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Old 12-28-2010, 08:03 AM
 
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Hi all - my company is relocating to Austin from the northeast, and I am wondering what neighborhoods within say a max 40 min commute of downtown are the greenest? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much!!!

Oh, and by greenest, I mean most green trees, real grass, etc, not most environmentally friendly...

Thanks!
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Old 12-28-2010, 08:08 AM
 
Location: 78747
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Hi all - my company is relocating to Austin from the northeast, and I am wondering what neighborhoods within say a max 40 min commute of downtown are the greenest? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much!!!

Oh, and by greenest, I mean most green trees, real grass, etc, not most environmentally friendly...

Thanks!

boooo! You reeled us in.
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Old 12-28-2010, 08:16 AM
 
Location: Holly Neighborhood, Austin, Texas
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boooo! You reeled us in.
Yeah me too. And ironically the "greenest" lawns are the least environmentally-friendly (chemical runoff and water requirements).
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Old 12-28-2010, 08:17 AM
 
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Do you want to drive that far? What's your budget? Tarrytown/Everything W/SW is fairly green.
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Old 12-28-2010, 08:30 AM
 
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Do you want to drive that far? What's your budget? Tarrytown/Everything W/SW is fairly green.
I'd like to spend $200 - 300k for a house if possible and have a commute to downtown that is manageable (say 40 mins on an avg day)...

Obviously also looking for a safe, family-friendly neighborhood...

Any further help would be GREATLY appreciated!
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Old 12-28-2010, 08:35 AM
 
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I'd like to spend $200 - 300k for a house if possible and have a commute to downtown that is manageable (say 40 mins on an avg day)...

Obviously also looking for a safe, family-friendly neighborhood...

Any further help would be GREATLY appreciated!
Schools? Or no kids.
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Old 12-28-2010, 08:39 AM
 
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None yet but hopefully soon, so a decent school district would be nice as well
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Old 12-28-2010, 08:43 AM
 
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I think that the OP thinks "Texas" equals no trees, no grass etc. (Before I moved to Austin twenty years ago I thought the same thing!)

All of Austin is green, trees everywhere, grass etc! I'd focus on other criteria.
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Old 12-28-2010, 08:49 AM
 
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Probably Round Rock then, good schools. $200-300k will go far.
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Old 12-28-2010, 08:52 AM
 
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I think that the OP thinks "Texas" equals no trees, no grass etc. (Before I moved to Austin twenty years ago I thought the same thing!)

All of Austin is green, trees everywhere, grass etc! I'd focus on other criteria.

I agree. There are many good neighborhoods with good schools, greenbelts and mature trees, that don't involve building on the porous, rocky aquifer (the aquifer is actually quite dry with little topsoil, don't let the name fool you). 40 minute commutes are not the norm here either, so you shouldn't accept them and propegate them if you can avoid it.
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