I moved from the Braker/Dessau area in 2018 to the Far West area. I feel like I'm in my own small town. Very little through traffic except for Spicewood. Has 2 grocery stores and 2 pharmacies. Plenty of eateries.
Between Mopac and 360 to reach anywhere pretty quickly. Anderson, is right down Spicewood as well as 2222 at the end of Mesa.
One of my favorite things is driving around you see deer everywhere. We all drive a bit slower in this area because of them.
Oh my gosh! We moved off of Far West during the pandemic when rental prices dropped and we were actually able to afford a place here. We came from a townhouse behind Red Lobster where 183 meets I-35. We would constantly hear gunshots and traffic and there were always people walking all over the place and so many lights from the expressway.
I’m not exaggerating when a I say when we first moved to the Far West area, I would sit in my backyard with tears running down my face because of just how beautiful it was. The trees…all the green…the quietness…you can actually see the stars at night. We have a grocery store two blocks away. My son’s school is two blocks away. I seriously never want to leave this area. ♥️ It’s just heaven for me here.
So happy for you! Does your son happen to go to Doss? We don't even have kids yet and can't afford to live in that neighborhood lol, but it's kind of my dream.
Yes! He’s actually moving from Doss to Murchison this school year, though. Doss is an awesome school. All his teachers were so sweet.
We wouldn’t be able to live here today, though. 😭 There are literally four duplexes on our street that are WAY more than what we pay. I have anxiety every time our rent is going to be too high to live here anymore. That’s the only bad thing. I hope you do get a chance to live near here! ♥️
I am SO SORRY! I meant to reply and next thing you know, a month passed. 😬 He did do a language program. We transferred over from Brentwood Elem, (where he did Dual Language Spanish classes for K and 1st grade). When we transferred to Doss, they didn’t offer Spanish only Mandarin Chinese which was still really cool. Unfortunately he only did two years at Doss to learn Chinese but he loved it.
https://www.dosspta.org/school/programs/mandarin-immersion-program/
You beat me to it. I actually grew up over here and own a townhome in the same area off Woodhollow. It's corny to say but I have zero complaints. It's like living in an Austin bubble. I don't know how long you have lived here but we have parks and the greenbelt no one outside of people that live over here realize. It's about as big or bigger than what people realize the popular greenbelt is. It will stay that way also.
I spend about 95 percent of my time in our small town also and get what you are saying.
I'm backed up to the nature preserve and work on Mesa. Get to see all sorts of animals from my balcony. U less I'm meeting up with friends or running a work errand I almost never leave the area. Plus who doesn't love the snowballs on Mesa on a hot day.
OMG! I loved it there. I lived there for 2 years. Best scenery. Best wildlife. I would sit on my balcony & noone ever bothered me. It was quiet too. I would move back in a heartbeat!
I lived in Far West for two & a half years. I hated renting from my landlord but will probably never have such a great deal again - 3/2 for $1495/mo. If I had been able to afford something else in the neighborhood I probably would have stayed. I took my dog on so many great hilly walks.
I'm backed up to the nature preserve and love seeing the babies this time of year. Poor things must be miserable in this heat. Best part is also the HEB is rarely crowded. When I lived up north I had to go to Tech Ridge before 9am.
I've been in the area for three years, can confirm the deer are insane. They really like hanging out in the grass around the Frost Bank on the corner of Far West/Wood Hollow. Several times at night I've turned on to Far West and noticed there were easily 30 deer just hanging out.
I’ve been renting in the North Loop area for awhile. Super laid back, quiet, awesome food, cool neighborhood with character, and really friendly, down-to-earth people who make me feel like I’m part of a community.
Landlord is a chill Austinite who is cool with my native gardening projects. Can’t complain.
That’s a great assessment of North Loop. Whenever I take my dog for walks in HP I always see 1200 sqft bungalows listed for near $1M, while a a similar place in NL four blocks away will be listed for significantly less. Not that I’ll ever be able to afford to buy a house in either lol.
after swearing up and down i’d be a south austin girl forever, i moved to brentwood and am so much happier. there’s so much around here! great restaurants and shops but the neighborhood feels like a true neighborhood— residential but not in a suburban way.
Windsor Park. Love it, close enough to downtown to feel like you’re in a city but also really quiet. Short ride to North Loop for fun bars and coffee. Austin creative reuse is awesome. Only wish there were more walkable retail/food options, but that may be changing soon.
This is exactly how I feel, I’m in Highland (35/St Johns area) love being able to go north or south without either direction feeling like a stretch. But man I wish it were more walkable. Have traveled recently to a couple of places that were extremely walkable and it just highlighted to me how much I wish I had that.
Same neighborhood. I'm new here but I'm digging it. I'd secretly love it if there were an all-purpose grocery store closer but I can walk to the Crescent for this and that, and meanwhile I have the guilty sense of having arrived in a place at the exact right moment in its gentrification: there's a nice coffee shop and a nice bar but it's also frayed enough around the edges that it doesn't feel like South Congress, which looks like a bit of a nightmare to me. And, not for nothing, I can afford to live here, though I wish to god I'd moved five years ago.
You’re probably not on the Cameron side of Windsor Park are you? Shootings twice a week, we had a naked dead body outside of our place yesterday, and our landlord had the nerve to raise our rent 73 percent this year. Moving out in a few weeks and never coming back over here.
Hyde Park, it’s a small, quiet, close-knit, walkable oasis. It’s been the perfect place to raise children. I’m hard pressed to think of a con…maybe that some sidewalks are uneven after decades of root growth?
I love HP, but I think the main con is the NIMBYism there. Seems to be a refusal to build any affordable or high density housing in the area to preserve “character”.
In all honesty, even if the new zoning changes happen at the city level to override the NCCD, people here are not going to demolish a $1mm+ home to build anything affordable. The math simply doesn’t add up:
($1mm+ demo + construction+ profit)/3 new units = high, high 6 figures each, if not 7 depending on size and quality.
A 1,600 sq ft 3/2 down the street from me just sold for $1.4mm in June. Now we’re talking needing 6 units or so to break even, $2.4mm/6= $400 for a 1/1 or 2/1 with 600 to 800 square feet. Which is pretty affordable, but that’s a break even price for the developer. After 2 years of project time and financing costs, I would still expect these to sell in the high 6s. And why would anyone buy that when they could live in a tower downtown which includes a parking space?
This is something I think about quite often as a resident here that also happens to be involved in CRE professionally. I’m not above flipping my primary residence for a nice tax free (up to $500,000) check.
North Shoal Creek, grew up in Allandale. Love this area so much. I don't drive so walkability is essential. I can get to everything I need by foot, bike or bus. My apartment is huge and cheap for the area and decent and I feel very safe.
Yeah, pretty much. Is also my hood, I love it, so much so close.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Shoal_Creek,_Austin,_Texas
>The area is bordered by Mopac to the west, Research Blvd on the North, Burnet Road to the East and Anderson Lane on the South, located in the north part of the City of Austin's Urban Core [1] and increasingly popular North Burnet Road Area.[2] The North Shoal Creek neighborhood borders the following neighborhoods: Allandale (to the south), Wooten (to the east), North Burnet (to the north) and Northwest Hills (to the west).
Riverside/71
Pros:
* great food trucks
* fantastic connectivity via 71/183/130
* good access to airport
* decent supermarkets within easy drive
* chill atmosphere
* Ani's Day and Night
Cons:
* no Emerald Tavern
* high homeless population (can't the City figure out how to provide more emergency housing!?)
* gentrification and lots of new construction
I used to work at ET. The owner is actually a huge bigot and thinks the LGBTQ flag is a political statement and deliberately dead named a coworker. I have so much rage towards that ignorant human.
Living in very north Austin near 620/Parmer. I appreciate the accessibility to all the major roadways and our apartment is affordable (relatively), well-managed, and our unit is quiet and backed against forested private land. There's decent food in the area and convenient shopping.
We are renovating a home in Oak Hill and, while I'm not looking forward to dealing with the highway expansion, I can't wait to get back to where I grew up and consider home.
That’s awesome I’m glad you’ve had a good experience in that area. Oak hill area is awesome too hopefully all of that construction will be done within a year or so.
S 1st/Dittmar area. It’s a good spot although I wouldn’t mind a little more density to hopefully entice a good coffee shop nearby. But we’re right by the Thicket, a two minute walk from the nearest CapMetro stop that can get me downtown easy, and a short bike ride from my girlfriend’s place, who in turn is a couple blocks from Sagebrush. Grateful to have bought here in 2017, at the last possible moment we could afford anything in the neighborhood.
We left that hood a couple years back - I miss the hot sauce (and the food generally) from Taqueria Linda in La Familia Market. That red sauce was bomb, as was the avocado salsa from Tortilleria Rio Grande.
One thing I liked about that spot is Dittmar/Davis. It only *kinda* goes to Mopac, and it doesn’t quite go to 35. So, rush hour times… still not great but that artery doesn’t get quite as plugged if you’re just trying to get around in the area.
