Central Texas Territory Directory

Explore Austin and the surrounding towns

From central historic neighborhoods shaded by hundred-year-old pecans to limestone hilltops and riverfront sanctuaries across Central Texas.

Territory Topography

Austin & Hill Country Corridor

Coordinates

30.2672° N, 97.7431° W

LAKE TRAVIS LADY BIRD LAKE I-35 CORRIDOR HWY 290 WEST Austin Core · 173 Hill Country · 99 North Metro · 73 South Metro · 52
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Central Texas Communities

Twelve distinct communities across Travis, Hays, Williamson, and Gillespie counties, each with its own architecture, pace, and price of entry.

South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas. Urban Core

South Congress

Austin’s most walkable stretch: 1920s bungalows and mid-century flats behind a strip of independent shops and restaurants, with the Lady Bird Lake trail and downtown a short walk north.

Typical Rent $3,450/mo (est.)
Typical Home $1,180,000 (est.)
A modern limestone Texas Hill Country ranch house in Dripping Springs. Hill Country

Dripping Springs

The gateway to the Hill Country: acreage estates, a well-regarded school district, and Texas’s first International Dark Sky Community, roughly thirty minutes west of downtown on US-290.

Typical Rent $3,800/mo (est.)
Typical Home $920,000 (est.)
A restored mid-century modern home nestled among lush heritage pecan trees in Zilker, Austin. Lake & Parkland

Zilker

Central Austin’s parkside neighborhood beside Barton Springs Pool and the 350-acre Zilker Park. Mid-century homes on quiet streets, with Barton Creek Greenbelt trailheads close at hand.

Typical Rent $4,100/mo (est.)
Typical Home $1,450,000 (est.)
The Blanco River valley in Wimberley, Texas. Valley & Springs

Wimberley

A river town where Cypress Creek meets the Blanco, known for cypress-shaded swimming holes, monthly market days, and a long-standing artists’ community. Valley estates begin just outside the square.

Typical Rent $2,950/mo (est.)
Typical Home $840,000 (est.)
High-angle editorial photograph overlooking Lake Travis in Lakeway, Texas. Lake Travis Waterfront

Lakeway

Lake living along the south shore of Lake Travis, with golf courses, marinas, and hillside homes oriented to the water and the evening light. Served by the Lake Travis Independent School District.

Typical Rent $4,500/mo (est.)
Typical Home $1,250,000 (est.)
Sustainable modern townhomes bordering Mueller Lake Park in Austin, Texas. Modern Urbanist

Mueller

A master-planned district on the site of Austin’s former airport, with energy-efficient homes, a town center, parks, and a lake, all a few minutes northeast of downtown.

Typical Rent $3,200/mo (est.)
Typical Home $895,000 (est.)
A street in East Austin featuring a tasteful architectural conversion of a vintage craftsman bungalow alongside minimalist steel-and-timber dwellings. Cultural District

East Austin

Historic neighborhoods east of I-35 where bungalows, studios, and restaurants sit beside new architectural infill. The city’s cultural center of gravity, and its most varied street by street.

Typical Rent $3,100/mo (est.)
Typical Home $790,000 (est.)
A legacy German limestone Sunday house in Fredericksburg, Texas. Wine Country

Fredericksburg

German pioneer stone houses, a lively Main Street, and the heart of Texas wine country, with peach orchards and vineyard estates along US-290. About ninety minutes west of Austin.

Typical Rent $2,800/mo (est.)
Typical Home $820,000 (est.)
High-end architectural view of Georgetown, Texas' historic town square. Historic Square

Georgetown

Centered on one of the best-preserved Victorian courthouse squares in Texas. Heritage neighborhoods and newer master-planned communities line the San Gabriel River north of Austin.

Typical Rent $2,650/mo (est.)
Typical Home $610,000 (est.)
Modern architectural home exterior set into a sloping limestone ridge in Bee Cave, Texas. Western Corridor

Bee Cave

Where West Austin’s office corridors meet the Barton Creek preserves. Larger-lot suburban homes and gated compounds within the Lake Travis Independent School District.

Typical Rent $3,900/mo (est.)
Typical Home $1,050,000 (est.)
Suburban residential landscape in Round Rock, Texas. Tech Corridor

Round Rock

A major employment center north of Austin, balancing established master-planned communities with a preserved historic downtown along Brushy Creek.

Typical Rent $2,450/mo (est.)
Typical Home $540,000 (est.)
Charming Texas town scene in Buda, Texas. Southern Gateway

Buda

The southern gateway to Austin, which styles itself the outdoor capital of Texas. Greenbelts, a small historic downtown, and an unhurried pace about fifteen miles south of the city.

Typical Rent $2,300/mo (est.)
Typical Home $485,000 (est.)
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Central Texas Territory Directory

Explore Austin and the surrounding towns

From central historic neighborhoods shaded by hundred-year-old pecans to limestone hilltops and riverfront sanctuaries across Central Texas.

Territory Topography

Austin & Hill Country Corridor

Coordinates 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W

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Cedar Park 14 Round Rock 21 Georgetown 26 Leander 12
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Buda 13 Kyle 17 San Marcos 22

Central Texas Communities

Twelve distinct communities across Travis, Hays, Williamson, and Gillespie counties, each with its own architecture, pace, and price of entry.

A serene architectural view of a modernist limestone bungalow along a tree-shaded street in South Congress Austin at soft morning light. Urban Core

South Congress

1920s bungalows, independent shops and dining, Lady Bird Lake trail.

Typical Rent $3,450/mo
Typical Home $1,180,000
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A tranquil stone ranch house overlooking the crystal clear spring-fed waters of the Blanco River lined with towering bald cypress trees in… Valley & Springs

Wimberley

Cypress Creek, the Blanco River, market days, artists’ community.

Typical Rent $2,950/mo
Typical Home $840,000
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