The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently announced their list of the worst Austin schools for 2014-2015. Well, they introduced the list for all of Texas, but we’ll just talk about Austin area schools for this post. Austin had only 20 of Texas’ 1,199 worst schools. If you’re thinking about buying a home in Austin, schools […]
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Austin Named #1 College Town in Big City Category
If we don’t have much to do with the University of Texas at Austin (UT), we sometimes forget it’s there. But, we shouldn’t as it is one of the main reasons our economy is booming and job market is strong. Though Austin is moving away from its small “college town” roots, it still is not […]
Austin Named #3 in Best Cities for Recent College Grads List
Livability recently did a list of the Top 10 Best Cities for Recent College Grads and Austin was named the #3 best US city on that list. Livability looked at number of 25-34 year olds in a city, number of jobs available, hot jobs and top employers. Why Austin and what other cities were considered […]
Austin Named One of 15 Hottest American Cities for 2015
As we put another Thanksgiving in the books and are coming up on the end of 2014, a lot of us are probably starting to look to next year and what 2015 might bring. If 2015 includes a relocation for you, you probably want to make sure it’s the right move so you don’t have […]
Austin Named #1 US City Driving the Future
The Milken Institute recently released their list of best performing cities and – no surprise here – Austin found it’s way to the top of that list. Milken noticed the top 25 performing US cities were either highly invested in the tech or energy industries (shale and natural gas particularly) and all had impressive growth. […]
Austin Private High Schools
Whether you currently live in Austin or relocating to Austin, there are plenty of private schools to choose from when it comes to your high schooler. There are currently 25 private schools in Austin that provide curriculum for grades 9 through 12. From large, elite academies to smaller, parochial schools, private schools serve more than […]
Austin Ranks 8th Best Foodie City for Your Wallet
Austin has long been known as a great foodie city, with many of the nation’s top chefs opening restaurants. Today we have bonus news for foodies on a budget, Austin was just named the 8th Best Foodie City for Your Wallet by WalletHub. Austin is no newcomer to “best of” lists, notably 3rd Coolest City […]
Austin Ranks 3rd Coolest City in the US
Forbes Magazine recently released their list of Coolest Cities in the US and, of course, Austin ranked pretty hig. Those of us living in Austin already know what a cool city it is. And, with the numbers of people relocating here, it seems quite a few other people across the country know that as well. […]
Austin Named 9th Best Place to Retire on Social Security
In an article dated October 14, 2014 by US News and World Report, Austin was named #9 on the list of Top 10 Best Places to Retire on Social Security Alone. This is yet another “best places list” Austin finds itself on and it is no wonder people of all ages are relocating to our […]
Austin Private and Charter Schools
Austin is known for being a progressive and educated city, which is reflected in the number of highly rated public schools, private schools and charter schools in the area. However, when you do a search for best schools in Austin, more than likely you will find information on the public schools located in either the […]