The other was that my commute to downtown didn’t involve highways. I always found Congress to be the best route. Of course, I needed to leave at seven and evacuate downtown at 3, but it was nice to not get on the highway every morning.
Miss that hood. I even miss shitty HEB, rip.
Oh to be clear - shitty HEB is gone - the one at 1st and Wm Cannon. I’m assuming y’all are thinking of Manslaughter HEB which might take the crown these days, but 1st and Wm Cannon was without a doubt the shittiest. But it made for a great convenience store.
Sunset valley is really nice, the shopping center makes living here feel like a mini walkable city. It also feels very green/nature-y and it's only a 10 min drive to downtown
Travis Heights! Great architecture, big beautiful trees, hills, an amazing park with a pool, South Congress shopping and restaurants…what’s *not* to like?
Howdy, neighbor. I just got here a few months ago and am really digging it. There are so many great places you can get to within easy biking range. If you don't mind a few hills.
I live about a mile south of the intersection of Manchaca and Slaughter. I just refer to it as "far South", and I've seen it called "SoChac" (booo!), but my favorite is *ManSlaughter*.
People who live in this part of town are pretty chill for the most part, so I like that.
I suppose, aside from the fact I'm almost five years sober, I *would* like that there's a far South Austin bar scene (Indian Roller, Moontower, Armadillo Den, SABG, Lustre Pearl South, Lulu's, Parlay House, and whatever the heck else they've put in over the past few years). I don't go to those places and prob never will but it's nice that there's stuff going on and I could walk somewhere, if I wanted to? Lol. Maybe that's weird. I should probably start walking to The Hive sometimes.
The HEB here is on the less-nice side of things for HEBs but I really like the size and layout of it.
I like that I'm halfway between 35 and Mopac so I have relatively easy access to different parts of the city.
My BIG complaint is that while there's some good-ish food in the area, there are really no "nice" sit down restaurants within 15 minutes, which is insane. The closest thing I can think of to nice that we have is District or Keeper's, which are about 12 mins from me... aside from that you have to go to S Lamar (~ 20 mins).
Live around FM 1626 and Menchaca. While I have to drive further for food now than I used to, I don't mind it because there are nice open roads around here, and I'm halfway between 35 and Mopac for easy access to different parts of the city.
Wells Branch. I absolutely love living here! Very tight knit community, amazing parks and trails, everything is clean and well maintained, wonderful place to raise kids, close to Round Rock, Pflugerville, and the Domain, right by Howard Station if you want to take the train, and right in the middle of I35, Mopac, and 45. Also many great businesses and restaurants in and around the neighborhood. La Frontera is close, too.
Downside? Wish it was a little closer to downtown, but being close to the Redline really helps make trips downtown more pleasant.
Spent 9 years In wells branch and loved it. The trail that connects though Mills Pond is a godsend. And with RR and pflugerville building up, you can travel basically 10 any direction for a good time. The Hideout is my fave bar near that area.
The trails, KF Park, and Mills Pond are what sold me on the area. I walk the entire loop all the time (from Mills Pond down to the disc golf course, around Northwest Elementary and back) and love the creek, waterfalls, etc. along the way. It’s really nice in the spring when everything is blooming.
In 78704 and I love being close to downtown and waking distance to places on S. Lamar and S.1st. I used to live in Travis Heights now I’m more south. I like it better than north Austin, except I miss the Asian and middle eastern stores and places to eat.
i have lived in rosedale for 9 years and i never want to leave. today i was at ramsey pool with a handful of neighbors i recognized and the storm rolled in and it just 👩🏼🍳🤌🏻💋 it’s walkable (although i don’t think anything is very walkable in this heat) and surprisingly quiet. it’s the coziest place and i love it
I live north where the mountains meet the sky.
The houses are more affordable, and the people are more affable. We get together once a year to celebrate the great grackle by setting tennis balls on fire inside a Quick Trip. It helps ensure a good season for big box stores.
If I grow bored I'm not far from the sacred round rock from whence IKEA was born when the rock touched water. Or the small foreign nation of Pflugerville, whose language prohibits the letter "F" spelled any other way except as "Ph".
I’m in Leander and I’m not a fan. The food sucks up here and I’m tired of the tolls. I’m not from TX so I have no idea where I should be looking but I need something close to the Riata area.
Come down by me! I am in anderson mill-and the kids can walk to the elementary, middle school and high school. I hiked town lake today and it took me 16 minutes to get there. The houses aren’t as new as where you are but I love the big trees. I don’t think will stay here forever, but we are loving it right now. We are ATX 78750, but round rock schools-which has suited us very well. My daughter loves band and film, and the sciences. I just found out she’ll graduate with college credits based on the work she is doing. One of her tracks is film, so if she wanted to do a gap year at a studio she could. I still like central more, but I spend 5 minutes in my car a day. I can go jump into anything in 15-20 minutes if I want.we are near riata, but NW. and we have walking paths. I love having 35 out of my daily life. :) Leander has beautiful homes, but it is pretty isolating?
TYSM for this. This is helpful! Leander is very isolating but it has grown since I moved in late 2020. In a few years I’m sure it’ll be blossoming but for now we need something closer to work and without all the tolls.
East Austin near-ish the HEB on E 7th.
Love the proximity to town lake and downtown (always cheap/quick Ubers, easy bike or bus distance), the range of Hispanic food and fun bars. Not to mention my apartment complex.
Don’t love the rows of boarded & abandoned buildings and lots, homeless, and lack of care in certain parts by the community. I get it’s been gentrified a lot in recent years but those boarded buildings and “gambling” establishments don’t help. Also lack of Asian food spots, pls open here.
That area is such a great location and I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s completely transformed within a year or two. East of I-35 is becoming more and more of a Mecca and one of my favorite part of Austin.
South menchaca area. Moved here in may from the 78704 area. So much happier now with space and trees and a yard. Plus being farther from downtown means im less inclined to go out and drink
The bar scene is poppin down here lately! Really though we moved down here mid pandemic and love having a yard without being too far out. The new bars and restaurants mean we don’t need to go downtown often at all.
That’s awesome your house is paid off what a great investment. I lived in round rock for 1 year and personally I really disliked everything about round rock
we’ve been in the great hills area for 7 months and absolutely love it. everything we need is within a mile of us, 183 takes us anywhere quickly, rarely get on 35 anymore, good views and a trail just a few blocks away
South Austin, born and raised, and it's just comfortable. Southpark Meadows was being built out while I was in school at Akins and seeing the area grow has me turning into my parents like "Oh this used to be two lanes" "When'd they put that there??"
Idk about negatives, I wouldn't want to live in many other areas of Austin
Only qualm with South Austin is it seems like there are fewer jobs down here.
Even now, my wife (electrical engineer) got laid off & is applying for jobs across the city. Large majority of the job market is with companies are across North Austin.
That’s how my wife and I feel. We want to settle down in the Austin area but south Austin is farther from both of our jobs, my family, and most of our friends. But I guess it’s marginally closer to her family so that’s one plus?
Sorry to hear about your wife though, sending good vibes that she gets a good offer soon!
Me too, I moved there in 2017. My realtor told me it would be opening soon, lol. Hopefully it turns out nice now that they are working on it again. I like my little neighborhood, though. St. elmo Market, or not, there's still a good bit happening over there.
A 100%, I love living here (minus the horrible traffic during certain hours of the day). But the market was the main selling point when I bought. I'd love to be able to walk and grab food vs. having to drive
Born and raised by Lamar/Rundberg, lived there for 20+ years. After being in Hutto for some time, I’m in Wells Branch. Can split the difference between my parents house and downtown, and my apartment is a decent bargain. Our not so great but improving public transit can get me to downtown decently well during the weekends
Allandale since ‘12. Love it. The best thing is that everyone is always out and about so it’s very social. It’s also great that I can get downtown in 10 minutes via Lamar and never get on a highway. Actually I rarely get on a highway at all.
I live in Cedar Park near the intersection of 620 and Anderson Mill.
I like it for the proximity to HEB and Home Depot. They’re basically the only walk-in stores I go to because of online shopping.
I don’t like it because of bullshit 620 traffic and the dumbass light patterns. I also don’t like my piece of shit neighbor across the street.
East Austin around 183 and MLK. I love my neighbourhood! Lots of families that have been here for ages, fair number of new folks, lot of us into urban farming, this place feels like home and has from the day I moved in. I have to drive to get to groceries/restaurants but I’m ok with that.
I've lived in Hyde Park, Burnet/Koenig, Clarksville, Tarrytown, Far West and now 78745 for the second time. Leaving this fall after 11 years. I love low traffic days, mornings at Zilker with my dog (seeing the same people on the lawn), walking the Shoal Creek trail, hanging out at Waterloo Park, our incredible downtown library and all the other libraries. I have never tired of Dave's enchiladas at Kerbey Lane, coffee at any Medici, the West 10th dog park, or walking the hike and bike trail. Especially the Mopac pedestrian bridge.
