Comanche Trail Relocation- need help! (Austin, Leander: rent, new home, neighborhood)

[Jellybean246]

Hello everyone! Am hoping you good folks can help-

Searched the forum for information on the Comanche Trail neighborhood but am struggling to find information...

My family and I are relocating to the great city of Austin from the great city of New York this summer. While I am a native New Yorker my husband is a native Austinite and so we are very excited to return to the city where we first met and married!

It's been many years since hubby's been back so I'm sure much has changed. We have fallen in love with a home in the comanche trail neighborhood, but I'd like to know firstly any pros or cons about the area, and secondly about which school district we'd be zoned for? I have a 3 year old that will be of pre-k age come next fall and a 1st grader who will be joining the 2nd grade in the fall as well. Any insights you can give me on the school district and elementary schools we'd be zoned for would be fantastic. We plan to put down roots so even info on middle and high school would be great!

Regarding the Comanche Trail neighborhood...what is the community like? The vibe? Life and lifestyle, things to do, etc? What about Traffic and commute to downtown Austin? What're the "stereotypes" if any about the place?

Thanks so much!!!

[CptnRn]

Comanche Trail has a lot more traffic on it now that the Oasis has expanded. I've noticed several huge new homes built out there on prime lake view lots. I'm sure it is still a good place to live, as long as you don't have to commute all the way into Austin every day for work. Traffic on 620 is pretty bad, heavy. There are more restaurants along 620 and around the lake, although many have closed because of the drought. Water levels in the lake are pretty low, we are going on a 3 year drought. Most boat ramps are closed because the water level is out way past the end of the ramps. If you have a boat in a marina there is still plenty of water for boating and the lake is more peaceful since its not so busy.

I don't know much about the schools out there.

[Jellybean246]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

Comanche Trail has a lot more traffic on it now that the Oasis has expanded. I've noticed several huge new homes built out there on prime lake view lots. I'm sure it is still a good place to live, as long as you don't have to commute all the way into Austin every day for work. Traffic on 620 is pretty bad, heavy. There are more restaurants along 620 and around the lake, although many have closed because of the drought. Water levels in the lake are pretty low, we are going on a 3 year drought. Most boat ramps are closed because the water level is out way past the end of the ramps. If you have a boat in a marina there is still plenty of water for boating and the lake is more peaceful since its not so busy.

I don't know much about the schools out there.

Thanks so much! Does the traffic go well into the residential areas? Is it disruptive/ dangerous to kids playing outside, etc?

We def wouldn't be going into Austin everyday, so the hassle of a longer daily commute is not such a big burden...do you know anything about the residents? Demographics? The neighborhood lifestyle, things to do? Would we die of boredom living out there ( although waterfront living is absolutely glorious and def nothing to sneeze at!)

[neddy]

The area is either Lake Travis Isd or Leander ISD both great school districts.

[Jellybean246]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

Comanche Trail has a lot more traffic on it now that the Oasis has expanded. I've noticed several huge new homes built out there on prime lake view lots. I'm sure it is still a good place to live, as long as you don't have to commute all the way into Austin every day for work. Traffic on 620 is pretty bad, heavy. There are more restaurants along 620 and around the lake, although many have closed because of the drought. Water levels in the lake are pretty low, we are going on a 3 year drought. Most boat ramps are closed because the water level is out way past the end of the ramps. If you have a boat in a marina there is still plenty of water for boating and the lake is more peaceful since its not so busy.

I don't know much about the schools out there.

Originally Posted by neddy

The area is either Lake Travis Isd or Leander ISD both great school districts.

Thanks! I believe we do fall into the Leander ISD....I think we are zoned for grand view for elementary and four points for middle school....any feedback on these? The good, the bad, the ugly?

[Jellybean246]

Just giving the post a bump to see if there are any grandview elementary and four points middle school parents on here? Any insights on these two? Ideas about bus routes and commute time from comanche trail to each?

Am flying into austin next weekend and hoping to check out properties and make final decisions...schools and neighborhood lifestyle/things to do will play a huge factor so any help is much appreciated. Thanks!

