{"id":364271,"date":"2026-07-07T18:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/364271\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T18:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:44:09","slug":"austin-named-one-of-americas-top-10-smartest-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/364271\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Named One of America\u2019s top 10 Smartest Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now, when you think of <a href=\"https:\/\/ktemnews.com\/tags\/Austin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Austin, Texas<\/a>, you probably think of a party, especially if you&#8217;re from Texas. Everyone knows that if you want a good time, you&#8217;ve got to head to Sixth Street, the Dogwood area, or even The Domain for some of the best nightlife Austin has to offer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/attachment-900.jpg\" alt=\"KTEM-AM logo\"\/>Austin, Texas Isn&#8217;t Just The\u00a0 Party Capital Of Texas Anymore!<\/p>\n<p>But according to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/austin\/article\/most-educated-cities-austin-texas-22324955.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> San Antonio Express-News<\/a>, Austin isn&#8217;t just about partying. It&#8217;s also making a name for itself as home to one of the most educated workforces in Texas. Recently, the city of Austin was recognized as one of the 10 most educated cities in America, according to a new report published by <a href=\"https:\/\/wallethub.com\/edu\/e\/most-and-least-educated-cities\/6656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WalletHub<\/a> on June 29.<\/p>\n<p>Here Is Why Austin\u2019s Highly Educated Workforce Is Fueling Its Massive Growth<\/p>\n<p>The report analyzed the 150 largest metropolitan areas in the United States across nearly a dozen factors, including the quality of public school systems, the size of the educational attainment gap, and the percentage of residents with bachelor&#8217;s degrees or higher. Austin definitely made the cut, earning an impressive overall score of 76.46 out of 100. The Capital City ranked No. 10 overall and came in at No. 4 for educational attainment and education quality.<\/p>\n<p>Austin Isn&#8217;t Just About Nightlife And Good Times Anymore In The State Of Texas<\/p>\n<p>So, the next time you&#8217;re talking about Austin, don&#8217;t just think about the great nightlife. Remember, it&#8217;s also home to a whole lot of smart people, and that&#8217;s definitely something to be proud of.<\/p>\n<p>These Are AI&#8217;s Picks For The Top Ten Overrated Restaurants In Austin <\/p>\n<p>Austin&#8217;s food scene is vast, but some spots get too much hype. See which Austin restaurants AI (Google Gemini) deems overrated and why.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Tommy Paradise, Townsquare Media, Canva, Google<\/p>\n<p>Top Ten Food Trucks in Austin<\/p>\n<p>These are Big Ced&#8217;s picks for the top ten food trucks in the Austin area. Definitely give these a try next time you&#8217;re down there!<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Big Ced, KSSM-FM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Now, when you think of Austin, Texas, you probably think of a party, especially if you&#8217;re from Texas.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":364272,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,223,2459],"class_list":["post-364271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-news","tag-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}