AUS · Market 16 of 25 · Central · Data checked 2026-10-20
Austin Colocation & High-Density kW Counter-Quote Desk
Send your power, space and redundancy spec. At least three Austin facilities bid blind against it, and every quote comes back on one 36-month landed cost within one business day.
- Data Foundry Texas 14100 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744
- CyrusOne Austin7301 Metropolis Drive, Bldg 6, Austin, TX
Landed cost model
36-month Austin colocation cost
Model the full contract before any sales call. Defaults come from this metro's published benchmarks; replace them with the numbers on your quote or renewal notice.
Rate: CBRE, North America Data Center Trends H1 2026 (Figures 1 and 2: H1 2026 Wholesale Primary and Secondary Market Fundamentals) (H1 2026), Quoted asking rental rates, USD per kW per month, for 250+ kW at N+1/Tier III requirements (wholesale). Ranges as published. Power: EIA industrial average, TX, July 2026 (preliminary). Cross-connects: Inflect, Colocation Pricing: What to Expect for Racks, Cabinets, and Cages in 2026.
Interconnection
Carrier hotels and exchanges in Austin
Racks in or cross-connected to these buildings reach the most carriers and cloud on-ramps.
Carrier hotels and meet-me rooms
| Building | Address | Operator | Why it matters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Foundry Texas 1 | 4100 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744 | Switch (listed in PeeringDB under Data Foundry, Inc.; Switch states it acquired Data Foundry in 2021) | PeeringDB lists 15 networks at this facility and the FD-IX Austin exchange present. | Source |
| CyrusOne Austin (Met 2) | 7301 Metropolis Drive, Bldg 6, Austin, TX | CyrusOne | Part of CyrusOne's Met Center campus; PeeringDB lists FD-IX Austin present here, and CyrusOne IX Austin at the neighboring Met 3 building (7100 Metropolis Blvd). | Source |
Market snapshot
CBRE reported Austin/San Antonio vacancy near a record low at 2.3% in H1 2025, with 462.0 MW under construction that was 97% preleased; CBRE said pricing remained steady over the first half of the year.
CBRE, North America Data Center Trends H1 2025: Market Profiles, Austin/San Antonio, 2025-09-08
Operators
Who can bid in Austin
Operators with a facility in the metro, and the deployments each facility is built for. We invite the ones that fit your spec.
| Operator | Example facility | Built for | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CyrusOne | AUS2 to AUS3 campus, Met Center, Austin | Larger or build-to-suit deployments: CyrusOne lists 242,000 sq ft of IT space, 19 MW total IT capacity, powered shell options and a 100% uptime SLA. | Source |
| DataBank | AUS1, 7218 McNeil Dr, Austin | Smaller retail colocation footprints: 7,870 IT sq ft, 0.405 MW critical IT load, 6 onsite carriers, with colocation and bare metal offered. | Source |
| Digital Realty | AUS1, Metro Center Drive, Austin | Enterprise colocation with cloud partner access: Digital Realty lists 85,500 sq ft, 2N+1 cooling and 10+ cloud and network service providers. | Source |
| Switch | Data Foundry Austin (multi-tenant colocation acquired 2021) | Buyers wanting high-density options and power guarantees: Switch advertises a 100% power uptime guarantee and 100% renewable energy across its Austin sites. | Source |
| LightEdge | Austin Data Center #2, 7000-B Burleson Road, Austin | Colocation from a single rack to a dedicated cage, optionally combined with hybrid cloud, security or managed infrastructure services. | Source |
| Element Critical | Element Critical Austin AUS1, 8025 North IH-35, Austin | Cabinets through private suites and high-density colocation; Element Critical advertises carrier-neutral connectivity with cloud on-ramps to AWS, Azure, Oracle and Google Cloud. | Source |
Austin colocation questions
Published wholesale asking rents in Austin run $160 to $185 per kW per month for 250 kW and larger requirements (CBRE, North America Data Center Trends H1 2026 (Figures 1 and 2: H1 2026 Wholesale Primary and Secondary Market Fundamentals), H1 2026). Smaller cabinet deals usually price higher per kW, and power is often metered on top. Retail full racks generally run $900 to $2,000 per month (Inflect, 2026-04-01).
The main interconnection buildings are Data Foundry Texas 1 (4100 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744), CyrusOne Austin (7301 Metropolis Drive, Bldg 6, Austin, TX). Buildings with more networks on site mean shorter, cheaper cross-connects to the carriers and clouds you need.
The industrial electricity average is 7.07 cents/kWh (TX industrial). Facilities that bill power separately pass this through with their PUE on top, so ask each bidder for its billed PUE and power rate.
Providers bid blind: they see the technical spec only, never your name, email, phone or company, and never a file you upload. We introduce you only to the provider you pick. We ask at least three facilities to price your power, space and interconnection spec, put every quote on one 36-month landed cost, and reply within one business day.