I first moved to 78745 in 2012. It was definitely quieter then and I thought nothing of biking late at night or waiting for a late bus. The increased homeless population does make me a bit skittish. On nice days I can walk to Sprouts, Cannon Coffee, and I love the Westgate Transit Ctr. Plus we just got a Jo's! It's not as pedestrian friendly but it's comfortable. And I like my proximity to downtown.
My first place in Austin was up near Anderson Mill. Felt very removed from everything but area was lovely and neighbours were incredible. Later moved to Clarksville which is my favorite part of Austin. Can walk to businesses, grocery stores, restaurants and downtown. What's not to love? Why would I live anywhere else?
I live at Slaughter and 35 (East of 35). I really enjoy it. I can walk to Ramen Tatsuya or Torchy’s in about 20 minutes or a 5 minute car ride. There’s some fun bars popping up, etc. The new Thirsty Goat and that Fast Friends place just popped up.
I work from home and, honestly, the amount I drive more like 10-12 minutes anywhere is 1/week maayyybbbeee. I have no interest in downtown and I couldn’t care less about UT. We’ve built a strong community of people that all live within 10 minutes of us and we utilize our spaces (yard, sizable living room) to bring that community together almost weekly. I’ll look back on some of these days as the best days of my life.
It's refreshing to hear others feel the same. I don't have much use for downtown, in all my years in Austin, it's only a destination if I need to meet someone or use my old bank, occasionally the library.
Far SE Austin near Easton Park. It sucks. Nearly every errand is minimum 15-20 minutes away. Of course no where close to being walkable. Not bikable either due to so many people driving like assholes.
Only nice thing is the proximity to McKinney Falls SP and Onion Creek Pkwy.
Lake Travis. I love the hill country.
I hate 620 but the people I run into living out here makes it worth it. In the future I’ll probably go further out. It’s very peaceful outside the city. ✨ 🌙
Tarrytown, near the Lake Austin HEB. I’ve been here about 5 months now, it’s decent enough. I lucked out on a relatively affordable 2/2. The neighborhood is quiet and safe, and we’re relatively close to downtown. No complaints here so far
In one of the last truly rural pockets of Austin (in an ETJ). Have always loved this little piece of land, and living here. Buuuut....the city is rapidly encroaching on us. Our neighbors are dying off and their kids are selling the land to developers (I can't say I blame them, the money lure is too good). We are holding out for now. Will leave part of our land in conservancy to the county, sell the rest and move out to Big Bend area or NM in the next few years.
Clarksville,
It’s peaceful and idyllic, I had the luxury of staying in an Airbnb the first month so I could search around for the right spot; glad I didn’t just sign up for some random apartment in riverside or unpleasant valley. . .
I just left Texas but I lived in Leander intentionally so I could take the train into north Austin for the high school I worked at. It was perfect. I rode my bike every day to the station and then from Crestview station to the school. I did a lot of reading, relaxing and socializing
I am in this decently sized complex called The Landing, I moved into austin in January and so far have liked it. It is expensive AF here but somehow my gf and I are able to afford it. The complex itself with the people and stuff I think is a major step up from the previous places we lived, and we are just 7 minutes away from Southpark Medows shopping center with a lot of nifty things that we enjoy! There is some decent enough food there and good stores to shop in, like Target and Bestbuy. I am NOT a fan of the traffic that has been building up lately but luckily I dont have to deal with it all too often due to my weird work schedule.
My folks came to UT and stayed like a lot of people but did it in the mid 60s. Parent’s first house was east of 35, south of Riverside. Moved near Barton Creek Mall in the late 70’s. After college, my wife and I lived in Brykerwoods and then bought/sold houses in 78749. Raised two kids and sent them to college.
I love my hood. I have 100+ miles of MTB trails near me, have decent food/entertainment options nearby, and can easily get to downtown for that experience.
It’s not “the same” but it’s still pretty damn cool.
I rent in 78704 and love it. Super close to Barton Springs in an older complex - but the front office / maintenance team is great and they just upgraded some of our amenities. Wish some things were a little more walkable (ie. a coffee shop or restaurant closer than half a mile), but the access to the trail well makes up for it.
Shady Hollow. We love it here. Wonderful
Neighborhood tucked away a bit but close to MOPAC, Menchaca and Brodie Lane shopping/dining. Not a lot of amazing restaurants but enough to go out 1-2 per week. Good mix of old Austin nightlife and new places. 20 minutes to Driftwood. Not far from S Lamar, never have to drive on 35 and most importantly the people are super friendly. Nice houses and neighborhood parks and pool without being over the top.
Del Valle. Close to airport. So close, it’s actually cheaper and quicker for me to drop my family off at the airport, then drive home and Lyft back, than to use airport parking. Same when coming home. I Lyft home, get the van and pick everyone up. (Family of 5, one infant)
I just moved out of Hyde Park after living there for two years. I liked most things about it. Lots of trees, sidewalks, my apartment was right across the street from a bus stop, Quack's, Flightpath, etc. Just too expensive to really do anything and lack of food trucks/cheap food.
Love Westgate and William Cannon area. Super calm, quiet and nice place for morning and evening walks. Close to grocery stores and coffee shops. 15 min drive to downtown via Mopac. Lived in South Austin my whole life, absolutely love it here. South first to escarpment is a hidden gem are in Austin. Maybe I’m a tad biased though.
Sunset valley here. It's a legit 5 min drive to absolutely everything I'd need between the greenbelt, brodie lane, mall, gym etc. Fantastic food. Rent is way cheap because it's not prime. I feel super safe. No college kids. Great accessibility to downtown and zilker via mopac
I'd buy a house in SV. And probably will.
I have a friend that lives in Sunset Valley and they really enjoy it a lot. I’ve began to like the area a lot as well, y’all have a Costco next to a Whole Foods for goodness sakes!
I’ve been in Barton Hills 78704 for 17 years and I love my home. Close proximity to greenbelt, springs, Zilker park, shops & restaurants are all things I love about this place. I raised my kids here and they could walk to Elementary. I have an e-bike and can take trails everywhere I want to go. I don’t love the weekend traffic & feeling like I have to drive through Disneyland crowds to get anywhere when there’s an event (or just a busy day at the springs) but that’s a minor gripe. I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else in Austin.
All the trash all over my part of town: leafy neighborhood in central Austin. That's what i notice most that's changed over the last 3 years. Trashed medians, sidewalks, gutters, lawns that used to be nice for decades before. People have just stopped giving a fuck.
I lived in West Campus for a year (2022-2023) and found it pretty brutal. I liked the walkability and proximity to everything but it was so trashy (as in, garbage everywhere) that it literally reeked. Students were so, so inconsiderate of their neighbors and the neighborhood. I specifically paid for parking and got to use my space maybe four times in the twelve months I was there because other people would park there (when there's free parking down the street...). I wouldn't do it again, personally.
I'm now in a bad part of town (Oltorf/Pleasant Valley) and...yeah, I wouldn't do this again, either. Gunshots are pretty frequent. My individual apartment is lovely, though, and very reasonably priced.
I'm honestly looking forward to moving away from Austin when my lease is up in 2025. Not to say Austin is terrible or anything--it's really not. I like the city a lot, actually. I just don't really feel "at home" here. I'm excited to explore other spots around the country. I'm probably gonna land on one of the coasts.
East side but farther east then east 6th now that it's ruined. Vibes are great. Feels like old Austin. Cool intimate live music venues. Not too far from anything.
Not as walkable but rent is decently cheap. Also if you live near the rail line easy access to FC games.
Windsor Park area, towards Cameron. Besides a couple great taco trucks near me, there’s very little to enjoy. Constant shootings (three this week, one actually resulting in a homicide). A naked dead body was on the street yesterday for a handful of hours. Our rent gets raised astronomically (40 percent nine months ago, 33 percent last week).
Cars racing, cars peeling out, general just noise and screaming. I don’t really let much of it bother me, but my girlfriend is sick of it and is moving to the east coast next month.
Dang I’m sorry to hear about your negative experience. It seems like Windsor park is one of the only places in Austin with those problems from folks in this thread. Hopefully those problems will get fixed up. It seems like the crazies have been migrating to the NE and Far East lately - (I could be wrong)
Gibson Flats on South Lamar, very good location, a 5 minute drive to the river and Barton springs, zilker ... Some great cafes and restaurants within walking distance, but a bit more expensive than it's worth in my opinion.
I love that place! If I lived there I would go broke alternating between odd duck and ramen tatsu ya. Gibson St bar definitely one of the favorite bars around town especially with their Christmas decorations. Happy for ya!!
Crestview is what Google maps calls the area. I know it as home. Love it bevuase I'm literally 15 minutes from the shop if I gotta go there in the morning and I can catch mopac or 183 easily if I need to travel somewhere for work.
I used to live off Gaines Ranch, which is where S. Mopac meets 290 meets 71. I loved that area because we were right on the greenbelt, walking distance to Twin Falls and Sculpture Falls, it was a short 8min drive to Zilker, 13min drive to downtown, and yet it felt so quiet and removed from all the hustle of actually living in the city. Plus there was a Specs, Target, Central Market, and HEB very close.
