Finding senior care in Austin is not really a search problem. Within twenty minutes of downtown there are dozens of licensed communities, and most of them will happily give you a tour. The hard part is knowing which ones can legally take your parent, which ones will still be able to in a year, and what any of it actually costs once the care-level fees are added in.
That is what this site is for. We publish what Texas regulators actually require, what the published cost data actually says, and which Austin-area communities we have verified — then a local advisor helps you narrow it down. The service is free to your family because communities pay us when a family moves in. You should know that going in, which is why we say it here rather than in the footer.
Austin Senior Advisor is a free senior care referral service for families in Travis, Williamson and Hays counties. We help you compare licensed assisted living, memory care, nursing and in-home care options across the Austin metro, verify licensing through Texas HHSC, and understand what Medicaid, Medicare and VA benefits will and will not pay for.
Roughly 305,000 people over 65 live in the Austin metro
Williamson and Hays counties both skew older than Travis and are among the fastest-growing counties in the United States. That is the demographic reality behind the concentration of senior housing development in Georgetown, Round Rock, Cedar Park, and the Kyle and San Marcos corridor.
| County | Population | Age 65+ | Approx. seniors | Growth since 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis | 1,389,670 | 11.6% | about 161,000 | 7.7% since April 2020 |
| Williamson | 752,827 | 13.7% | about 103,000 | 23.6% since April 2020 |
| Hays | 304,390 | 13.5% | about 41,000 | 26.3% since April 2020 |
The 65-plus counts below are calculated by applying the ACS age percentage to the 2025 population estimate. Because those two figures come from different data vintages, the counts are close approximations rather than published Census figures. They should always be presented as approximate. Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts.