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Austin is considered one of the worst neighborhoods to raise kids? That doesn't seem right. It is one of the most affluent cities in Texas.
by bcheung 11y ago
Austin is considered one of the worst neighborhoods to raise kids? That doesn't seem right. It is one of the most affluent cities in Texas.
- todd8 11y agoThe article's interactive map has a misleading caption: "The Best and Worst Places to Grow Up ..." The map is based on the upward mobility of children from poor families, not all children. The article's map doesn't have enough resolution to separate Austin from the surrounding areas well. Although downtown Austin is in Travis county, the county is over 1000 square miles in size. The top rated Austin school district is very very good and is only 31 square miles out of the 1000. Furthermore, the Austin area includes Williamson county too and there are several additional good school districts with schools in Williamson county as well. Westlake High School, located in the Austin area, is ranked by Newsweek at 117 among all public high schools nationally and an admission based magnet school in the Austin Independent School District is number 8 in the same ranking.