The Tech Talent Landscape in Austin, TX (2017 Edition)

Corey Butler
6 min readJan 6, 2021
Austin Skyline: 2010 vs 2017

See the 2021 edition of this article for the most recent insights.

Austin continues to land in the “Best Of” news for it’s continued growth. The population growth rate currently stands at roughly 120 people per day (157 gross, ~35 people leave each day too). The lower historical cost of living in Austin led to a reputation of affordability. Combining this with a relaxed…

Corey Butler

I build communities, companies, and code. Cofounder of Metadoc.io. Created Fenix Web Server & NVM for Windows.