Cedar Park pairs some of the top-rated schools in Central Texas with a housing market that still gives buyers real choices — 221 homes are on the market today, spread across master-planned communities like Buttercup Creek, Twin Creeks, and Cedar Park Town Center, plus quieter custom-home pockets like Breakaway Park, built around its own private airstrip. Median sale prices have held near $505,000 over the past year, with homes going under contract in about four weeks at close to full asking price — a steadier pace than the bidding wars of a few years back. This page pulls together current listings, real MLS data, and neighborhood-by-neighborhood detail so you can see what actually fits your budget and commute before you tour a single house. For the fuller picture of what makes Cedar Park work as a place to live — schools, taxes, day-to-day life — see our Cedar Park neighborhood guide. And if you’d rather just talk it through, we’re a phone call away, no pressure either way.
Quick Summary — For Busy Buyers
- 221 homes currently for sale in Cedar Park
- $505,000 median sale price over the past 12 months ($217/sq ft)
- Homes are going under contract in a median of 28 days at 98% of asking price
- Zoned primarily to Leander ISD, rated the #2 school district in the Austin area by Niche (2026)
- Best known for: master-planned communities, top-rated schools, easy 183A access to Austin
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Cedar Park Market Snapshot
Worth noting: the median active list price ($519,450) is running a bit above the median closed price over the last 12 months ($505,000). That’s not the market suddenly heating up — it’s a handful of higher-priced listings currently sitting on the market pulling the average up, while the homes that are actually selling continue to close closer to $500K. At 98% of asking price and a 28-day median close, Cedar Park remains a market where well-priced homes move steadily rather than sitting — but it’s no longer the multiple-offers-in-48-hours environment of a few years ago.
Cedar Park Neighborhood Profiles
Cedar Park is home to more than 75 named communities, from 1980s starter-home subdivisions to newer gated developments. Rather than list all of them, here are eight of the most-searched — see our Cedar Park neighborhood guide for the full picture, or browse our roundup of the best Cedar Park neighborhoods for more options beyond this list.
Buttercup Creek
Built out between 1983 and 2015, so home styles and sizes vary widely — from 910 to nearly 4,900 sq ft on lots averaging about a fifth of an acre. Some sections have an HOA, others don’t, giving buyers a choice. Two community pools, tennis and volleyball courts, and a trail system connecting several preserves make it one of Cedar Park’s most established, amenity-rich areas.
Reserve at Twin Creeks
Craftsman-style homes built 2006–2016 by Fairview, Ashton Woods, Ryland, and Standard Pacific, averaging 3,604 sq ft on quarter-acre-plus lots with three-car garages common. The neighborhood centers on a private golf course designed by Fred Couples, plus a community pool and jogging paths — a draw for golfers and move-up buyers alike.
Reserve at Caballo Ranch
A gated community built by Village Builders from 2014–2017 on roughly fifth-acre lots, with semi-open floor plans and higher-end finishes — gourmet kitchens, butler’s pantries, quartz or granite counters. An amenity center with a pool and pavilion, plus nearby Brushy Creek trail access, rounds it out. Zoned to Leander ISD’s Block House Creek Elementary, Stiles Middle, and Rouse High.
Breakaway Park
Cedar Park’s most distinctive address — a residential airpark built around Hank Sasser Airport, a private 3,000-foot runway where pilot-residents taxi straight from the runway to their own hangar. Homes span the 1970s to 2010s on 1–3 acre lots, no HOA (deed restrictions apply), with optional airport membership for hangar access.
Cedar Park Town Center
Built by DR Horton between 2004 and 2014, these Craftsman-style homes with rear-entry garages average 1,713 sq ft on modest lots — an entry-level, walkable option. Residents can walk to The Parke shopping district (Whole Foods, Costco), with a community pool, playground, and jogging paths close by.
Thousand Oaks
A newer, upscale community built 2017–2020 by Vintage Estate Homes of Texas, averaging 2,940 sq ft on 80-foot-wide lots. Expect gourmet kitchens with oversized islands, tall ceilings, and stone-and-brick exteriors — some homes include wine cellars and three-car garages, with professionally landscaped, wide streets throughout.
Lakeline Oaks
Built 1994–2002 by Ryland and Scott Felder Homes, averaging 2,253 sq ft on lots around 0.17 acres. Earlier-built homes lean toward compartmentalized layouts, while later ones open up. A neighborhood park and playground, plus nearby Milburn Park’s trails and courts, add to the everyday appeal.