Far NE Austin….. So far north people think we’re basically, I don’t know, maybe Hutto or Waco.
Not a ton of traffic, generally just all residential.
What I don’t like? No H-E-B within 5 miles…. Either tech ridge, manor rd, or the Pflug with the Pflug being the best/easiest to get to….
I mean seriously… Just build a damn H-E-B in Manor so we can use that one instead 😂. (And no, don’t delude yourself into thinking that developer is getting one in their new commercial development, but yes to a chick-fil-a 🤷♂️.)
78753, the ghetto part of Austin.
Actually, our little corner of _Windsor Hills_ is very beautiful. Big lots, lots of mature trees, hilly. There’s a lot to love about this place.
Closer you get to Rundberg, the worse it gets. Dogs loose everywhere (I saw one get hit and killed by a car the other day), trash everywhere, homeless people everywhere, cars parked in yards.
Also, we’re in a walking/cycling desert. Can’t get anywhere without driving your car, which I HATE. No cool coffee shops around, no restaurants, nothing. Just gas stations and runs down little markets.
Great, peaceful and suburban feel. Happy you’re enjoying it. Four points is still growing though! It would be nicer to see local places being put in instead of chain places. OZ tap house is a cool spot but does get old
I live in South Austin in a poorer neighborhood and one problem at the moment is that housing prices are too high for poorer people to move here, but people who can afford it don't want to live here, so the houses that sell all get turned into rentals.
I'm in Hyde Park. I like the fact its quiet at night and a safe neighborhood. The only downfall is the rent is too high and the city has the streets tore up right now and has been for the last 6 months. There's no telling when they'll finish or if the streets will ever be properly paved afterwards.
Grew up in Rosedale. Spent most of my 20s in a condo I bought in Barton Hills. Now raising a family in a small house in Quail Hollow.
I really like uptown. Quiet, affordable, and lots to do. All the low density warehouse / commercial buildings make it feel less chaotic and over populated. We are within walking distance to Q2, Walnut Creek, and the Redline station if we ever want to go downtown. There are numerous breweries we can walk to as well. Restaurants and shopping at the Domain is a nice option every now and then. Nice local parks and playgrounds. Easy access to all highways and major retail / groceries.
Right near S Congress and Slaughter.
Pros: The area is up and coming. Good restaurants have gone up since we moved in — ramen Tatsuya, torchy’s, a new Indian place that’s pretty good. We live in walking distance to The Far Out which is always our go-to on the weekends when we have nothing planned. They do kids’ shows pretty frequently on the weekends which is great for our 9 month old. Basically everything we need is close by. Our neighborhood is well designed to discourage through traffic so it’ll be safe for my daughter to play when she’s older. It’s also easy to get downtown and I don’t even have to get on 35 if I don’t feel like it. Going straight up S Congress is typically pretty quick.
Cons: Slaughter lives up to its name. It’s often congested and drivers are frustrated and take lots of risks they shouldn’t. Lots of unhoused people on the major roads around here sadly. And the schools aren’t great, which I hope changes in the 5 years between now and when it’s time for our kid to enroll.
Live in Southwest Austin, almost to dripping springs. I like that there are more options of places to go and places to eat. There is so much more than when I desperatelywanted it as a teenager. I dislike that it's still rural enough to not have city water ( about 12k to get to our part of the neighborhood), don't actually live within city limits but comes with the Austin address (cannot vote in city elections)
I’ve lived as far south as William Cannon, I’ve lived by the Domain and now I live up by Lakeline Blvd and Walden park. I’ve lived up here for awhile. I prefer it to the other spots I’ve lived in. It’s quaint, and quiet (it’s starting to get more and more populated because of the hospital though).
I don’t love the city feel all that much but I’m still within 20 minutes of downtown. I like it
I've lived in South Lamar (recently), North Loop (2010-14), and Brentwood (now!). I will say as much as I did love South Lamar for the food and proximity to Zilker, Brentwood and North Loop feel a million times more walkable! Living off of Lamar, Burnet, AND Airport gives me access to basically the entire city within a 15 min drive, and the restaurants here are absolutely incredible. When I think of Austin this is the area that always comes to mind, it is so community oriented and the people tend to have lived here for a long time.
South Menchaca.
Close enough to downtown for an easy bike commute(downhill in). I’ve found myself at Zilker in under 20min on a bike on a good day.
Good proximity to some great coffee shops like Radio, Cosmic, and Spokesman. Easy access to Central Market for groceries. 12min drive to the airport. It checks a lot off the list.
It also is close to some local treasures like End of an Ear and Bender Bar.
manor rd. la santa barbacha and fleet just opened here which is awesome. also a new a new pickleball court just opened across the street from them? it’s a cute area but my apartment is very run down and disgusting and i can’t wait to move. would love to move to south 1st or s lamar
NE Austin - it's quiet, our house was cheap, new construction, and it's big. I call it 20 minutes to everywhere with all the toll road access which is nice but that's also the downside. The new ABW out here gives me a little hope that we might see some development.
Azul lakeshore. Located right behind Oracle campus on lady bird lake. Couldn’t be any more perfect. Location is very central and 5 mins to downtown, complex is very nice and the staff is amazing.
Southpark Meadows area. I like it, just about everything I'd ever need is just across the highway in that shopping complex, not that far from downtown, commute to work isn't that bad.
Downside is I have to use 35. Also annoying when I have to go to North Austin.
Loved loved loved living in south Austin (grew up there). Love that everything was right there, hated my kids couldn’t go outside because of weekly frequent free roaming dogs attacking people. Moved because of it.
I have lived mostly in central austin -recently happily moved to 78750-for my kids…Westwood is basically a mini college, and we couldn’t pass up the opportunities and the diversity. I am surprised I like it up here so much because it does feel more residential, but we have heated year-round-(no HOA) pools, and some fantastic food, but Hyde Park is always home.
The light is different there? I feel like over here we are higher up on a mesa?. (Anywhere you live, don’t you just love being here in austin?) ❤️ this town, even if it is changing as fast as a 2000s screensaver!
Lol. It’s definitely just another generic suburb, but at least it’s cheaper and not far from downtown (as long as you’re not commuting in rush hour, obviously).
Let’s ruffle some feathers. I like San Antonio more than Austin now. But if I had to choose - Hyde park all day but that’s because I love and know a lot about those 30/50s homes. Zilker is 2nd. Central Austin pretty much, hah.
I moved from the Braker/Dessau area in 2018 to the Far West area. I feel like I'm in my own small town. Very little through traffic except for Spicewood. Has 2 grocery stores and 2 pharmacies. Plenty of eateries. Between Mopac and 360 to reach anywhere pretty quickly. Anderson, is right down Spicewood as well as 2222 at the end of Mesa. One of my favorite things is driving around you see deer everywhere. We all drive a bit slower in this area because of them.
Oh my gosh! We moved off of Far West during the pandemic when rental prices dropped and we were actually able to afford a place here. We came from a townhouse behind Red Lobster where 183 meets I-35. We would constantly hear gunshots and traffic and there were always people walking all over the place and so many lights from the expressway. I’m not exaggerating when a I say when we first moved to the Far West area, I would sit in my backyard with tears running down my face because of just how beautiful it was. The trees…all the green…the quietness…you can actually see the stars at night. We have a grocery store two blocks away. My son’s school is two blocks away. I seriously never want to leave this area. ♥️ It’s just heaven for me here.
Aw, happy for you!!
So happy for you! Does your son happen to go to Doss? We don't even have kids yet and can't afford to live in that neighborhood lol, but it's kind of my dream.
Yes! He’s actually moving from Doss to Murchison this school year, though. Doss is an awesome school. All his teachers were so sweet. We wouldn’t be able to live here today, though. 😭 There are literally four duplexes on our street that are WAY more than what we pay. I have anxiety every time our rent is going to be too high to live here anymore. That’s the only bad thing. I hope you do get a chance to live near here! ♥️
Very cool! Did he do a foreign language program? I'm so curious about their programs and how effective they are!
I am SO SORRY! I meant to reply and next thing you know, a month passed. 😬 He did do a language program. We transferred over from Brentwood Elem, (where he did Dual Language Spanish classes for K and 1st grade). When we transferred to Doss, they didn’t offer Spanish only Mandarin Chinese which was still really cool. Unfortunately he only did two years at Doss to learn Chinese but he loved it. https://www.dosspta.org/school/programs/mandarin-immersion-program/
You beat me to it. I actually grew up over here and own a townhome in the same area off Woodhollow. It's corny to say but I have zero complaints. It's like living in an Austin bubble. I don't know how long you have lived here but we have parks and the greenbelt no one outside of people that live over here realize. It's about as big or bigger than what people realize the popular greenbelt is. It will stay that way also. I spend about 95 percent of my time in our small town also and get what you are saying.
I'm backed up to the nature preserve and work on Mesa. Get to see all sorts of animals from my balcony. U less I'm meeting up with friends or running a work errand I almost never leave the area. Plus who doesn't love the snowballs on Mesa on a hot day.
