Most Liberal neighborhoods in Austin? (West, Clint: real estate, houses, to live)

[AustinTraveler]

Originally Posted by sanmiguel

Hyde Park fits your description except the $150K range. The further out you go from central Austin, the more redneck it gets.

This is really silly. First, you won't get Hyde Park for $150K. Second, there are tons of subdivisions outside of Austin where you can get a nice house for $150K and your neighbors will not all be rednecks. They will be people just like you who want to live in a nice, safe area but only have $150K to spend. Will the neighborhood you pick be most liberal? Who knows and who cares. People don't wear signs here indicating their political leanings. Just be who you are and everybody will be cool with that.

Try looking in neighborhoods in Cedar Park and Round Rock. I'm sure others will chime in with specific neighborhoods since that's not my area of expertise.

[centralaustinite]

You won't get any central Austin, deep blue neighborhood for 150K, certainly not a house. Condo or townhome, maybe. I know several cool, artist and musician families who were priced out of central Austin and they ended up in Buda and Kyle. Hays county is turning blue more rapidly than Williamson county, if that is truly a concern of yours.

But I'd recommend finding the house, neighborhood, school district, and community that works best for you at $150K and then join a political club for that area to find folks with similar political views.

[brattpowered]

Originally Posted by jread

Is there really a city anywhere in the country that doesn't fit that description, though?

Lots of places in the Northeast turn hippie or horse-farm patrician as you move out of the center-cities.

As far as the OP's question, I'd say most Central neighborhoods are liberal. If you want to buy something for $150k in the most liberal neighborhoods you'll have to look at condos.

[Trainwreck20]

SMALL condos....

[cabolissa]

Originally Posted by AustinTraveler

This is really silly. First, you won't get Hyde Park for $150K. Second, there are tons of subdivisions outside of Austin where you can get a nice house for $150K and your neighbors will not all be rednecks. They will be people just like you who want to live in a nice, safe area but only have $150K to spend. Will the neighborhood you pick be most liberal? Who knows and who cares. People don't wear signs here indicating their political leanings. Just be who you are and everybody will be cool with that.

Try looking in neighborhoods in Cedar Park and Round Rock. I'm sure others will chime in with specific neighborhoods since that's not my area of expertise.

This is what I figured... I've narrowed it down to Round Rock, Cedar Park, Pflugerville and Georgetown.

[Grailmaiden]

Originally Posted by AustinTraveler

Will the neighborhood you pick be most liberal? Who knows and who cares. People don't wear signs here indicating their political leanings.

Actually, they do wear signs...on their lawns. About 40% of the lawns on my street are littered with political signs in the yards (ALL McCain/Palin I might add), and we are in Austin proper. Being the new "liberals" on the street it is a little intimidating.

[b. frank]

Originally Posted by Grailmaiden

Actually, they do wear signs...on their lawns. About 40% of the lawns on my street are littered with political signs in the yards (ALL McCain/Palin I might add), and we are in Austin proper. Being the new "liberals" on the street it is a little intimidating.

Really? Which area is this? - I haven't seen any McCain signs anywhere (I'm not doubting you - just curious).
In my neighborhood there are only a few political signs (I think I've seen 5 or 6) and they are all pro-Obama. There's one house that has a mannequin dressed in Obama gear standing in the front yard (no-HOA). I love my commie, redneck, gun-owning neighbors.

[Grailmaiden]

We are in North Austin. However, I just went outside and I would say it is about 30% of the houses. It SEEMS like more, lol! There are 7 houses with signs and they are all McCain, not one Obama

[Trainwreck20]

Our SW surburban neighborhood has about 1 out of every 15 or so houses, I guess, with a sign...maybe less, but the ones with signs tend to have at least two. Probably about 2/3 O and 1/3 M. One of the M signs was vandalized, but probably kids and nothing to do with politics, I am guessing.

[atxcio]

In my neighborhood (just west of Austin @ 360/2244), I'd say there are it's about 3 to 1 Obama vs. McCain signs.... but not many houses have them. I'd say 1 in 10 or so houses. As I drive towards downtown through Westlake, there are many more signs, but the ratio is about the same. Stratford Drive is pretty amazing, suprisingly lots of signs there in front of the $1M+ houses, and the ratio is even higher (O to M).

I've always thought the most liberal neighborhood in Austin (besides maybe UT area) was Barton Hills / Zilker area. Not sure if it's still like this, but you'd never see a sign for any Republican candidate, ever... and they were very,very active protesting any teardowns/McMansion builds, even before the ordinance. Seems like they were also very politically active, with pro/against signs on even the most minor proposition on the ballot. Bouldin/Travis heights was similar. Unfortunately nothing for $150K except maybe a condo, and an older one at that.