How many hair salons and barbers are there within 1 km of East Austin?
15 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of East Austin, 4.8 per km². Few direct competitors; check the foot traffic before you read that as demand.
East Austin, Austin · scanned 13 October 2026 · the most crowded of 7 areas mapped in Austin
Within 1 km
15
hair salons and barbers
Per km²
4.8
low competition
With 10+ reviews
14
enough to judge a rating
Established
11
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.8★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
219
per hair salon
Every hair salon in the circle
Measured within 1 km of the centre: LOW under 5, MODERATE 5–15, HIGH 15–40, INTENSE over 40 places per km².
Rating spread
How the 15 hair salons and barbers here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up13 (87%)
- 4.0 to 4.41 (7%)
- 3.5 to 3.90 (0%)
- Below 3.50 (0%)
- Under 10 reviews1 (7%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strange Bird Salon | 5.0★ | 1,179 | 850 m |
| Nova Hair Collective | 5.0★ | 511 | 390 m |
| Precision Decision Hair Group | 5.0★ | 369 | 300 m |
| Lineage Studios ATX | 5.0★ | 113 | 740 m |
| Barbon's Barbershop | 4.8★ | 447 | 200 m |
| Method Hair | 4.8★ | 386 | 200 m |
| Fade Factory Barber Studio | 4.8★ | 350 | 670 m |
| The Rosewood Barbershop | 4.7★ | 219 | 930 m |
| Loc's 101 Dreadlock Studio | 4.6★ | 151 | 580 m |
| Birds Barbershop | 4.5★ | 463 | 550 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strange Bird Salon | 5.0★ | 1,179 | 850 m |
| Nova Hair Collective | 5.0★ | 511 | 390 m |
| Birds Barbershop | 4.5★ | 463 | 550 m |
| Barbon's Barbershop | 4.8★ | 447 | 200 m |
| Method Hair | 4.8★ | 386 | 200 m |
Chains
No brand has two or more outlets within 1 km of East Austin.
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Questions
How many hair salons and barbers are there in East Austin?
15 within 1 km of the centre of East Austin, Austin, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 4.8 per km², which we rate low competition. It is the most crowded of the 7 Austin areas we mapped.
Is East Austin a good place to open a hair salon?
LOW competition: 15 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of East Austin, 4.8 per km². Few direct competitors; check the foot traffic before you read that as demand. The numbers here are for the area centre; a free scan shows every competitor on a map around your exact address.
What is the average rating of hair salons and barbers in East Austin?
4.8 out of 5, across the 14 with at least 10 reviews. 13 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical hair salon here has 219 reviews.
Which hair salons and barbers in East Austin are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Strange Bird Salon (5.0, 1,179 reviews), Nova Hair Collective (5.0, 511 reviews), Precision Decision Hair Group (5.0, 369 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of East Austin on 13 October 2026 and counted every hair salon on the map inside it. Places missing from the map or opened since are not counted, so treat the numbers as a floor. Average rating only counts places with 10 or more reviews.