Austin has dropped out of the top ten completely for the second year in a row in the U.S. News & World Report's annual list.
The publication uses data from sources like the United States Census Bureau, the FBI, the Department of Labor and their own internal resources.
According to the publication, people are drawn to Austin's music scene, outdoor spaces and cultural institutions, but the median sale price for a single-family home in Austin is well above the national median. Austin also offers a lower housing costs to household income value than other similarly-sized metro areas.
The publication also states that Austin has an average commute time of 0.7 minutes more than the national average, up from 0.4 minutes in 2019.
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