Westside Preserve at Buttercup Creek
Built 2001–2016 by Ashton Woods, Sitterle, and David Weekley, with many lots backing to greenbelt and some cul-de-sac lots over a third of an acre. Two community pools, parks, hike-and-bike trails, and nature preserve access come with HOA membership shared with the adjacent Westside neighborhood.
What Homes Look Like
At the entry end of the market — roughly $160,000 to $350,000 — you’re mostly looking at older stock in established sections of Buttercup Creek and Cedar Park Town Center: smaller footprints, original finishes in some cases, and lot sizes under a fifth of an acre. These are the homes that draw first-time buyers and renovators willing to update a kitchen or bath in exchange for a lower entry point into a strong school district.
The bulk of Cedar Park’s activity happens in the $450,000–$650,000 range, where most of the past year’s 750 closings actually landed. Here you’ll typically find four-bedroom, three-bath homes around 2,400 square feet on 8,100-plus-square-foot lots — largely 2000s-and-2010s construction out of communities like Reserve at Twin Creeks, Thousand Oaks, and Reserve at Caballo Ranch, often with open-concept living, updated kitchens, and covered patios.
Zoom out to the full four-year picture and the median sold price sits at $510,554 for a 2,364-square-foot home on an 8,207-square-foot lot — a useful baseline for what “typical” actually means here, since the market’s outer edges (the four-year range runs from $160,000 up to $3.37 million) can make Cedar Park feel like it spans more price points than the average buyer will actually encounter.
Everyday Life in Cedar Park
Outdoor life centers on Brushy Creek Lake Park and Elizabeth Milburn Park, both with pools and water play areas, plus Lake Travis about ten miles out for boating, wakeboarding, and fishing. The 8,700-seat H-E-B Center hosts the Texas Stars (AHL hockey) and Austin Spurs (NBA G League), and golfers have both the private Twin Creeks Country Club and the public Crystal Falls course in nearby Leander.
Day-to-day shopping runs through two H-E-Bs, a Super Target, Walmart, and Randalls, with The Parke and 1890 Ranch anchoring the retail corridor along 183A. For dining, residents lean on Jardin Corona and Los Reyes for Mexican, Daichi Sushi and Grill, and CR Surf and Turf for something more upscale — with Starbucks, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, and local shop Roaster’s Coffee Haven covering the coffee runs.
For fitness, Gold’s Gym, Lifetime Fitness, the Cedar Park Recreation Center, and the Williamson County YMCA all have a presence in town. And for the commute that matters most to most buyers: the average drive from Cedar Park to central Austin runs about 25 minutes under normal conditions via 183A — one of the shorter commutes among the northwest suburbs.
Cedar Park Schools
Most of Cedar Park is served by Leander Independent School District (Leander ISD), which earned an A overall grade and was ranked the #2 Best School District in the Austin Area by Niche in 2026. The district’s graduation rate is approximately 97%, with a dropout rate of just 0.4%. Cedar Park High School and Vista Ridge High School are both Leander ISD campuses within the city.
Note: Some neighborhoods in the Brushy Creek area are zoned to Round Rock ISD. Individual neighborhood school zoning is noted on each neighborhood page. You can also check school ratings at GreatSchools.org or on our Leander ISD Homes and Schools page or our Round Rock ISD Homes and Schools page.
Curious where the best schools are? Check out our Top 10 Most Affordable Cedar Park Neighborhoods with the Best Schools post.
Cedar Park is home to 16 Leander ISD campuses: eleven elementary schools (Cox, Cypress, Deer Creek, Faubion, Giddens, Knowles, Mason, Naumann, Reagan, Reed, and Westside), three middle schools (Cedar Park, Henry, and Running Brushy), and two high schools (Cedar Park High and Vista Ridge High). Current ratings for each are below.
