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Austin, Texas Facts

Founded in 1838
Population: 1,249,763 people in the metropolitan area. 656,562 in Austin city limits
Austin is the second fastest growing city in the United States
The 16th largest city in the country
Area: 2,705 square miles in metro areas. 232 square miles within the city limits
Time Zone: Central Time
Sales Tax: 8.25 percent
Area Code: 512
Location: Austin is 236 miles from the Mexican border and located within 200 miles of San Antonio, Houston and Dallas
Austin ranked as "Best Place for Business" (Forbes, May 2000) with more than 1,330 tech companies.
Austin has 11,800 acres of greenbelt used for recreation
Fourth most visited city in Texas, with more than 16 million annual visitors
Highest point is Mt. Bonnel at 785'.
Austin is a clean-air city. Smoking is prohibited in buildings open to public.
How to dress: spring, summer and fall are suitable for shorts, cotton, short sleeves and light dresses. In winter, a sweater or light jacket might be needed. The coldest months are usually December and January, when coats may be required.
Live Music Capital of the World with more than 100 live music venues
Home to North America's largest urban bat population, up to 1.5 million Mexican free-tail bats fly nightly spring through fall

Austin Weather

Mean temperature - 68° F
Mean low temperature - 58° F
Mean high temperature - 79° F
Average rainfall - 32"
Average days of sunshine - 300

Texas Facts

Population: 18.4 million
Area: 800 miles east to west; 266,807 square miles; 3,100 towns and cities;
1.5 million acres of lakes; 80,000 miles of rivers, streams and bayous
Capital: Austin
State Motto: Friendship
State Song: "Texas, Our Texas"
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Bluebonnet
State Tree: Pecan
State Dish: Chili
Highest Point: 8,749 feet, Guadalupe Peak
Lowest Point: Sea Level, Gulf of Mexico
Time Zone: Central, except far West Texas (El Paso Area), Mountain Standard Time.
Nickname: "Lone Star State"

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MONEY magazine's "Best places to Live" (look toward the bottom-right of the page): Austin, TX; Ann Arbor, MI; Missoula, MT; Portland, OR; Providence, RI; Sarasota, FL

FORBES LISTS: Forbes 2002 "Five Best Companies in the World":

Dell Computer (Austin, TX)
Sony
Harley-Davidson
Virgin
Southwest Airlines and EasyJet

Forbes 2002 "Best Cities for Singles" list:

Boston
Austin
Washington
Raleigh-Durham
Denver
San Fancisco
San Diego
Houston
Minneapolis
Atlanta

Forbes 2002 "BEST PLACES" to live and work in the US (#1 is Best): #19 Austin (Austin was #2 in 2001 before the tech downturn; was #1 in 2000)

Forbes 2002 5-year salary growth in the US (#1 is Best): #4 Austin

Forbes 2002 5-year job growth in the US (#1 is Best): #5 Austin

Forbes 2002 Best High-Tech Concentration in the US (#1 is Best): #15 Austin

FORTUNE MAGAZINE: BEST CITIES FOR BUSINESS (1999):

#1 Austin, TX
#2 Las Vegas, NV
#3 Salt Lake City, UT
#4 Phoenix, AZ
#5 San Jose, CA

MISC SOURCES (includes much from HOMEFAIR.COM and MONEY Magazine): Homeowner Notes: Austin is ranked #9 best city in the country for house appreciation. --------------------------- AVERAGE INCOME: Average annual household income for Austin, TX is $35,065. Income tax for Austin, TX is 0.0% National average income tax is 4.0% --------------------------- JOB PROXIMITY: Average commute time (minutes): Austin, TX 18.8 Population % that Works in same county as residence: Austin, TX 95.4% Population % that commutes to different county: Austin, TX 4.2% --------------------------- JOBS: Austin has a higher-than-average number of white-collar jobs: Executive: Austin 15.4% National Ave 12.6% Professional: Austin 19.6% National Ave 14.7% Technical: Austin 5.4% National Ave 3.6% Sales: Austin 11.5% National Ave 12.5% Clerical: Austin 18.7% National Ave 15.9% Blue-collar: Austin 29.5% National Ave 40.7% 2002 RECENT JOB GROWTH: Austin, TX 4.0%, National Ave 2.6% 2002 FUTURE JOB GROWTH: Austin, TX 29.0%, National Ave 10.8% --------------------------- COST OF LIVING: Cost of living index in Austin, TX is: HOMEFAIR.COM RATING: 98.92%, slightly under the national average. MONEY MAGAZINE RATING: 96.2%, slightly under the national average. --------------------------- EDUCATION: Austin, TX is #24 best US city for student/teacher ratio. Austin is #1 city for most library books checked out per capita. Austin has the largest public university in the US. Austin, TX has high education marks at all levels: HIGH SCHOOL GRADS: Austin 82.0%, National Ave 79.5% 4-YEAR COLLAGE: Austin 26.0%, National Ave 17.3% PhD GRADUATES: Austin 13.6%, National Ave 8.5% STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT INDEX (10=best): Austin 6.4, National Ave 5.1 --------------------------- GROWTH: Austin is quickly growing, providing great home investment opportunities as well as new business and job opportunities. Austin, TX has 18.9% population growth. National average is 11.6% which means people are moving to Austin more than 50% above average. ELBOW ROOM: National average population density is 3,043.9 people per square mile (3043.9 = population density index of 100%). Austin, TX has more average room-per-person with a population density index of 84.3% (2,565.9 people per square mile). MUNICIPALITY AREA: Austin, TX - 217.8 sq mi. National Ave - 20.2 sq mi.

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