standouts.
East Sixth ranks #1: very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 46%, Fashion And Apparel Store 27%, Food And Beverage Store 20%). Central Campus (Hyde Park) ranks #2: very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 53%, Food And Beverage Store 22%, Fashion And Apparel Store 19%). Rosedale ranks #3: very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 50%, Fashion And Apparel Store 32%, Food And Beverage Store 10%). Bouldin ranks #4: very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 54%, Fashion And Apparel Store 28%, Food And Beverage Store 13%). Parker Lane (Travis County) ranks #5: very mixed across 36 hexes (Specialty Store 51%, Food And Beverage Store 30%, Fashion And Apparel Store 13%).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as shop kinds on the Variety map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Detached single-family homes as a share of all homes on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022
Detached single-family homes are most common around Travis County (north-east), where they make up 100% of homes (1,413 of 1,413). Travis County (north-east 2) and Harris Branch also show 100% detached single-family homes.
Standout
Neighborhood
Value
Count behind it
Map
#1 Travis County (north-east)also spans Travis County
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows the count of detached single-family homes in each hex on the Amount map. It then groups the hexes with the most homes into the Standouts below.
Travis County (north-east) ranks #1, with 100% of homes being detached single-family across 28 hexes (1,413 of 1,413). This Standout spans Travis County. Travis County (north-east 2) ranks #2, with 100% across 9 hexes (251 of 251), also spanning Travis County. Harris Branch ranks #3, with 100% across 7 hexes (197 of 197). Circle C ranks #4, with 100% across 29 hexes (1,499 of 1,499). Meadows of Brushy Creek ranks #5, with 99.8% across 12 hexes (773 of 774).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as detached single-family homes (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where is Austin's cultural scene densest against the city average?
Mapped arts and entertainment places per km² against the Austin average on the Fair share map — Overture Maps
Exploring the Fair share map for arts and entertainment places shows Swedish Hill Historic District at 93.1× the Austin average, with 169 places across 0.8 km². Central Austin (Travis County) shows 15.6× the average, and Warehouse District shows 18.4× the average.
Compared with the whole-city rate; a place record means it is mapped, not open or licensed.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer compares arts and entertainment places in every hex of Austin with the city average on the Fair share map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Swedish Hill Historic District ranks #1: 93.1× the average across 7 hexes (169 arts and entertainment places across 0.8 km²). Central Austin (Travis County) ranks #2: 15.6× the average across 28 hexes (113 arts and entertainment places across 3.4 km²). Warehouse District ranks #3: 18.4× the average across 14 hexes (67 arts and entertainment places across 1.7 km²). East Cesar Chavez ranks #4: 10.3× the average across 15 hexes (40 arts and entertainment places across 1.8 km²). Galindo ranks #5: 6.8× the average across 17 hexes (30 arts and entertainment places across 2 km²).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as arts and entertainment places on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Which Austin neighborhoods combine high household incomes with residents aged 25 to 39?
Overlap score — ACS 2018-2022 income levels ranked with 2020 Census age counts
In Austin, the highest-ranking Standouts are Zilker, Bryker Woods, and Meadows of Brushy Creek. Zilker leads with a score of 72.6/100 across 37 hexes, where the data shows median income: 133,332 and ≈4,912 residents aged 25-39. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Household income and the 25-39 age band are ranked together, high on both. They come from different censuses — income is an ACS 2018-2022 block-group estimate, the age count a 2020 Census 100% enumeration — and from different universes, households and people.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
Median household income in the past 12 months (in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars)
More is better
50%
The ACS 2018-2022 household income figure, published per block group.
Male: 25 to 29 years
More is better
50%
The 25-29, 30-34 and 35-39 male and female cells of the 2020 Census sex-by-age table, summed and ranked once.
What this can’t tell you
It cannot say that the residents aged 25-39 are the ones with the high incomes. No table crosses age with income, so this is two separate distributions ranking high in the same hex: an overlap of hexes, not a description of anybody.
Try changing it
· Switch to household income brackets for a countable income figure instead of a level.
· Swap the age band for 18-24 or 65-and-over to move the profile.
All of these are adjustable on the Austin map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Austin on Median household income in the past 12 months (in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars) (more is better, importance 50%) and Male: 25 to 29 years (more is better, importance 50%), then groups the top-scoring hexes into the Standouts below.
Zilker ranks #1 with a score of 72.6/100 across 37 hexes, showing median income: 133,332 and ≈4,912 residents aged 25-39. Bryker Woods ranks #2 with a score of 68.4/100 across 37 hexes, showing median income: 190,773 and ≈1,454 residents aged 25-39. Meadows of Brushy Creek ranks #3 with a score of 69.9/100 across 36 hexes, showing median income: 189,478 and ≈1,363 residents aged 25-39. Western Oaks ranks #4 with a score of 66.9/100 across 37 hexes, showing median income: 156,543 and ≈1,622 residents aged 25-39. South Congress ranks #5 with a score of 68.4/100 across 36 hexes, showing median income: 103,581 and ≈6,967 residents aged 25-39.
Factors: Median household income in the past 12 months (in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars) (2022) and Male: 25 to 29 years (2020). 5,201 of 5,778 hexes in Austin were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Homes built in 2010 or later as a share of all homes on the Amount map — ACS 2018–2022
Homes built in 2010 or later are most common around Travis County (north-east) (Travis County), where 93.9% of homes were built in 2010 or later (236 of 251). Southeast follows at 85.9%, and Travis County (east) (Travis County) at 81.1%.