| School | Level | Address | GreatSchools Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Elementary | Elementary | 1001 Brushy Creek Rd, Cedar Park TX | 8/10 |
| Cypress Elementary | Elementary | 2900 El Salido Pkwy, Cedar Park TX | 9/10 |
| Deer Creek Elementary | Elementary | 2420 Zeppelin Dr, Cedar Park TX | 10/10 |
| Faubion Elementary | Elementary | 1209 Cypress Creek Rd, Cedar Park TX | 3/10 |
| Giddens Elementary | Elementary | 1500 Timberwood Dr, Cedar Park TX | 4/10 |
| Knowles Elementary | Elementary | 2101 Cougar Country Dr, Cedar Park TX | 4/10 |
| Mason Elementary | Elementary | 1501 N Lakeline Blvd, Cedar Park TX | 5/10 |
| Naumann Elementary | Elementary | 1201 Brighton Bend Ln, Cedar Park TX | 7/10 |
| Reagan Elementary | Elementary | 1700 E Park St, Cedar Park TX | 9/10 |
| Reed Elementary | Elementary | 1515 Little Elm Trl, Cedar Park TX | 6/10 |
| Westside Elementary | Elementary | 300 Ryan Jordan Ln, Cedar Park TX | 9/10 |
| Cedar Park Middle | Middle | 2100 Sun Chase Blvd, Cedar Park TX | 9/10 |
| Henry Middle | Middle | 100 N. Vista Ridge Blvd, Cedar Park TX | 8/10 |
| Running Brushy Middle | Middle | 2303 N. Lakeline Blvd, Cedar Park TX | 8/10 |
| Cedar Park High | High | 2150 Cypress Creek Rd, Cedar Park TX | 8/10 |
| Vista Ridge High | High | 200 S Vista Ridge Blvd, Cedar Park TX | 8/10 |
School ratings reflect Great Schools ratings as of September 2026. Ratings are subject to change at any time. Please verify ratings and boundaries with the school district.
4-Year Market Perspective
Zooming out from the past 12 months to the full four-year window shows a market that’s cooled modestly from its recent peak, not one still accelerating:
| Metric | 4-Year | Past 12 Months |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sold Price | $510,554 | $505,000 |
| Median $/Sq Ft | $229.56 | $217.29 |
| Median Days on Market | 24 | 28 |
| Sale-to-List Ratio | 98% | 98% |
| Closed Sales | 2,922 | 750 |
- Pace has cooled slightly — median days on market ticked up from 24 to 28, and price-per-square-foot eased from $229.56 to $217.29, a small but real opening for buyers compared to the market’s recent peak.
- Prices have stayed firm — the median sold price is essentially flat, and the sale-to-list ratio held at 98% in both windows, so sellers pricing realistically are still getting close to full value rather than cutting prices to move homes.
For the wider Austin-area context — how Cedar Park’s numbers compare to Round Rock, Leander, Georgetown, and the rest of the metro — our Austin Real Estate Price Report tracks the same metrics monthly across every submarket we cover.
Price Range Summary
Entry-tier homes, mostly older construction in established sections of Buttercup Creek and Cedar Park Town Center. Smaller lots, original or lightly updated finishes — a realistic starting point for first-time buyers.
Where most of the market actually trades. Four-bedroom, three-bath homes around 2,400 sq ft on 8,000-plus-square-foot lots, largely 2000s–2010s construction with open floor plans and updated kitchens.
Newer construction and larger lots — Thousand Oaks, Reserve at Caballo Ranch, and the gated communities profiled in our Cedar Park gated communities guide, plus the higher end covered in our Cedar Park luxury neighborhood guide.
Is Now a Good Time to Buy in Cedar Park?
Sellers still hold leverage — but less than before
A 98% sale-to-list ratio means well-priced homes are still selling close to asking. That’s real leverage for sellers, but it’s not the multiple-offers-over-asking market of a couple of years ago — buyers have some room to negotiate on condition or closing costs.
Pace is moderate, not frantic
A 28-day median days-on-market means you generally won’t be forced into a same-day decision, but homes that are priced right in the $450K–$650K band still move within a few weeks — worth having financing ready before you start touring seriously.
Prices have softened slightly on a per-square-foot basis
At $217/sq ft over the past year versus $229.56/sq ft across the four-year window, per-square-foot pricing has eased a bit — a small but real opening for buyers compared to the market’s recent peak.
How to Buy a Home in Cedar Park
- Get pre-approved before you tour. Cedar Park’s $450K–$650K core is competitive enough that a solid pre-approval letter matters — our first-time home buyer guide walks through credit, down payment, and loan-type basics if you’re starting from scratch.