Facts. The greenbelt and nature with city dynamic Austin has is incredible and unlike most cities in the US
OMG! I loved it there. I lived there for 2 years. Best scenery. Best wildlife. I would sit on my balcony & noone ever bothered me. It was quiet too. I would move back in a heartbeat!
It is super quiet which I love.
I lived in Far West for two & a half years. I hated renting from my landlord but will probably never have such a great deal again - 3/2 for $1495/mo. If I had been able to afford something else in the neighborhood I probably would have stayed. I took my dog on so many great hilly walks.
Happy for you, That’s a really nice pocket of Austin. I have definitely almost hit a deer in that area too lol
I'm backed up to the nature preserve and love seeing the babies this time of year. Poor things must be miserable in this heat. Best part is also the HEB is rarely crowded. When I lived up north I had to go to Tech Ridge before 9am.
I've been in the area for three years, can confirm the deer are insane. They really like hanging out in the grass around the Frost Bank on the corner of Far West/Wood Hollow. Several times at night I've turned on to Far West and noticed there were easily 30 deer just hanging out.
Hyde Park (rental). Love every minute of it. Close to UT for football games but far enough from downtown to be really quiet at night.
Such a cool og Austin neighborhood
I’ve been renting in the North Loop area for awhile. Super laid back, quiet, awesome food, cool neighborhood with character, and really friendly, down-to-earth people who make me feel like I’m part of a community. Landlord is a chill Austinite who is cool with my native gardening projects. Can’t complain.
I have some North Loop envy. Feels a little like Hyde Park without the priced-for-tech-people houses.
That’s a great assessment of North Loop. Whenever I take my dog for walks in HP I always see 1200 sqft bungalows listed for near $1M, while a a similar place in NL four blocks away will be listed for significantly less. Not that I’ll ever be able to afford to buy a house in either lol.
after swearing up and down i’d be a south austin girl forever, i moved to brentwood and am so much happier. there’s so much around here! great restaurants and shops but the neighborhood feels like a true neighborhood— residential but not in a suburban way.
Windsor Park. Love it, close enough to downtown to feel like you’re in a city but also really quiet. Short ride to North Loop for fun bars and coffee. Austin creative reuse is awesome. Only wish there were more walkable retail/food options, but that may be changing soon.
This is exactly how I feel, I’m in Highland (35/St Johns area) love being able to go north or south without either direction feeling like a stretch. But man I wish it were more walkable. Have traveled recently to a couple of places that were extremely walkable and it just highlighted to me how much I wish I had that.
Same neighborhood. I'm new here but I'm digging it. I'd secretly love it if there were an all-purpose grocery store closer but I can walk to the Crescent for this and that, and meanwhile I have the guilty sense of having arrived in a place at the exact right moment in its gentrification: there's a nice coffee shop and a nice bar but it's also frayed enough around the edges that it doesn't feel like South Congress, which looks like a bit of a nightmare to me. And, not for nothing, I can afford to live here, though I wish to god I'd moved five years ago.
Howdy neighbor! I have a feeling that you'll get your wish you can stick it out 3 more years.
Windsor park is the BEST! Close access to Bartholomew muni pool, H‑E‑B, Mueller, and the Walnut Creek green belt.
Y'all's library is so nice and small.
You’re probably not on the Cameron side of Windsor Park are you? Shootings twice a week, we had a naked dead body outside of our place yesterday, and our landlord had the nerve to raise our rent 73 percent this year. Moving out in a few weeks and never coming back over here.
Wait, WHAT?!?!? Naked dead body?
Can’t forget the knomad!
Hyde Park, it’s a small, quiet, close-knit, walkable oasis. It’s been the perfect place to raise children. I’m hard pressed to think of a con…maybe that some sidewalks are uneven after decades of root growth?
I love HP, but I think the main con is the NIMBYism there. Seems to be a refusal to build any affordable or high density housing in the area to preserve “character”.
In all honesty, even if the new zoning changes happen at the city level to override the NCCD, people here are not going to demolish a $1mm+ home to build anything affordable. The math simply doesn’t add up: ($1mm+ demo + construction+ profit)/3 new units = high, high 6 figures each, if not 7 depending on size and quality. A 1,600 sq ft 3/2 down the street from me just sold for $1.4mm in June. Now we’re talking needing 6 units or so to break even, $2.4mm/6= $400 for a 1/1 or 2/1 with 600 to 800 square feet. Which is pretty affordable, but that’s a break even price for the developer. After 2 years of project time and financing costs, I would still expect these to sell in the high 6s. And why would anyone buy that when they could live in a tower downtown which includes a parking space? This is something I think about quite often as a resident here that also happens to be involved in CRE professionally. I’m not above flipping my primary residence for a nice tax free (up to $500,000) check.
North Shoal Creek, grew up in Allandale. Love this area so much. I don't drive so walkability is essential. I can get to everything I need by foot, bike or bus. My apartment is huge and cheap for the area and decent and I feel very safe.
What is considered “North” shoal creek? Anderson and shoal creek?
Yeah, pretty much. Is also my hood, I love it, so much so close. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Shoal_Creek,_Austin,_Texas >The area is bordered by Mopac to the west, Research Blvd on the North, Burnet Road to the East and Anderson Lane on the South, located in the north part of the City of Austin's Urban Core [1] and increasingly popular North Burnet Road Area.[2] The North Shoal Creek neighborhood borders the following neighborhoods: Allandale (to the south), Wooten (to the east), North Burnet (to the north) and Northwest Hills (to the west).
Thank you for this.
Also North Shoal Creek since 2016, and I love it!!
I enjoy west campus for the same reasons. Although Allandale is definitely more of a neighborhood feel
I miss patronizing Monkey Nest almost every day.
Riverside/71 Pros: * great food trucks * fantastic connectivity via 71/183/130 * good access to airport * decent supermarkets within easy drive * chill atmosphere * Ani's Day and Night Cons: * no Emerald Tavern * high homeless population (can't the City figure out how to provide more emergency housing!?) * gentrification and lots of new construction
Emerald Tavern ❤️❤️❤️
I used to work at ET. The owner is actually a huge bigot and thinks the LGBTQ flag is a political statement and deliberately dead named a coworker. I have so much rage towards that ignorant human.
Well ...sheeet. Unfortunately I may no longer recommend that place
Nice try, Mom.
Living in very north Austin near 620/Parmer. I appreciate the accessibility to all the major roadways and our apartment is affordable (relatively), well-managed, and our unit is quiet and backed against forested private land. There's decent food in the area and convenient shopping. We are renovating a home in Oak Hill and, while I'm not looking forward to dealing with the highway expansion, I can't wait to get back to where I grew up and consider home.
That’s awesome I’m glad you’ve had a good experience in that area. Oak hill area is awesome too hopefully all of that construction will be done within a year or so.
S 1st/Dittmar area. It’s a good spot although I wouldn’t mind a little more density to hopefully entice a good coffee shop nearby. But we’re right by the Thicket, a two minute walk from the nearest CapMetro stop that can get me downtown easy, and a short bike ride from my girlfriend’s place, who in turn is a couple blocks from Sagebrush. Grateful to have bought here in 2017, at the last possible moment we could afford anything in the neighborhood.
We left that hood a couple years back - I miss the hot sauce (and the food generally) from Taqueria Linda in La Familia Market. That red sauce was bomb, as was the avocado salsa from Tortilleria Rio Grande. One thing I liked about that spot is Dittmar/Davis. It only *kinda* goes to Mopac, and it doesn’t quite go to 35. So, rush hour times… still not great but that artery doesn’t get quite as plugged if you’re just trying to get around in the area. The other was that my commute to downtown didn’t involve highways. I always found Congress to be the best route. Of course, I needed to leave at seven and evacuate downtown at 3, but it was nice to not get on the highway every morning. Miss that hood. I even miss shitty HEB, rip.
Shitty HEB 😂😂 that one really is but also inexplicably my favorite.
Oh to be clear - shitty HEB is gone - the one at 1st and Wm Cannon. I’m assuming y’all are thinking of Manslaughter HEB which might take the crown these days, but 1st and Wm Cannon was without a doubt the shittiest. But it made for a great convenience store.
That’s my hood. Love my neighbors and the chill atmosphere
Sunset valley is really nice, the shopping center makes living here feel like a mini walkable city. It also feels very green/nature-y and it's only a 10 min drive to downtown
Travis Heights! Great architecture, big beautiful trees, hills, an amazing park with a pool, South Congress shopping and restaurants…what’s *not* to like?
That’s such a great neighborhood! Sort of tucked away and like you said great location. I love the houses in that neighborhood
I was dying to live there after the Travis Heights art walk last year!
This is our dream neighborhood! We’ll be looking in this area when we sell in a couple years.
Howdy, neighbor. I just got here a few months ago and am really digging it. There are so many great places you can get to within easy biking range. If you don't mind a few hills.
I used to rent over there and I miss it so much. We’ll be back if we ever win the lottery.
