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What's Good
- Austin's violent crime rate is 50 percent lower than average, the 6th lowest in our survey, in fact.
- Women in Austin are 56 percent less likely than average to smoke during pregnancy. That's the 8th lowest rate in our survey. Nationwide, about 1 out of every 12 pregnant women smokes.
- Austin has 117 miles of stroller-friendly trails and public pathways, according to our survey of parks departments. In a per capita comparison, that's 60 percent more than the average city in our survey (7th highest overall relative to population).
- State laws require health insurance companies to provide or offer at least some coverage for fertility-related services.
- Austin babies are 18 percent less likely than average to be born with low birth weight.
- There's 67 percent more public park space than average here, relative to population.
Needs Improvement
- 30 percent of babies in Texas are born via Cesarean section. That rate is 12 percent more than average, and among the highest in our survey.
- Austin has fewer OB-GYNs than average, the 9th lowest in our survey.
- Texas devotes less money relative to population than most states to child car-seat-check stations.
- Austin lacks access to fertility clinics that offer advanced reproductive technology, as reported to the CDC.
- Austin has only 8 licensed home day cares for every 1,000 children under 4 years, the 15th lowest in our survey.
