Older Houses, Older Affordable Neighborhoods--Austin area? (Round Rock, Georgetown: to live in, price, safe)

[RamblingRoses]

Hi....

I used to live in Austin twenty-five years ago. At that time, the Hyde Park area was the area with the older homes. Hyde Park is priced out at this point. I lived in the area of South Lamar and Manchaca (not in an old house, but built probably in the 60's.)

Which neighborhoods in Austin are safe and have older (1900-1930) homes? And are still affordable? Or are there towns near Austin that have older houses? (Fredericksburg has also skyrocketed, I see.) If there are neighborhoods that are arty, quirky...that would be okay, too...but they don't have to be.

Does anyone have information on the neighborhoods East of 35 (east of Memorial Stadium)?

Any information would be appreciated.

Thanks!

RR

[inthecut]

I don't have info for you on the east side, but I can tell you that anyplace close to DT, and/or in the central region, will trend older. There are not many "old neighborhoods" in Austin, like you would see in Boston, San Francisco, NYC, etc.......the city's growth has happened so fast and massively that a lions' share of the same is post 70's built, creating a situation where 50's buildout would be about as ancient as it gets for most areas.....

Hint.....the pop of Austin in 1900 was 22,000, in 1910 was 29,000, in 1920 was 35,000, and in 1930 was 53,000. To sum, the population of Austin in 1930 was less than half of today's Round Rock, so the footprint of that same 53,000 was extremely small, and didn't extend much farther than the central city and Hyde Park, with a smattering in the south and east...

[TexasHorseLady]

Try Taylor, Georgetown, some parts of Round Rock, for 1900-1930's houses that are still affordable and are reminiscent of Hyde Park during the time you were here.

For something just a little newer, try 78745.

Where around South Lamar and Manchaca? We used to live in, and still own, a house crawling distance west of the Broken Spoke.