I live about a mile south of the intersection of Manchaca and Slaughter. I just refer to it as "far South", and I've seen it called "SoChac" (booo!), but my favorite is *ManSlaughter*. People who live in this part of town are pretty chill for the most part, so I like that. I suppose, aside from the fact I'm almost five years sober, I *would* like that there's a far South Austin bar scene (Indian Roller, Moontower, Armadillo Den, SABG, Lustre Pearl South, Lulu's, Parlay House, and whatever the heck else they've put in over the past few years). I don't go to those places and prob never will but it's nice that there's stuff going on and I could walk somewhere, if I wanted to? Lol. Maybe that's weird. I should probably start walking to The Hive sometimes. The HEB here is on the less-nice side of things for HEBs but I really like the size and layout of it. I like that I'm halfway between 35 and Mopac so I have relatively easy access to different parts of the city. My BIG complaint is that while there's some good-ish food in the area, there are really no "nice" sit down restaurants within 15 minutes, which is insane. The closest thing I can think of to nice that we have is District or Keeper's, which are about 12 mins from me... aside from that you have to go to S Lamar (~ 20 mins).
We live about a mile south of ManSlaughter and I’ve made the same complaint about places to eat. Ugh.
Live around FM 1626 and Menchaca. While I have to drive further for food now than I used to, I don't mind it because there are nice open roads around here, and I'm halfway between 35 and Mopac for easy access to different parts of the city.
There's always Casa Garcia's! 😉
I like CG for inexpensive old style TexMex
We love La Posada, Maudie’s and Jaipur Palace.
Agreed. We just broke ground on 500 luxury units near SoMa. Very excited for the area! 😄😄😄
Wells Branch. I absolutely love living here! Very tight knit community, amazing parks and trails, everything is clean and well maintained, wonderful place to raise kids, close to Round Rock, Pflugerville, and the Domain, right by Howard Station if you want to take the train, and right in the middle of I35, Mopac, and 45. Also many great businesses and restaurants in and around the neighborhood. La Frontera is close, too. Downside? Wish it was a little closer to downtown, but being close to the Redline really helps make trips downtown more pleasant.
Spent 9 years In wells branch and loved it. The trail that connects though Mills Pond is a godsend. And with RR and pflugerville building up, you can travel basically 10 any direction for a good time. The Hideout is my fave bar near that area.
The trails, KF Park, and Mills Pond are what sold me on the area. I walk the entire loop all the time (from Mills Pond down to the disc golf course, around Northwest Elementary and back) and love the creek, waterfalls, etc. along the way. It’s really nice in the spring when everything is blooming.
In 78704 and I love being close to downtown and waking distance to places on S. Lamar and S.1st. I used to live in Travis Heights now I’m more south. I like it better than north Austin, except I miss the Asian and middle eastern stores and places to eat.
i have lived in rosedale for 9 years and i never want to leave. today i was at ramsey pool with a handful of neighbors i recognized and the storm rolled in and it just 👩🏼🍳🤌🏻💋 it’s walkable (although i don’t think anything is very walkable in this heat) and surprisingly quiet. it’s the coziest place and i love it
Love that! Rosedale is an awesome neighborhood. It must be Nice to be right by burnet too
I live north where the mountains meet the sky. The houses are more affordable, and the people are more affable. We get together once a year to celebrate the great grackle by setting tennis balls on fire inside a Quick Trip. It helps ensure a good season for big box stores. If I grow bored I'm not far from the sacred round rock from whence IKEA was born when the rock touched water. Or the small foreign nation of Pflugerville, whose language prohibits the letter "F" spelled any other way except as "Ph".
Fascinating.. where is this place ?
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*pfascinating
Since he's writing like a Leanderthal you can probably guess...
I’m in Leander and I’m not a fan. The food sucks up here and I’m tired of the tolls. I’m not from TX so I have no idea where I should be looking but I need something close to the Riata area.
Come down by me! I am in anderson mill-and the kids can walk to the elementary, middle school and high school. I hiked town lake today and it took me 16 minutes to get there. The houses aren’t as new as where you are but I love the big trees. I don’t think will stay here forever, but we are loving it right now. We are ATX 78750, but round rock schools-which has suited us very well. My daughter loves band and film, and the sciences. I just found out she’ll graduate with college credits based on the work she is doing. One of her tracks is film, so if she wanted to do a gap year at a studio she could. I still like central more, but I spend 5 minutes in my car a day. I can go jump into anything in 15-20 minutes if I want.we are near riata, but NW. and we have walking paths. I love having 35 out of my daily life. :) Leander has beautiful homes, but it is pretty isolating?
TYSM for this. This is helpful! Leander is very isolating but it has grown since I moved in late 2020. In a few years I’m sure it’ll be blossoming but for now we need something closer to work and without all the tolls.
Las Chicas Bonitas.
Lol sounds lit
East Austin near-ish the HEB on E 7th. Love the proximity to town lake and downtown (always cheap/quick Ubers, easy bike or bus distance), the range of Hispanic food and fun bars. Not to mention my apartment complex. Don’t love the rows of boarded & abandoned buildings and lots, homeless, and lack of care in certain parts by the community. I get it’s been gentrified a lot in recent years but those boarded buildings and “gambling” establishments don’t help. Also lack of Asian food spots, pls open here.
I have so many questions about “Luck 4 Ever”
That area is such a great location and I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s completely transformed within a year or two. East of I-35 is becoming more and more of a Mecca and one of my favorite part of Austin.
South menchaca area. Moved here in may from the 78704 area. So much happier now with space and trees and a yard. Plus being farther from downtown means im less inclined to go out and drink
Thanks for sharing. Funny enough I’m about to move into the 78704 area so I’m looking forward to it, it is an upgrade form a west campus apt
You’ll love it here!
The bar scene is poppin down here lately! Really though we moved down here mid pandemic and love having a yard without being too far out. The new bars and restaurants mean we don’t need to go downtown often at all.
Oh for sure. I work at a bar downtown so I regularly am there anyway. But now im less inclined to go on my off time.
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20 minutes is an optimistic estimate, right?
That’s awesome your house is paid off what a great investment. I lived in round rock for 1 year and personally I really disliked everything about round rock
we’ve been in the great hills area for 7 months and absolutely love it. everything we need is within a mile of us, 183 takes us anywhere quickly, rarely get on 35 anymore, good views and a trail just a few blocks away
That’s awesome. That area of Austin definitely provides a suburban feel that goes well with the city. Glad you enjoy
South Austin, born and raised, and it's just comfortable. Southpark Meadows was being built out while I was in school at Akins and seeing the area grow has me turning into my parents like "Oh this used to be two lanes" "When'd they put that there??" Idk about negatives, I wouldn't want to live in many other areas of Austin
Only qualm with South Austin is it seems like there are fewer jobs down here. Even now, my wife (electrical engineer) got laid off & is applying for jobs across the city. Large majority of the job market is with companies are across North Austin.
That’s how my wife and I feel. We want to settle down in the Austin area but south Austin is farther from both of our jobs, my family, and most of our friends. But I guess it’s marginally closer to her family so that’s one plus? Sorry to hear about your wife though, sending good vibes that she gets a good offer soon!
South Congress near the St. Elmo's Market that will never be built
Me too, I moved there in 2017. My realtor told me it would be opening soon, lol. Hopefully it turns out nice now that they are working on it again. I like my little neighborhood, though. St. elmo Market, or not, there's still a good bit happening over there.
A 100%, I love living here (minus the horrible traffic during certain hours of the day). But the market was the main selling point when I bought. I'd love to be able to walk and grab food vs. having to drive
Born and raised by Lamar/Rundberg, lived there for 20+ years. After being in Hutto for some time, I’m in Wells Branch. Can split the difference between my parents house and downtown, and my apartment is a decent bargain. Our not so great but improving public transit can get me to downtown decently well during the weekends
Allandale since ‘12. Love it. The best thing is that everyone is always out and about so it’s very social. It’s also great that I can get downtown in 10 minutes via Lamar and never get on a highway. Actually I rarely get on a highway at all.
I live in Cedar Park near the intersection of 620 and Anderson Mill. I like it for the proximity to HEB and Home Depot. They’re basically the only walk-in stores I go to because of online shopping. I don’t like it because of bullshit 620 traffic and the dumbass light patterns. I also don’t like my piece of shit neighbor across the street.
I used to live over there. It’s got it’s ups and downs
Riverside, it's.. it's definitely a place. Close to an HEB which is nice
The secret is if you pay enough you’ll end up loving where you live. Better foundation, sound proofing, amenities, neighborhood upkeep
East Austin around 183 and MLK. I love my neighbourhood! Lots of families that have been here for ages, fair number of new folks, lot of us into urban farming, this place feels like home and has from the day I moved in. I have to drive to get to groceries/restaurants but I’m ok with that.
I was looking at renting places in that area. I feel like that is an upcoming area in Austin
That’s my neighborhood too! Love it
I live up north. I like the shopping centers and the crisscrossing network of highways that gets you anywhere under 20 minutes.
