Austin neighborhoods

[toddlermom]

Originally Posted by peanut666

I would reccomend looking in SouthWest Austin. I have lived in Circle C Ranch for a while now and love it. It is hill country and greenbelt area with lots of mature landscaping. It is an easy 15-20 minute commute to downtown and shopping is very convenient and the traffic is much better than in the north part of Austin. There is a new master planned community going in across from Circle C by the golf course called Meridian. Me and my husband went over there to check it out, for a possible move for ourselves, and its going to be incredible. There are 4 major builders in there including Wilshire, David Weekley and Meritage. They have big lots and lots of greenbelt. In fact, I think it was David Weekley, where all of there lots backed to greenbelt. The prices in the 55' lot section start around 280,000 and then in the 80' lot sections prices are around the 500,000 mark. They said that there was going to be a million dollar state of the art amenity center that will start in the spring. The area is going to be very prestigious!

We are thinking about moving to Meridian. We live in Circle C right now. Sometime I'm wondering if It would be a good move. I love the area, but it isn't a mature neigborhood yet...What do you think?

[Leif]

We made the move from LA 4 years ago. We can live anywhere we please as I work from home. Chose SW Austin because the areas described here are very congested and removed from Austin.

We on the other hand are 15 minute to the airport and the city on a large lot with Exemplary schools!

Southwest is best - because development is constrained by water reclamation and aquifer recharge zones. Perhaps you need to live up north for work, but if you can you should check out SW Austin.

[Singin'intherain]

Originally Posted by AustinTraveler

Hi and welcome to Austin!

First, I would highly recommend that you RENT for six months before you buy a house anywhere. In six months you'll be familiar with Austin and you'll have a much better idea of where you want to live.

Next, I would really like to recommend that you try and live close to where you will be working (do you know where yet??). You're coming from an "urban jungle" so do you really want to be spending an hour every day driving from work back to your suburban home? Just something to think about.

Yes, you definitely get "more house for the money" in Cedar Park and the other outlying cities, but the trade off is the long commute (assuming you will be working in Austin). Also, you'll be dealing with construction and traffic for a long time to come.

Central Austin is definitely more expensive but there is a reason for that. It's called a "hot market"! People want to live close to downtown where they can be in a nice neighborhood but close to restaurants and shopping, often within walking distance.

Lastly, I would like to recommend some "suburban" areas that are in Austin proper for you to check out while you're here. Check out Great Hills near the Arboretum area, Far West/Highland Hills area, and the Cat Mountain/Balcones areas. All of these are beautiful areas up in the hills. Also, drive out Capital of Texas Highway (360) and check out the various communities there and the ones off 2222 (Jester is a nice one). I think you'll be very impressed with these areas as far as beauty and amenities go.

Good luck in your search!!

Hi,
I am looking for a neighborhood that has a lot of young children and maybe a community pool in Austin. We are considering a move there. I read your post and was wondering if you could tell me more about Jester, or the other areas you mentioned. I would like a neighborhood where kids are out playing and my children could just go to the neighbors or out in the cul de sac and see friends to play with. I would also like a strong community where it is easy to meet people to be friends with.