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by Jellybean246

Thanks so much! Does the traffic go well into the residential areas? Is it disruptive/ dangerous to kids playing outside, etc?

We def wouldn't be going into Austin everyday, so the hassle of a longer daily commute is not such a big burden...do you know anything about the residents? Demographics? The neighborhood lifestyle, things to do? Would we die of boredom living out there ( although waterfront living is absolutely glorious and def nothing to sneeze at!)

If the kids are playing in your yard there should be no problem, but most of the roads in the area are winding hill country roads, with no sidewalks. I would not recommend you allow any children to ride bicycles along those roads. This is more like country living than a residential subdivision. Most of the subdivisions I looked at closely had no, or few, sidewalks in front of the houses or along the streets. Take a look at the routes into where you live in google maps satellite view, it even shows numerous photographs of the area and "street view" allows you to see the drive in and out from an automobile perspective.

No reason to die of boredom out there, even though it is more of a country living lifestyle than metropolitan, there are numerous restaurants with bars and several with live music, as well as all of the outdoor recreational opportunities. Including a legal nude beach not far from your area at the Travis County Park, Hippie Hollow, https://parks.traviscountytx.gov/fin.../hippie-hollow

Lake Travis Area Live Music Restaurants | Urbanspoon

Bee Cave Live Music Restaurants | Urbanspoon

And you can always drive into Austin for everything that it offers. Traffic is not so bad in the evenings.

Property out there is pretty expensive so the demographics will reflect that. You can look up the demographics for Austin here http://www.city-data.com/city/Austin-Texas.html

And for any zip code in Austin here http://www.city-data.com/zipmaps/Austin-Texas.html

I'm not sure if your zip code would be 78732 or 78726.

[Jellybean246]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

If the kids are playing in your yard there should be no problem, but most of the roads in the area are winding hill country roads, with no sidewalks. I would not recommend you allow any children to ride bicycles along those roads. This is more like country living than a residential subdivision. Most of the subdivisions I looked at closely had no, or few, sidewalks in front of the houses or along the streets. Take a look at the routes into where you live in google maps satellite view, it even shows numerous photographs of the area and "street view" allows you to see the drive in and out from an automobile perspective.

No reason to die of boredom out there, even though it is more of a country living lifestyle than metropolitan, there are numerous restaurants with bars and several with live music, as well as all of the outdoor recreational opportunities. Including a legal nude beach not far from your area at the Travis County Park, Hippie Hollow, https://parks.traviscountytx.gov/fin.../hippie-hollow

Lake Travis Area Live Music Restaurants | Urbanspoon

Bee Cave Live Music Restaurants | Urbanspoon

And you can always drive into Austin for everything that it offers. Traffic is not so bad in the evenings.

Property out there is pretty expensive so the demographics will reflect that. You can look up the demographics for Austin here http://www.city-data.com/city/Austin-Texas.html

And for any zip code in Austin here http://www.city-data.com/zipmaps/Austin-Texas.html

I'm not sure if your zip code would be 78732 or 78726.

Thanks again CptnRn- very helpful. The properties we've been looking at are in 78732. I will definitely look into the sites you've recommended.

A bit nervous about the whole move, especially with 2 small children. We are currently living abroad so out visit next week is our only chance to sort things out before our move in June.

Hoping someone can give us some feedback on Grandview and Four Points MS from a parents perspective, but we will go check out the schools in the area ourselves when we are in town...regardless, it's always great to get insider scoop.

Thanks again for the help! Country living Just outside city limits sounds absolutely wonderful!

[RoadWarrior12]

So don't buy, and just rent first.

[Jellybean246]

Originally Posted by RoadWarrior12

So don't buy, and just rent first.

we'll be in town for 3 weeks so plenty of time to look around.

it's not like we've never been to Austin before-- my husband is from Austin, and we both studied there.

We are looking to buy, not rent.

any info on the 2 schools i mentioned would be greatly appreciated.

thanks!