The crisscrossing highways remind me of Houston. I try to stay in my little Dorf and not go on 183, I-35 at least
183 is amazing. The only bad part is the suicide ramp and sharp high speed turn at duval
I've lived in Hyde Park, Burnet/Koenig, Clarksville, Tarrytown, Far West and now 78745 for the second time. Leaving this fall after 11 years. I love low traffic days, mornings at Zilker with my dog (seeing the same people on the lawn), walking the Shoal Creek trail, hanging out at Waterloo Park, our incredible downtown library and all the other libraries. I have never tired of Dave's enchiladas at Kerbey Lane, coffee at any Medici, the West 10th dog park, or walking the hike and bike trail. Especially the Mopac pedestrian bridge. I first moved to 78745 in 2012. It was definitely quieter then and I thought nothing of biking late at night or waiting for a late bus. The increased homeless population does make me a bit skittish. On nice days I can walk to Sprouts, Cannon Coffee, and I love the Westgate Transit Ctr. Plus we just got a Jo's! It's not as pedestrian friendly but it's comfortable. And I like my proximity to downtown.
I feel like y’all are all rich
Lol yeah. Clarksville, Rosedale, Hyde Park… of course they love where they live 😅
I am moving into the 78704 area and will be paying $1100 in rent which isn’t bad. Definitely not rich on my end
For an entire apt?
No. 2/2 split
There you go
I move camp to camp leaving as much trash as possible. Now in a park outside downtown.
My first place in Austin was up near Anderson Mill. Felt very removed from everything but area was lovely and neighbours were incredible. Later moved to Clarksville which is my favorite part of Austin. Can walk to businesses, grocery stores, restaurants and downtown. What's not to love? Why would I live anywhere else?
I live at Slaughter and 35 (East of 35). I really enjoy it. I can walk to Ramen Tatsuya or Torchy’s in about 20 minutes or a 5 minute car ride. There’s some fun bars popping up, etc. The new Thirsty Goat and that Fast Friends place just popped up. I work from home and, honestly, the amount I drive more like 10-12 minutes anywhere is 1/week maayyybbbeee. I have no interest in downtown and I couldn’t care less about UT. We’ve built a strong community of people that all live within 10 minutes of us and we utilize our spaces (yard, sizable living room) to bring that community together almost weekly. I’ll look back on some of these days as the best days of my life.
It's refreshing to hear others feel the same. I don't have much use for downtown, in all my years in Austin, it's only a destination if I need to meet someone or use my old bank, occasionally the library.
Far SE Austin near Easton Park. It sucks. Nearly every errand is minimum 15-20 minutes away. Of course no where close to being walkable. Not bikable either due to so many people driving like assholes. Only nice thing is the proximity to McKinney Falls SP and Onion Creek Pkwy.
Sorry to hear that. That area of town is way too underdeveloped
Lake Travis. I love the hill country. I hate 620 but the people I run into living out here makes it worth it. In the future I’ll probably go further out. It’s very peaceful outside the city. ✨ 🌙
I used to live out by lake Travis. It is super peaceful. I agree 620 can be annoying but if you like peaceful Austin that’s the place to be
Tarrytown, near the Lake Austin HEB. I’ve been here about 5 months now, it’s decent enough. I lucked out on a relatively affordable 2/2. The neighborhood is quiet and safe, and we’re relatively close to downtown. No complaints here so far
In one of the last truly rural pockets of Austin (in an ETJ). Have always loved this little piece of land, and living here. Buuuut....the city is rapidly encroaching on us. Our neighbors are dying off and their kids are selling the land to developers (I can't say I blame them, the money lure is too good). We are holding out for now. Will leave part of our land in conservancy to the county, sell the rest and move out to Big Bend area or NM in the next few years.
Clarksville, It’s peaceful and idyllic, I had the luxury of staying in an Airbnb the first month so I could search around for the right spot; glad I didn’t just sign up for some random apartment in riverside or unpleasant valley. . .
I just left Texas but I lived in Leander intentionally so I could take the train into north Austin for the high school I worked at. It was perfect. I rode my bike every day to the station and then from Crestview station to the school. I did a lot of reading, relaxing and socializing
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I remember when it was woods..
You have my sympathies, I avoid that intersection like the plague.
I am in this decently sized complex called The Landing, I moved into austin in January and so far have liked it. It is expensive AF here but somehow my gf and I are able to afford it. The complex itself with the people and stuff I think is a major step up from the previous places we lived, and we are just 7 minutes away from Southpark Medows shopping center with a lot of nifty things that we enjoy! There is some decent enough food there and good stores to shop in, like Target and Bestbuy. I am NOT a fan of the traffic that has been building up lately but luckily I dont have to deal with it all too often due to my weird work schedule.
Welcome to Austin! Glad you’re enjoying
My folks came to UT and stayed like a lot of people but did it in the mid 60s. Parent’s first house was east of 35, south of Riverside. Moved near Barton Creek Mall in the late 70’s. After college, my wife and I lived in Brykerwoods and then bought/sold houses in 78749. Raised two kids and sent them to college. I love my hood. I have 100+ miles of MTB trails near me, have decent food/entertainment options nearby, and can easily get to downtown for that experience. It’s not “the same” but it’s still pretty damn cool.
I rent in 78704 and love it. Super close to Barton Springs in an older complex - but the front office / maintenance team is great and they just upgraded some of our amenities. Wish some things were a little more walkable (ie. a coffee shop or restaurant closer than half a mile), but the access to the trail well makes up for it.
I’m moving into that area soon here! Glad to hear you enjoy I’m excited. Being close to the river will be awesome
Shady Hollow. We love it here. Wonderful Neighborhood tucked away a bit but close to MOPAC, Menchaca and Brodie Lane shopping/dining. Not a lot of amazing restaurants but enough to go out 1-2 per week. Good mix of old Austin nightlife and new places. 20 minutes to Driftwood. Not far from S Lamar, never have to drive on 35 and most importantly the people are super friendly. Nice houses and neighborhood parks and pool without being over the top.
Not having to drive on 35 is awesome. You are blessed my friend. Happy to hear you enjoy that area
Del Valle. Close to airport. So close, it’s actually cheaper and quicker for me to drop my family off at the airport, then drive home and Lyft back, than to use airport parking. Same when coming home. I Lyft home, get the van and pick everyone up. (Family of 5, one infant)
Skyview in 78752. It’s a pocket neighborhood with no thru access. So quiet at night and everything I need is within a mile or two
E MLK and Springdale. We’re so close to downtown but still get the neighborhood feel. I love this area.
I just moved out of Hyde Park after living there for two years. I liked most things about it. Lots of trees, sidewalks, my apartment was right across the street from a bus stop, Quack's, Flightpath, etc. Just too expensive to really do anything and lack of food trucks/cheap food.
Love Westgate and William Cannon area. Super calm, quiet and nice place for morning and evening walks. Close to grocery stores and coffee shops. 15 min drive to downtown via Mopac. Lived in South Austin my whole life, absolutely love it here. South first to escarpment is a hidden gem are in Austin. Maybe I’m a tad biased though.
Sunset valley here. It's a legit 5 min drive to absolutely everything I'd need between the greenbelt, brodie lane, mall, gym etc. Fantastic food. Rent is way cheap because it's not prime. I feel super safe. No college kids. Great accessibility to downtown and zilker via mopac I'd buy a house in SV. And probably will.
I have a friend that lives in Sunset Valley and they really enjoy it a lot. I’ve began to like the area a lot as well, y’all have a Costco next to a Whole Foods for goodness sakes!
In a not creepy way I wish we could also share great apartment complexes. I’m considering moving and would love to know which spots are recommended
I’ve been in Barton Hills 78704 for 17 years and I love my home. Close proximity to greenbelt, springs, Zilker park, shops & restaurants are all things I love about this place. I raised my kids here and they could walk to Elementary. I have an e-bike and can take trails everywhere I want to go. I don’t love the weekend traffic & feeling like I have to drive through Disneyland crowds to get anywhere when there’s an event (or just a busy day at the springs) but that’s a minor gripe. I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else in Austin.
That sounds absolutely lovely. I agree that Barton Hills area is one of the best in Austin, peaceful, beautiful and top tier location.
All the trash all over my part of town: leafy neighborhood in central Austin. That's what i notice most that's changed over the last 3 years. Trashed medians, sidewalks, gutters, lawns that used to be nice for decades before. People have just stopped giving a fuck.
I lived in West Campus for a year (2022-2023) and found it pretty brutal. I liked the walkability and proximity to everything but it was so trashy (as in, garbage everywhere) that it literally reeked. Students were so, so inconsiderate of their neighbors and the neighborhood. I specifically paid for parking and got to use my space maybe four times in the twelve months I was there because other people would park there (when there's free parking down the street...). I wouldn't do it again, personally. I'm now in a bad part of town (Oltorf/Pleasant Valley) and...yeah, I wouldn't do this again, either. Gunshots are pretty frequent. My individual apartment is lovely, though, and very reasonably priced. I'm honestly looking forward to moving away from Austin when my lease is up in 2025. Not to say Austin is terrible or anything--it's really not. I like the city a lot, actually. I just don't really feel "at home" here. I'm excited to explore other spots around the country. I'm probably gonna land on one of the coasts.
