Steiner RanchTX
A town of 18,619.
Is Steiner Ranch a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Steiner Ranch grades A overall, ranked 15th of 640 in Texas. It has 16 miles of trail and 37% conserved land. Residents are healthier than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $191K. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $826K, 8.2 years of the Austin metro’s $100K median household income. 74% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Steiner Ranch, above both the Texas town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). On walkability, just 35 of Texas’ 999 towns do better.
What makes Steiner Ranch stand out
Where Steiner Ranch beats most towns.
16 miles of trails in Steiner Ranch
36.6% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
How Steiner Ranch grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Steiner Ranch is from typical.
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Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium and 47 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Steiner Ranch. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
2 mi LakeLake Travis
27 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
12 mi Stadium & arenaMoody Center
8 mi LakeLake Austin
13 mi LakeLady Bird LakePhoto credits
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium: Brint03, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Travis: Trey Perry, CC BY 3.0 · Jacob's Well (Texas): Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Moody Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lake Austin: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lady Bird Lake: Arvindn on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Steiner Ranch: who provides what
Steiner Ranch is unincorporated, so Travis County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Steiner Ranch.
Steiner Ranch has less food insecurity than most of Texas, keeps more of its land conserved than most of Texas and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns.
In Steiner Ranch, trail density runs higher than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Its 1,552 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 98% of Texas towns. Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #2 of 642 in Texas.
Steiner Ranch’s trail density is 2.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Towne Square Park | 0.4 mi | 15 |
| 2. Bella Mar Park | 0.2 mi | 8 |
| 3. John Simpson Park | 0.2 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Steiner Ranch beat 81% of Texas districts
Its A− for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $827K.
Its public schools are run by Leander ISD. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Ridge MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 964 | A+ |
| Bridges Academy Austin PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 1–9 | Grades 1–9 | 30 | – |
| River Ridge ElTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 370 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, fewer of Steiner Ranch’s adults report frequent physical distress
Its widest gap with Texas is food insecurity: 6.5% of its 11,345 adults worry about having enough food, against 19.3% statewide. Against the 1,113 U.S. towns with household incomes like Steiner Ranch’s, it is healthier than 81%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
8.8% of adults report frequent physical distress in Steiner Ranch. Steiner Ranch beats the Texas average on 23 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Steiner Ranch.
| Steiner Ranch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 24% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.2% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Steiner Ranch | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.5% | 19.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 19.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.1% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More than half of Steiner Ranch’s working residents commute to Austin
Steiner Ranch has 2,199 jobs for its 7,419 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 1,276 in 2013 to 2,199.
Most working residents leave Steiner Ranch for work: only 4% work in town. 43% of Steiner Ranch workers work from home. Jobs based in Steiner Ranch grew to 2,199 in 2023, 923 more than in 2013.
| Steiner Ranch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 43% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Median household income | $191,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Steiner Ranch
The Dripping Springs 6 E weather station, 11 miles away, records that about 106 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 96°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 37.7°.
Steiner Ranch has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Steiner Ranch is 96°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Steiner Ranch | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 38°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Steiner Ranch faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 2014, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Steiner Ranch.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Steiner Ranch earns a D− for cost of living
At 8.2 years of the Austin metro’s $100K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 96% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. 64.9% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.7% across Texas.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Steiner Ranch
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Steiner Ranch
About 4 of every 100 Steiner Ranch residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
96% of working residents leave Steiner Ranch for work
Where Steiner Ranch’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Steiner Ranch
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Steiner Ranch is a planned community and census-designated place (CDP) in Travis County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Steiner Ranch had a population of 16,713. It is in the west-central part of the county, occupying 4,600 acres (1,900 ha) on a ridge running within a large bend on the north side of the Colorado River between Lake Travis and Lake Austin. The community is surrounded by the city limits of Austin, the state capital, and is 18 miles (29 km) by road northwest of downtown. Real estate developer Al Hughes initially purchased the land for development in the late 1980s from the Steiner family. The neighborhood grew throu…
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- Area
- 6.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 784 ft
Questions about Steiner Ranch
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Steiner Ranch, TX a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Steiner Ranch grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #15 of 640 in Texas. It grades A+ for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Steiner Ranch, TX expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $827,000, 179% above the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.