A city renowned for its casually elegant lifestyle, Austin is known as "The Live Music Capital of the World". Austin serves as the capitol of the state of Texas and is home to The University of Texas at Austin.

Quick Facts:
 
- Austin is located in Central Texas along the Colorado River, which forms a chain of lakes 150 miles long.
 
- Austin has a temperate climate with 300 days of sunshine annually. Average temperatures range from 42° to 62° in the winter and 75° to 95° in the summer. Average rainfall is 32.49 inches.
 
- Austin has over 14,000 acres of parkland.
 
- The U.S. Census Bureau ranks Austin 16th in the nation in population size; as a metropolitan area it ranks 38th. The 2000 census indicated Austin's population to be 656,562 and the Metropolitan Statistical Area to be 1,249,783.
 
- Austin's adult population is highly educated. Eighty-two percent of residents have graduated from high school, 35 percent have a bachelor's degree and 11 percent have received a graduate degree.