"I can think of no better place to be than Austin, Texas! Here is some important information you can use about our City and State."

• The Austin metropolitan area is home to seven area colleges and universities with more than 100,000 students enrolled.

• Texas has no state property tax. Property tax for Austin totals about $2.67 per $100 of assessed value

• Austin commute time in the Austin area on primary access routes is 15-20 minutes. Austin is served by several major highways, with major expansions underway, and future roadways planned.

• Austin ranks as the 16th largest city in the United States.

• Austin's expanding health care system rivals that found in any major metropolitan area. Recent expansions of area medical centers bring the total number of beds available to more than 2,500.

• There are over 1,500 licensed physicians and over 5,000 registered nurses in the Austin-San Marcos MSA. Twelve major hospitals and one children's hospital offer the most recent technology available.

• There is no personal income tax, and there is no state corporate income tax.

• The city receives its water supply from the Colorado River, and supplies treated water to residential and commercial customers within the corporate limits of the city.

• The climate of Austin is humid subtropical with hot summers. Winters are mild, with below freezing temperatures occurring on an average of less than 25 days per year.

• Sales tax for the city of Austin is 8.25%

• The violent crime rate is low, with 346 instances per 100,000 inhabitants

• Austin benefits from a 150 mile chain of lakes created by series of seven dams along the Colorado River. This chain of clear water lakes is called the Highland Lakes

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