Considering a move to Austin? Not in love with suburban living? Prefer to be closer to museums, restaurants, nightlife, shows, live music and shopping? If so, you’ll want to stay as close to Central Austin as possible. For $800,000 – $1 million, you’ll find a range of architectural styles and sizes of urban homes, depending on which neighborhood you look.
Austin Urban Homes $800k – $1 Million
Neighborhoods with Urban Homes Priced at $800k – $1 Million South of the River
South Austin (namely the 78704 zip code) is a growing urban area. With the recent redevelopment of South Lamar, South 1st and South Congress, some of Austin’s best new restaurants and live music spots can be found here. For $800,000 – $1 million, you’re most likely to find homes in these four neighborhoods. They are listed from east to west, with homes in Travis Heights and Boulin Creek being slightly older than those in Zilker and Barton Hills. The links will take you to pages where you can see what’s available there.
Travis Heights
Neighborhood: Travis Heights
Zip Code: 78704
Distance to Downtown Austin: 11 minutes, 2.5 miles
Distance to Austin Airport: 11 minutes, 9 miles
Elementary School: Travis Heights
Middle School: Fulmore
High School: Travis
Average Home Price: $740,805
Median Home Price: $691,500
Travis Heights Homes for Sale
For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Travis Heights Neighborhood Guide.
Bouldin Creek
Neighborhood: Bouldin Creek
Zip Code: 78704
Distance to Downtown Austin: 8 minutes, 1.7 miles
Distance to Austin Airport: 17 minutes, 10 miles
Elementary School: Becker
Middle School: Fulmore
High School: Travis
Average Home Price: $726,399
Median Home Price: $604,250
Bouldin Creek Homes for Sale
For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Guide.
Zilker
Neighborhood: Zilker
Zip Code: 78704
Distance to Downtown Austin: 12 minutes, 3.2 miles
Distance to Austin Airport: 15 minutes, 11 miles
Elementary School: Zilker
Middle School: O’Henry
High School: Austin
Average Home Price: $804,732
Median Home Price: $744,500
Zilker Homes for Sale
For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Zilker Neighborhood Guide.
Barton Hills
Neighborhood: Barton Hills
Zip Code: 78704
Distance to Downtown Austin: 14 minutes, 4 miles
Distance to Austin Airport: 14 minutes, 11 miles
Elementary School: Barton Hills
Middle School: O’Henry
High School: Austin
Average Home Price: $758,184
Median Home Price: $680,000
Barton Hills Homes for Sale
For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Barton Hills Neighborhood Guide.
Dawson
Neighborhood: Dawson
Zip Code: 78704
Distance to Downtown Austin: 10 minutes, 3 miles
Distance to Austin Airport: 10 minutes, 8.4 miles
Elementary School: Dawson
Middle School: Fulmore
High School: Travis
Average Home Price: $474,630
Median Home Price: $421,000
Dawson Homes for Sale
For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Dawson Neighborhood Guide.
If you’re looking for older, unique homes, check out Travis Heights and Bouldin Creek. If you like the suburban neighborhood look, but want to be closer to town, check out Barton Hills. If you want walkable, Zilker, Travis Heights and Bouldin Creek are all great choices. Schools important? Zilker and Barton Hills are your best choices. As you’ll see, these neighborhoods have a lot of similarities, but are also very different, both in pricing and type of homes available.
How’s the Market for Urban Homes South of the River?
Check out our South Austin Market Report for a weekly update of market activity.
Neighborhoods with Urban Homes Priced at $800k – $1 Million North of the River
The area considered “Downtown Austin” is north of the river and is where you’ll find the Capital and Austin’s original suburbs. Before Austin grew to the enormous city it is today, the neighborhoods below was where you found the elite’s “country escapes” from the bustling 10 block downtown district. Today, we consider these areas to be part of Austin’s urban, downtown area and is a great place to look if you are looking for homes priced between $800k and $1 million and want a home on a decent sized lot.
Clarksville
Neighborhood: Clarksville
Zip Code: 78703
Distance to Downtown Austin: 5 minutes, 1 mile
Distance to Austin Airport: 18 minutes, 15 miles
Elementary School: Mathews
Middle School: O’Henry
High School: Austin
Average Home Price: $815,677
Median Home Price: $716,250
Clarksville Homes for Sale
For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Clarksville Neighborhood Guide.
Westfield
Neighborhood: Westfield
Zip Code: 78703
Distance to Downtown Austin: 8 minutes, 2.7 mile
Distance to Austin Airport: 18 minutes, 15 miles
Elementary School: Casis
Middle School: O’Henry
High School: Austin
Average Home Price: $1,059,453
Median Home Price: $950,000
Westfield Homes for Sale
For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Westfield Neighborhood Guide.
Tarrytown
Neighborhood: Tarrytown
Zip Code: 78703
Distance to Downtown Austin: 9 minutes, 3.5 mile
Distance to Austin Airport: 18 minutes, 16 miles
Elementary School: Casis
Middle School: O’Henry
High School: Austin
Average Home Price: $1,153,045
Median Home Price: $959,000
Tarrytown Homes for Sale
For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Tarrytown Neighborhood Guide.
Bryker Woods
Neighborhood: Bryker Woods
Zip Code: 78703
Distance to Downtown Austin: 8 minutes, 3 mile
Distance to Austin Airport: 18 minutes, 16 miles
Elementary School: Bryker Woods or Casis
Middle School: O’Henry
High School: Austin
Average Home Price: $1,016,059
Median Home Price: $825,000
Bryker Woods Homes for Sale
For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Bryker Woods Neighborhood Guide.
If you’re looking for an historic home, your best bet would be Clarksville and Bryker Woods. Looking for waterfront living? Tarrytown and Westfield would be your closest neighborhoods to the Lake Austin boat launch. Want to be within walking distance of UT? Check out West University. Schools important? All of these neighborhoods have highly rated public schools.
How’s the Market for Urban Homes North of the River?
Check out our Central Austin Market Report for a weekly update of market activity.
Average and median price is from ACTRIS data 3/1/2016-2/28/2017
Looking for an Austin Urban Home $800k-$1million?
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