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Texas starts in Austin, on the streetcar grid north of the university, where the state's first suburb still runs on its 1891 plan.
One Texas cost runs through every report in the state: property tax. Texas levies no state income tax, and property tax carries the load instead. The adopted tax year 2026 rates for the entities taxing an Austin home in Hyde Park add up to about $2.10 per $100 of taxable value, and appraisals on a homestead are capped at 10 percent growth a year. The school homestead exemption now stands at $140,000. It is part of the real price of every Texas home.
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Austin
The streetcar suburbs north of the university: Victorian and bungalow blocks under a pecan canopy.
Dallas
Streetcar era cottage districts, brick bungalows, and lake side blocks east of a big downtown.
Houston
Bungalow districts inside the Loop, garden suburbs, and bayou side streets in the country's fourth largest city.
San Antonio
Mission era streets, the King William mansions, and military city neighborhoods along the river.
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Hyde Park, Austin
Austin's first suburb still runs on its 1891 streetcar plan: Victorian and bungalow blocks under a pecan canopy, a sculptor's limestone studio turned museum, the 43rd Street bakeries and bars, and Guadalupe Street along its western edge, three miles from Downtown.
Median $624,698Walk Score 78About 25 minutes to Downtown
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, public domain, Wikimedia Commons