Area data
Austin, TX — ZIP 78712
Population: 201 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with hail, tornado, heatwave the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 2.9% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- hail, tornado, heatWave, iceStorm, inlandFlooding
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Moderate · drought: Relatively Low · hail: Very High · heatWave: Relatively High · hurricane: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 68% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 28.5%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 36.3 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 9a (extreme annual low 20 to 25°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 52
- Days with Good air quality
- 156
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 203
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 141
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail (27 mi)
- National parks include
- El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail, Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 37
- Nearest airport
- Bud Dryden Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) (8 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 32
- Hospitals include
- ASCENSION SETON MEDICAL CENTER AUSTIN, ST DAVID'S MEDICAL CENTER, DELL SETON MED CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TX
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.9 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 609
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 772,007
- Average weekly wage
- $1,802
- Top industries (by employment)
- Professional Services, Health Care, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 3,700
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 78712?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: hail, tornado, heatWave, iceStorm, inlandFlooding.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 78712?
- Risk to homes is higher than 68% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 78712?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 78712?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 78712?
- Moderate. Median AQI: 52. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 78712?
- Regional Price Parity: 97.1 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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