- Narrow your search by commute and school zoning first, then by neighborhood character. Cedar Park spans Leander ISD and a Round Rock ISD pocket near Brushy Creek — confirm zoning for any specific address before you fall in love with a house.
- Tour across communities, not just one. Because Cedar Park’s neighborhoods are spread over a larger footprint than a single dense subdivision, plan tours in clusters — Buttercup Creek and Cedar Park Town Center on one trip, Twin Creeks and Thousand Oaks on another, for example.
- Write a competitive offer. At a 98% median sale-to-list ratio, lowball offers rarely land — your agent should be able to tell you, block by block, what’s actually been closing.
- Budget for property taxes honestly. Rates across Cedar Park’s 75 tracked neighborhoods range from about 1.70% to 2.04%, with most landing near 1.98% — get the exact rate for any address before you finalize your budget.
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We work Cedar Park specifically — not as one stop on a generic Austin-wide territory, but as a market we track neighborhood by neighborhood, from Buttercup Creek’s mix of HOA and non-HOA sections to the gated pockets off Ranch Road 1431. That distinction matters when you’re comparing a $475,000 listing in Lakeline Oaks against a similarly priced one in Reserve at Twin Creeks — the numbers alone don’t tell you which one actually fits.
Before we tour a single home together, we’ll walk you through a written buyer representation agreement that lays out exactly how we’re compensated — no surprises, no assumptions. We’d rather spend that time walking you through a listing’s real condition and comparable sales than rushing you into an offer. If a house isn’t right, we’ll say so.
For the fuller context on what living in Cedar Park is actually like day to day, our Cedar Park neighborhood guide covers the city’s history, cost of living, and schools in more depth than any single for-sale page can.
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the median home price in Cedar Park, TX right now?
$505,000 over the trailing 12 months ($217.29/sq ft), based on 750 closed sales. Active listings currently carry a slightly higher median list price of $519,450, largely due to a handful of premium homes on the market right now.
What school district serves Cedar Park?
Most of Cedar Park is zoned to Leander ISD, which earned an A overall grade and was ranked the #2 best school district in the Austin area by Niche in 2026. A pocket in the Brushy Creek area is zoned to Round Rock ISD instead — always confirm zoning for a specific address before making an offer.
Is Cedar Park a good place to live?
It’s one of the fastest-growing cities in the Austin area, with a roughly 25-minute commute to downtown Austin via 183A, an 8,700-seat entertainment venue in the H-E-B Center, and consistently strong school ratings — a combination that draws a lot of families and move-up buyers out of denser Austin neighborhoods.
Are there gated communities in Cedar Park?
Yes — Abrantes, Woodford Estates, and gated sections of Ranch at Brushy Creek are among the better-known options, generally starting in the mid-$600,000s and running well past $1 million. See our Cedar Park gated communities guide for the full list and pricing.
Is new construction available, or is it mostly resale?
Both. Newer communities like Thousand Oaks (built 2017–2020) and Reserve at Caballo Ranch (2014–2017) offer more recent construction, while established areas like Buttercup Creek (1983–2015) and Lakeline Oaks (1994–2002) are almost entirely resale at this point.
How long is the commute from Cedar Park to downtown Austin?
About 25 minutes under normal conditions via the 183A toll road — one of the shorter commutes among the northwest Austin suburbs.
What are property taxes like in Cedar Park?
Rates vary by neighborhood, ranging from about 1.70% up to 2.04% across the 75 communities we track, with most landing close to 1.98%. Check the specific neighborhood you’re considering, or reach out and we can look up an exact address for you.
What Cedar Park neighborhoods are best for families?
Areas with strong Leander ISD zoning and neighborhood amenities — pools, trails, parks — tend to top the list. Our best Cedar Park neighborhoods roundup and gated communities guide both go into more detail on family-oriented options.
What are typical HOA fees in Cedar Park?
It varies widely by neighborhood — Breakaway Park has no HOA at all (just deed restrictions), while communities like Westside Preserve at Buttercup Creek have HOA dues covering pools, trails, and common-area maintenance. Confirm the specific fee and what it covers for any listing before you make an offer.
How fast are homes selling in Cedar Park right now?
A median of 28 days on market over the past 12 months, at 98% of asking price — a moderate pace. That’s up slightly from the four-year median of 24 days, suggesting the market has cooled a bit from its recent peak without slowing to a crawl.