Standout
Neighborhood
Value
Count behind it
Map
#1 Travis County (north-east)also spans Travis County
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows homes built in 2010 or later in every hex of Austin on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Travis County (north-east) (Travis County) ranks #1, with 93.9% across 9 hexes (236 homes built in 2010 or later of 251). Southeast ranks #2, with 85.9% across 11 hexes (95 homes built in 2010 or later of 111). Travis County (east) (Travis County) ranks #3, with 81.1% across 8 hexes (319 homes built in 2010 or later of 393). Williamson County ranks #4, with 78.3% across 34 hexes (2,173 homes built in 2010 or later of 2,775). Travis County (north-east 2) (Travis County) ranks #5, with 77.1% across 19 hexes (1,196 homes built in 2010 or later of 1,552).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as homes built in 2010 or later (2022) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do Austin's large apartment buildings cluster?
Homes in buildings of 50 or more units on the Clusters map — ACS 2018–2022
Around North Burnet and Old Enfield, homes in large buildings form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. 799 hexes across Austin test as genuinely busy.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Austin for homes in large buildings against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
North Burnet ranks #1: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Old Enfield ranks #2: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Bouldin ranks #3: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Hancock ranks #4: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Triangle State ranks #5: genuinely busy across 37 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as homes in large buildings (2022) on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are Austin's nightlife neighborhoods with the best transit access?
Overlap score — mapped nightlife places ranked with transit stop density
In Austin, the highest-ranking Standouts are Seaholm, East Cesar Chavez, and Zilker. Seaholm leads with a score of 36.9/100 across 39 hexes, where the data shows ≈119 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈3 transit stops. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Standout
Neighborhood
Score
Headline factor
Map
#1 Seaholmalso spans Swedish Hill Historic District
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Bar and nightlife place density ranked alongside transit stop density, both high. Getting home is part of a night out, so concentrations of places with strong transit are a different proposition from isolated ones.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
bar and nightlife
More is better
60%
Count of all mapped bar and nightlife places in the hex.
transit stop count
More is better
40%
Count of transit stops reachable from the hex.
What this can’t tell you
Stop presence is not late-night service — the data carries no operating hours for either the places or the transit, so a hex served only by a daytime route ranks the same as one on a night line.
Try changing it
· Add pedestrian street length to favor walkable concentrations of places.
· Swap nightlife for eat-and-drink places to widen it to the whole evening economy.
All of these are adjustable on the Austin map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Austin on bar and nightlife (more is better, importance 60%) and transit stop count (more is better, importance 40%), then groups the top-scoring hexes into the Standouts below.
Seaholm ranks #1 with a score of 36.9/100 across 39 hexes, showing ≈119 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈3 transit stops. East Cesar Chavez ranks #2 with a score of 28.1/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈45 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈2 transit stops. Zilker ranks #3 with a score of 16.8/100 across 35 hexes, showing ≈17 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈0 transit stops. Skyview ranks #4 with a score of 12.5/100 across 39 hexes, showing ≈7 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈3 transit stops. Triangle State ranks #5 with a score of 11/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈8 bars & nightlife places nearby and ≈0 transit stops.
Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Factors: bar and nightlife and transit stop count. 5,180 of 5,778 hexes in Austin were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Every answer reads Austin hex by hex on one of the map types below, then groups the hexes at the end it asks about into Standouts. Sources: US Census 2020 (NHGIS).
Score — Each factor ranks every hex from 0 to 100 against the rest of the city; the Score adds them by importance, and a hex with no data for a factor is scored on the factors it has.
Amount — The Amount map shows one measure in every hex, as a total, per 1 000 residents, per km² or as a share of its category; a Standout pools the hexes inside its circle.
Variety — The Variety map scores how mixed a set of kinds is in each hex, from one kind only to an even mix; a Standout groups the most mixed third.
Fair share — The Fair share map divides each hex's rate by the whole city's rate, so 1× is exactly average; a Standout groups the hexes furthest from it on one side.
Missing — The Missing map applies the whole city's rate to each hex's residents to say how many there would be at that rate, and shows the difference in whole places.
Clusters — The Clusters map tests whether a hex and its neighbors hold more, or less, of a measure than chance would explain, with a correction for testing every hex at once.
Each hex is an H3 resolution 9 hexagon. Each Standout gathers hexes within 1.2 km of its center, and the 5 strongest are kept. Change the size on the map to widen or tighten them.
Hexes are only ranked where the thing being measured could actually exist, so a Less is better factor cannot present empty parkland as an opportunity. Shops, homes and offices need a building; transit stops, EV chargers and bike docks only need a street or path. A hex that already has some of the measure is always ranked.
Dating the numbers
The decennial census is a single-day count. Block-level age detail exists only for the census year; no official product updates it annually.
Places, buildings and transportation come from a dated Overture Maps release. A place record means the place is mapped, not that it is licensed, open, or of any particular size.
US Census 2020 (NHGIS) is a single vintage, so nothing here describes growth, decline or any change over time.
Counted as residents aged 25–39 on April 1, 2020, the US Census 2020 (NHGIS) reference date. Those residents are older now; census age bands are never rolled forward, because people move in, move away and die, and the published band cannot be re-aged without a full cohort model.
How far each answer can be pushed
Each question is labeled with a tier. The tier caps what the answer may claim, whatever the numbers say.
T4 — This is a ranking of hexes, not a measurement of people. The factors it combines are counted in different universes — the data contains no table crossing them — so a high rank means both factors rank high in the same hex, not that they describe the same residents.
Builds MapBees's location-intelligence pipeline end to end — census and Overture Maps ingestion, H3 hex scoring, and the map interface — and writes the methodology behind every number on the site.
