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Leander Neighborhoods with the Best Schools | Top Areas for Buyers with Kids

August 29, 2025 By Rebecca Jacks

If top rated schools are on your must-have list, Leander deserves a close look. Just 25 miles northwest of Downtown Austin, Leander combines high-performing Leander ISD campuses with convenient amenities, strong resale potential, and a range of housing—from the $300s to luxury estates. Whether you’re relocating to the Austin area or moving across town, choosing […]

Filed Under: Homes Tagged With: Leander, Researching Your Move, Top 10 Lists, Top Rated Schools

🏡 The 10 Best Austin Neighborhoods for First Time Buyers (That Aren’t Overhyped)

June 18, 2025 By Rebecca Jacks

Buying your first home is an exciting milestone, but finding the perfect neighborhood that checks all the right boxes can feel overwhelming. Austin, with its unique charm and booming growth, offers plenty of options for first-time homebuyers who want affordability without sacrificing lifestyle or access to city amenities. From tree-lined streets to modern master-planned communities, […]

Filed Under: Buyers Tagged With: Affordable Homes, Best Neighborhoods, Choosing the Right Neighborhood, First Time Home Buyers, Researching Your Move, Top 10 Lists

Top 25 Public High Schools in Austin

June 2, 2024 By Rebecca Jacks

Recently, Austin Monthly released their yearly Best Schools in Austin issue and it had some interesting findings. Some of the ratings aligned with what we see on sites like Great Schools and others were slightly different. The rankings from Austin Monthly Magazine’s lists were based on findings from Texas non-profit, Children at Risk. Every year, […]

Filed Under: Living in Austin Tagged With: Researching Your Move, School Ratings, Top 10 Lists, Top Rated Schools

25 Best Middle Schools in Austin

May 23, 2024 By Rebecca Jacks

Recently, Children at Risk, a Texas non-profit agency advocating for children, came out with their annual best schools in Austin list. They use a different set of criteria than your traditional rating systems like GreatSchools.org and the Texas Education Agency, so it is interesting to see where they rank Austin’s public middle schools. Here, we’ll […]

Filed Under: Living in Austin Tagged With: Researching Your Move, School Ratings, Top 10 Lists, Top Rated Schools

25 Best Elementary Schools in Austin

May 22, 2024 By Rebecca Jacks

Recently, Children at Risk, a Texas non-profit agency advocating for children, came out with their annual best schools in Austin list. They use a different set of criteria than your traditional rating systems like GreatSchools.org and the Texas Education Agency, so it is interesting to see where they rank Austin’s public elementary schools. Here, we’ll […]

Filed Under: Living in Austin Tagged With: Researching Your Move, School Ratings, Top 10 Lists, Top Rated Schools

Top 5 Things to Remember When Selling Your Home

March 19, 2024 By Raymond Stoklosa

Over the past 3 decades, I’ve bought and sold a fair amount of real estate both as an investor for my own account and as an agent representing clients. Along the way I’ve learned the hard way – through experience – several simple truths about real estate. I wish I had learned these truisms earlier […]

Filed Under: Sellers Tagged With: Home Values, Preparing to Sell, Seller Tips, Top 10 Lists

10 Austin Neighborhoods with Modern Farmhouses

May 13, 2023 By Rebecca Jacks

HGTV shows have become all the rage when it comes to real estate styles. Shows like Love It or List It and Fixer Upper have made the modern farmhouse style popular to home buyers, but not as easy to find in Austin. We’re starting to see the style come up in a lot of new […]

Filed Under: Homes Tagged With: Best Neighborhoods, Choosing the Right Neighborhood, Neighborhood Maps, New Construction, Researching Your Move, Top 10 Lists

Top 10 Most Affordable Pflugerville Neighborhoods with the Best Schools

February 14, 2023 By Rebecca Jacks

Pflugerville has been one of the fastest growing suburbs of Austin and has been particularly popular with buyers who either need to get to Austin for work or who are looking for highly rated schools. Pflugerville combines affordability with top rated schools and homes that are only about 5-15 years old. Where can you find […]

Filed Under: Pflugerville Tagged With: Best Neighborhoods, Master Planned Communities, Pflugerville, Suburbs, Top 10 Lists, Top Rated Schools

Top 10 Most Affordable Leander Neighborhoods with the Best Schools

February 13, 2023 By Rebecca Jacks

The Leander ISD is one of the biggest school districts in the Austin area, serving parts of Northwest Austin, Cedar Park, Leander and parts of Georgetown. As with all large districts, some of the schools are rated very well and others are rated poorly. Plus, the north end of Leander is served by the Liberty […]

Filed Under: Homes Tagged With: Best Neighborhoods, Leander, Master Planned Communities, Suburbs, Top 10 Lists, Top Rated Schools

Top 10 Austin Neighborhoods for $700k

November 21, 2022 By Rebecca Jacks

If you’re relocating to Austin, you’re probably pretty overwhelmed by your neighborhood choices, especially if you can live anywhere in the city. Austin has a lot of great neighborhoods, but not every neighborhood will fit what you’re looking for. In this post, we’ve helped you narrow down your choices if you have $700k to spend. […]

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