Top rated schools are in high demand in Austin. Buyers looking to plan for the future, or just hedge their beds against any market down turn, will consider schools as they decide which neighborhoods to focus. When you’re searching Austin homes for sale, you’ll often find what schools each home is zoned to, but you […]
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Master Planned Communities Around Austin
Master planned communities are some of the most popular neighborhoods for home buyers looking for a suburban feel, community amenities and newer construction. Built in areas where there was no infrastructure, developers can create a community that incorporates the features today’s buyers want and still have a sense of uniformity. Because Austin is a fairly […]
Top 20 Austin Neighborhoods with Great Schools $600k-$800k
If you’re looking for a top school district in Austin and don’t want to sift through ratings to find the neighborhoods with the best schools, you’ve come to the right place. In our Top Rated Schools blog series, we’re listing out the top 20 Austin neighborhoods with the best schools in every price range. In […]
Top 20 Austin Neighborhoods with Great Schools $400k-$600k
You might have read our post about the Top 10 Affordable Neighborhoods in Austin with the Best Schools and wanted a similar list for Austin neighborhoods in the $400k-$600k price range. To help you start your research, we’ve listed the top 20 Austin neighborhoods with great schools $400k-$600k. You’ll notice the $400k-$600k price point will […]
West Austin Master Planned Communities
West Austin master planned communities aren’t what you would expect. A few are built around a private country club, making the club the focal point of the community, rather than a community pool and park. Another is spread over several sections, which are very different with everything from 24/7 guard gated to a neighborhood of […]
Westwood High School Neighborhoods
Westwood High School is among one of Austin’s top rated high schools. As such, it is an extremely desirable area to live. Tech jobs are only minutes from the district boundaries and neighborhoods are not cookie cutter like the other northwest suburban areas. Here is our list of Westwood High School Neighborhoods Westwood High School […]
Hilly Neighborhoods in Austin
When you see Texas depicted on TV, you see vast open spaces where you can see for miles. Though that is a lot of Texas, Austin is an exception. Located at the entrance to the hill country, Texas’ rolling hills, Austin’s west and northwest sides do have some change in elevation. These hills aren’t mountains, […]
Southwest Austin Master Planned Communities
Southwest Austin is made up of mostly smaller, more established neighborhoods. But, you can find a few master planned communities. Here we’ll show you where you can find Southwest Austin master planned communities. Southwest Austin Master Planned Communities Mapped Belterra Distance to Downtown Austin: 25 minutes, 18 miles Distance to Austin Airport: 25 minutes, 23 […]
Homes Near Parmer Lane’s Tech Corridor
Parmer Lane has become quite the hub for Austin’s tech companies. And, with Apple’s announcement to build a brand new campus at Parmer and McNeil, we would expect more tech companies to set up shop nearby. If you’re in the tech industry and are looking for a centralized location to buy a home in Austin […]
Expensive Neighborhoods in Round Rock
Earning several awards such as the 4th safest city in the US, 8th fastest growing city in the US and others, Round Rock is one of the go to suburbs for home buyers. Only minutes from Round Rock and Northwest Austin employers, a reasonable drive to Downtown Austin, highly rated school district and parks and […]