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What's it like living in Southwest Austin? What are the best neighborhoods? Neighborhoods with the best schools? Established neighborhoods vs new construction? Learn that - and more - on our living in Southwest Austin blog.

Don't miss our Southwest Austin Neighborhood Guide, our Guide to Relocating to Southwest Austin and our Austin Home Buyer and Austin Home Seller sections for more insider home buying and selling tips!

Neighborhoods Near Circle C

April 7, 2023 By Rebecca Jacks

Circle C is one of Southwest Austin’s most popular and largest neighborhoods. Located only 20 minutes to Downtown Austin with two community centers, shopping, restaurants and coffee shops nearby, it is no wonder residents are drawn to Circle C. Over the past few years, our market has been strong and prices have gone up substantially, […]

Filed Under: Southwest Austin Tagged With: Choosing the Right Neighborhood, Researching Your Move, Top Rated Schools

Southwest Austin Master Planned Communities

September 1, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

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 […]

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Bowie High School Neighborhoods

August 23, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

Bowie High School is one of the highest rated High Schools in the Austin ISD. If you have a kid in high school or approaching high school and want to live in Southwest Austin, the Bowie High School District is definitely your top choice. The student body is about 3,000 and the school sits on […]

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78748 Neighborhoods

August 18, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

78748 is one of Austin’s most popular and fastest selling zip codes. With some of the best Austin ISD Schools and only 20 minutes from Downtown, it’s no wonder so many are choosing to make 78748 home. Here we’ve listed out all the 78748 neighborhoods, given you price and size info and a map, as […]

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78745 Neighborhoods

August 16, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

78745 is one of the most affordable South Austin zip codes, and is an especially good deal when you consider how close it is to Downtown Austin. 78745 neighborhoods are unique in that many of them were developed in the 1970s and 1980s when neighborhoods looked less cookie cutter. You will find some homes that […]

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78735 Neighborhoods

August 12, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

78735 is located in Southwest Austin and is only about 20 minutes from Downtown Austin. 78735 is home to several luxury Austin neighborhoods as well as a couple of trade up neighborhoods. People are attracted to 78735 partly due to its proximity to Downtown, but also for its Hill Country feel. 78735 homes tend to […]

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78737 Neighborhoods

August 5, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

78737 is what most would consider the gateway to the Hill Country. Still in the City of Austin, 78737 residents more closely associate with Dripping Springs and Driftwood than they do Austin. 78737 neighborhoods are known for homes on large lots (some as much as a couple of acres) and homes built in the last […]

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78749 Neighborhoods

August 3, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

78749 is one of the earlier Southwest Austin zip codes to be developed, making it attractive to someone looking for mature landscaping, unique (non cookie cutter) neighborhoods and convenience to MoPac and other shopping. Some of the most popular 78749 neighborhoods include Sendera, Maple Run, Legend Oaks and . But, there are still many more […]

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78736 Neighborhoods

July 31, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

78736 is one of Southwest Austin’s forgotten zip codes. Located just west of MoPac and Highway 71 and south of Southwest Parkway, its an ideal location for someone looking to be close to the city but who wants a bit more space. 78736 neighborhoods, though few, are known for their larger lots and almost have […]

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Southwest Austin Neighborhoods with the Best Schools

February 18, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

Schools are often pretty high on a home buyer’s list of criteria. Even if you don’t have kids and don’t plan to have kids, schools should still be on your radar when house hunting. Historically, homes in the best school districts have maintained their value better than homes in inferior school districts. One of the […]

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