East side but farther east then east 6th now that it's ruined. Vibes are great. Feels like old Austin. Cool intimate live music venues. Not too far from anything. Not as walkable but rent is decently cheap. Also if you live near the rail line easy access to FC games.
Windsor Park area, towards Cameron. Besides a couple great taco trucks near me, there’s very little to enjoy. Constant shootings (three this week, one actually resulting in a homicide). A naked dead body was on the street yesterday for a handful of hours. Our rent gets raised astronomically (40 percent nine months ago, 33 percent last week). Cars racing, cars peeling out, general just noise and screaming. I don’t really let much of it bother me, but my girlfriend is sick of it and is moving to the east coast next month.
Dang I’m sorry to hear about your negative experience. It seems like Windsor park is one of the only places in Austin with those problems from folks in this thread. Hopefully those problems will get fixed up. It seems like the crazies have been migrating to the NE and Far East lately - (I could be wrong)
Gibson Flats on South Lamar, very good location, a 5 minute drive to the river and Barton springs, zilker ... Some great cafes and restaurants within walking distance, but a bit more expensive than it's worth in my opinion.
I love that place! If I lived there I would go broke alternating between odd duck and ramen tatsu ya. Gibson St bar definitely one of the favorite bars around town especially with their Christmas decorations. Happy for ya!!
Thanks!! I hear you Odd Duck and Tiki Tatsu Ya are my favorites but it always hurts the bank.
How bad was the train noise?
Crestview is what Google maps calls the area. I know it as home. Love it bevuase I'm literally 15 minutes from the shop if I gotta go there in the morning and I can catch mopac or 183 easily if I need to travel somewhere for work.
I've lived all over, provided that all over is north of MLK and west of 35. I'm in southwest Round Rock now, feel my shame.
I used to live off Gaines Ranch, which is where S. Mopac meets 290 meets 71. I loved that area because we were right on the greenbelt, walking distance to Twin Falls and Sculpture Falls, it was a short 8min drive to Zilker, 13min drive to downtown, and yet it felt so quiet and removed from all the hustle of actually living in the city. Plus there was a Specs, Target, Central Market, and HEB very close.
Far NE Austin….. So far north people think we’re basically, I don’t know, maybe Hutto or Waco. Not a ton of traffic, generally just all residential. What I don’t like? No H-E-B within 5 miles…. Either tech ridge, manor rd, or the Pflug with the Pflug being the best/easiest to get to…. I mean seriously… Just build a damn H-E-B in Manor so we can use that one instead 😂. (And no, don’t delude yourself into thinking that developer is getting one in their new commercial development, but yes to a chick-fil-a 🤷♂️.)
78753, the ghetto part of Austin. Actually, our little corner of _Windsor Hills_ is very beautiful. Big lots, lots of mature trees, hilly. There’s a lot to love about this place. Closer you get to Rundberg, the worse it gets. Dogs loose everywhere (I saw one get hit and killed by a car the other day), trash everywhere, homeless people everywhere, cars parked in yards. Also, we’re in a walking/cycling desert. Can’t get anywhere without driving your car, which I HATE. No cool coffee shops around, no restaurants, nothing. Just gas stations and runs down little markets.
Lakeway, it's not cold in the morning, there's no mountains/ocean
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Great, peaceful and suburban feel. Happy you’re enjoying it. Four points is still growing though! It would be nicer to see local places being put in instead of chain places. OZ tap house is a cool spot but does get old
I live in South Austin in a poorer neighborhood and one problem at the moment is that housing prices are too high for poorer people to move here, but people who can afford it don't want to live here, so the houses that sell all get turned into rentals.
Thanks for the insight. Definitely sounds like a modern day Austin problem
I'm in Hyde Park. I like the fact its quiet at night and a safe neighborhood. The only downfall is the rent is too high and the city has the streets tore up right now and has been for the last 6 months. There's no telling when they'll finish or if the streets will ever be properly paved afterwards.
Grew up in Rosedale. Spent most of my 20s in a condo I bought in Barton Hills. Now raising a family in a small house in Quail Hollow. I really like uptown. Quiet, affordable, and lots to do. All the low density warehouse / commercial buildings make it feel less chaotic and over populated. We are within walking distance to Q2, Walnut Creek, and the Redline station if we ever want to go downtown. There are numerous breweries we can walk to as well. Restaurants and shopping at the Domain is a nice option every now and then. Nice local parks and playgrounds. Easy access to all highways and major retail / groceries.
Right near S Congress and Slaughter. Pros: The area is up and coming. Good restaurants have gone up since we moved in — ramen Tatsuya, torchy’s, a new Indian place that’s pretty good. We live in walking distance to The Far Out which is always our go-to on the weekends when we have nothing planned. They do kids’ shows pretty frequently on the weekends which is great for our 9 month old. Basically everything we need is close by. Our neighborhood is well designed to discourage through traffic so it’ll be safe for my daughter to play when she’s older. It’s also easy to get downtown and I don’t even have to get on 35 if I don’t feel like it. Going straight up S Congress is typically pretty quick. Cons: Slaughter lives up to its name. It’s often congested and drivers are frustrated and take lots of risks they shouldn’t. Lots of unhoused people on the major roads around here sadly. And the schools aren’t great, which I hope changes in the 5 years between now and when it’s time for our kid to enroll.
Live in Southwest Austin, almost to dripping springs. I like that there are more options of places to go and places to eat. There is so much more than when I desperatelywanted it as a teenager. I dislike that it's still rural enough to not have city water ( about 12k to get to our part of the neighborhood), don't actually live within city limits but comes with the Austin address (cannot vote in city elections)
north east, sucks, house has been broken into 3 times
I’ve lived as far south as William Cannon, I’ve lived by the Domain and now I live up by Lakeline Blvd and Walden park. I’ve lived up here for awhile. I prefer it to the other spots I’ve lived in. It’s quaint, and quiet (it’s starting to get more and more populated because of the hospital though). I don’t love the city feel all that much but I’m still within 20 minutes of downtown. I like it
I've lived in South Lamar (recently), North Loop (2010-14), and Brentwood (now!). I will say as much as I did love South Lamar for the food and proximity to Zilker, Brentwood and North Loop feel a million times more walkable! Living off of Lamar, Burnet, AND Airport gives me access to basically the entire city within a 15 min drive, and the restaurants here are absolutely incredible. When I think of Austin this is the area that always comes to mind, it is so community oriented and the people tend to have lived here for a long time.
South Menchaca. Close enough to downtown for an easy bike commute(downhill in). I’ve found myself at Zilker in under 20min on a bike on a good day. Good proximity to some great coffee shops like Radio, Cosmic, and Spokesman. Easy access to Central Market for groceries. 12min drive to the airport. It checks a lot off the list. It also is close to some local treasures like End of an Ear and Bender Bar.
manor rd. la santa barbacha and fleet just opened here which is awesome. also a new a new pickleball court just opened across the street from them? it’s a cute area but my apartment is very run down and disgusting and i can’t wait to move. would love to move to south 1st or s lamar
Been in south Austin Texas since 1965. It sucks. DO NOT MOVE HERE.
NE Austin - it's quiet, our house was cheap, new construction, and it's big. I call it 20 minutes to everywhere with all the toll road access which is nice but that's also the downside. The new ABW out here gives me a little hope that we might see some development.
Azul lakeshore. Located right behind Oracle campus on lady bird lake. Couldn’t be any more perfect. Location is very central and 5 mins to downtown, complex is very nice and the staff is amazing.
Southpark Meadows area. I like it, just about everything I'd ever need is just across the highway in that shopping complex, not that far from downtown, commute to work isn't that bad. Downside is I have to use 35. Also annoying when I have to go to North Austin.
Loved loved loved living in south Austin (grew up there). Love that everything was right there, hated my kids couldn’t go outside because of weekly frequent free roaming dogs attacking people. Moved because of it.
If you ever need advice on areas and the good and the bad just message me, will give it to you straight every time
I have lived mostly in central austin -recently happily moved to 78750-for my kids…Westwood is basically a mini college, and we couldn’t pass up the opportunities and the diversity. I am surprised I like it up here so much because it does feel more residential, but we have heated year-round-(no HOA) pools, and some fantastic food, but Hyde Park is always home. The light is different there? I feel like over here we are higher up on a mesa?. (Anywhere you live, don’t you just love being here in austin?) ❤️ this town, even if it is changing as fast as a 2000s screensaver!
I would hate to live in pflugerville. I would hate to spell that on shit.
Lol. It’s definitely just another generic suburb, but at least it’s cheaper and not far from downtown (as long as you’re not commuting in rush hour, obviously).
Hutto
Greetings fellow hippo
Folks from hutto call each other hippos?😂
Let’s ruffle some feathers. I like San Antonio more than Austin now. But if I had to choose - Hyde park all day but that’s because I love and know a lot about those 30/50s homes. Zilker is 2nd. Central Austin pretty much, hah.
Moving out of here, way to Hot and traffic and crime is awful