There are 24 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Austin. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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2812 Bee Caves Road
2.8 mi from downtown Austin · Affluent catchment area
1901 Ranch Road 620 South, Lakeway, TX
13.0 mi from downtown Austin · Affluent catchment area
2411 Lake Austin Boulevard
1.8 mi from downtown Austin · Affluent catchment area
7100 West US Highway 290, Austin, TX
8.6 mi from downtown Austin · Comfortable surrounding area
9.8 mi from downtown Austin · Comfortable surrounding area
9.6 mi from downtown Austin · Comfortable surrounding area
9801 Brodie Lane, Austin, TX
9.5 mi from downtown Austin · Comfortable surrounding area
2051 Cypress Creek Road, Cedar Park, TX
13.3 mi from downtown Austin · Comfortable surrounding area
13776 US-183, Austin, TX
11.5 mi from downtown Austin · Comfortable surrounding area
2900 West Anderson Lane, Austin, TX
4.4 mi from downtown Austin · Comfortable surrounding area
5555 North Lamar Boulevard suite #B100, Austin, TX
2.4 mi from downtown Austin · Mixed-income catchment
6001 West Parmer Lane, Austin, TX
9.9 mi from downtown Austin · Mixed-income catchment
1819 South Pleasant Valley Road, Austin, TX
4.9 mi from downtown Austin · Mixed-income catchment
1700 West Parmer Lane, Austin, TX
8.8 mi from downtown Austin · Mixed-income catchment
2300 Scarbrough Drive
12.4 mi from downtown Austin · Mixed-income catchment
1420 Wells Branch Parkway, Pflugerville, TX
11.3 mi from downtown Austin · Mixed-income catchment
1309 Rutherford Lane
4.8 mi from downtown Austin · Mixed-income catchment
6505 Burleson Road, Austin, TX
7.0 mi from downtown Austin · Mixed-income catchment
Right now the Austin location has the highest Goods Score (76 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 24 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Austin, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.