Austin Rankings

Austin consistently ranks among the best places to live, work, and play. See where Austin ranks in just a few of the most recent lists below. 

2024 Austin Rankings

• Austin - Austin-Round Rock metro area tops list of best performing US cities (Statesman, February 2024) 

2023 Austin Rankings

• Austin - Study ranks Austin the No. 1 college city in U.S. (KVUE, November 2023) 
• Austin - Austin metro ranks as best place to start a career (KVUE, July 2023) 
• Austin - Austin ranks #2 in Hottest Job Markets (Wall Street Journal, April 2023) 
• Austin - Austin ranks #1 on best US housing markets for growth, stability (KVUE, April 2023)
• Austin - US News ranks UT Austin among the best for Graduate Studies (UT Austin, April 2023)  

2022 Austin Rankings

• Austin - Austin ranks #5 in Best Places to Live (U.S News, 2022)
• Austin - Austin ranks #1 Best City for Tech Jobs (CompTia, 2022)
• Austin - Austin ranks #1 Best City for Startups (Moving.com, 2021)

2019 Austin Rankings

• Austin - Austin ranks #1 in CompTIA Tech Town Index (CompTIA, December 2019)
• Austin - Austin earns #1 spot in WalletHub 2020 Best College Towns & Cities in America (WalletHub, December 2019)

2018 Austin Rankings

• Austin - Austin ranks #1 in Money's 10 Best Big Cities to Live in Right Now (Money, November 2018)
• Austin - Austin economy ranks #3 among 40 largest metro areas, with 2nd-highest rate of job growth (Business Insider, June 2018)
• Austin - Austin tops US News list of 2018 Best Places to Live (U.S. News, April 2018)
• Austin - Study Finds Austin is Best State Capitol to Live in (Fox7, February 2018) 
• Austin - Austin ranks 11th in 2018 Best Places to Find a Job (WalletHub, January 2018)

2017 Austin Rankings 

• Austin - Austin Ranks In Top 12 Cities For Tech Hiring In First Half Of 2018 (PR Newswire, December 2017)
• Austin - Austin Ranks in Top 10 for 2017 Digital Cities Survey (Spectrum News, November 2017)
• Austin - Austin Ranks in Top 10 Most Educated Cities in America (WalletHub, July 2017)
• Austin - U.S. News ranks Austin No. 1 on its prestigious list of 'Best Places to Live' (Austin Business Journal, February 2017)

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