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AUSTIN AREA LINKS
Facts about Austin - This website will give you detailed information and statistics for the city of Austin (including information that is illegal for an agent to give you).
Austinfast.com - "Best links, fewer clicks." Local information you need and want.
Austinstar - Online shopping center. Guaranteed to find everything from A-Z
Austinhomesearch.com - Search for homes in Austin
Austin360.com - Austin's entertainment guide
Statesman.com/ - Austin American Stateman - newspaper
AUSTIN, TX RESOURCES
County Tax Appraisal Districts:
Austin News and Information:
Austin Attractions and Museums:
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Water Parks, Amusement Parks & Attractions
Golf Courses, Spas & Resorts:
Top Employers in Austin (2003)1. The University of Texas at Austin - Nearly 21,000 employees
2. Dell Computer Corporation - Approx. 16,000 employees
3. City of Austin - 11,784
4. Austin Independent School District - 10,408
5. Motorola - Approx. 7,500
6. Seton Healthcare Network - 7,200
7. IBM Corporation - 6,300
8. H-E-B Grocery Company - 6,200
9. Internal Revenue Service/ Austin Service Center - 5,000
10. Austin Community College - 4,600
11. Round Rock Independent School District - 4,000
12. Texas Department of Transportation - 3,502
13. Travis County - 3,500
14. AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) - 3,000
15. Texas Department of Public Safety - 3,000
16. Texas Water Development Board - 2,955
17. Applied Materials - 2,900
18. Texas State University ?San Marcos
(formerly Southwest Texas State University) - 2,800
19. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts - 2,700
20. Texas Department of Health - 2,542
Source: Austin Relocation Guide
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How Austin Ranks Among American CitiesAustin consistently ranks high on lists of best places to live, work, and play. Forbes, Men's Journal, Sperling's BestPlaces, and others regularly publish lists of the best cities to live, best vacation destinations, healthiest cities, and top places for businesses based on research, facts and figures, polls, and surveys.
How to Use Best Place to Live Rankings
Some rankings of the best places to Live are based on statistics and demographics. Other rankings are more subjective and include perceptions and perhaps a touch of bias on the part of those taking part in the surveys that help determine the rankings. Facts or feelings, these lists provide a starting point if you're trying to decide if Austin is the right home, business, or entertainment destination.
Austin and the Austin-San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical Area typically rank very well in both individual and overall categories.
While these best cities lists can't tell the whole story, they do provide interesting reading and food for thought when it comes to choosing a place to live, do business, or take a vacation.
Best City in U.S., Best City in Texas
If Austin consistently makes the top 10, 25, 50 lists of best places to live out of hundreds of U.S. cities, then we might just be doing something right. Among large US cities, Austin garners top honors as a best place for entrepreneurs, Hispanics, dating, and budget weekend getaways. The city is recognized as being the fittest, most unwired, and least sweaty of the major Texas cities. Some lists are enlightening and useful. Some are simply amusing.
People Are Moving to Austin
Statistics show that, yes, a lot of people are choosing to move to Austin. The lists on this and related pages show some of the many reasons that Austin is such a popular place to live. There are areas in need of improvement -- driver safety is low1 and our crime statistics could be better2 -- and some criteria could tip the scales against Austin based on your own personal needs -- being high on the allergy capitals list is not a good thing. However, there are good reasons why so many people are moving to Austin and perhaps these lists will help you make your own decision about whether to move here (or move away).
Best City for Everything
Singled out as the best city for Hispanics, Singles, and Families (see best places to live list at bottom of page), it's Austin's high ranking in specific categories that help keep it high on the best cities lists overall. Cost of living is only one factor bringing people to Austin. Weather and climate, unemployment rates, and general quality of life make Austin a favorable choice for singles, families, and kids. To stay one of the best places to live in the United States Austin offers a quality business climate, reasonably healthy environment, thriving social scene, and first class arts, entertainment, and attractions.
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