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11 Best Suburbs In Austin Texas
Embark on your journey to find the ideal home sweet home in the dynamic city of Austin, TX, one of America’s fastest-growing cities. This blog post is your key to discovering the best suburbs around the Austin metro area, catering to diverse preferences. Whether you’re drawn to lakeside living, golf course homes, the charm of Texas hill country, or the vibrant city life in East Austin, we’ve got you covered. Explore Leander, Bastrop, and more, each offering unique features. With top-rated schools, hiking trails, and the Colorado River nearby, let a skilled realtor guide you through your dream home search.
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If the suburb lifestyle is calling your name and you want to entertain Austin’s dynamic options for your new home, one of these ten suburbs of Austin could be where you land!
Round Rock
Located just 15 miles North of Austin, Round Rock has an array of amenities and home styles to offer all. This suburb of Austin gets its name from a literal round rock that protrudes from flowing water of the popular Brushy Creek.
Visitors and residents alike have plenty of entertainment to enjoy – from catching a Round Rock Express baseball game at the Dell Diamond or playing 18-holes at Teravista Golf Club or Forest Creek Golf Club, to year-round swimming at America’s Largest Indoor Waterpark at Kalahari Resort and Convention Center. These popular attractions make Round Rock, Texas an exciting place to live and play. While enjoying many options of restaurants and shopping (include the Round Rock Premium Outlet Mall), don’t forget to grab a signature Round Rock Donut!
When it comes to schools in the area, Round Rock ISD is a highly rated, public school that is recognized throughout the state and nation for excellence. Being nationally recognized as “one of the country’s most livable towns” makes this a popular option for homebuyers. Popular neighborhoods in the areas include Brushy Creek, Teravista and Avery Ranch.
Cedar Park
Sixteen miles northwest of Downtown Austin is the flourishing suburb of Cedar Park which appropriately got it’s name from the abundance of Cedar trees and the local park near the railroad that had a “welcome station” for visitors in the 1800s. The area lives up to its name and maintains an abundance of parks to this day. Brushy Creek Lake Park is popular for outdoor activities.
Residents can enjoy a refreshingly cool venue by visiting the HEB Center for a Texas Stars hockey game or one of the many concerts hosted year-round. On a typical day, you can grocery shop at HEB or Whole Foods, have your pick from many restaurants, or get out of the house to work on some health and wellness.
Homebuyers have their pick of low-maintenace garden homes, luxury homes with first-class views of the Hill Country and everything in between. Popular neighborhoods in the area include master planned communities like Cedar Park Town Center, Twin Creeks, and Whitestone Oaks. Cedar Park gets an A+ for access to everyday necessities combined with good schools and many housing options.
Pflugerville
Just North of the Q2 Stadium (where Austin’s MLS Soccer Team plays) is Pflugerville, Texas – where affordability meets accessibility. Residents have easy access to many different parts of Austin because of its proximity to Toll Roads and major highways.
If you’re looking to have some fun in the sun, visit Typhoon Texas or Lake Pflugerville. Local golf enthusiasts have options right out their doorstep when visiting courses like Blackhawk Golf Club. If you can’t get enough golf, head to the Golf Club at Star Ranch just down the road in Hutto! Residents and visitors can prepare their own farm-to-table experience outside of the city by checking out the Pflugerville Pfarmers Market at Heritage Park on Tuesdays.
Pflugerville is home to an expansive spectrum of master-planned community options, many with outdoor and kid-friendly amentities like ponds, playscapes, pools and hiking and biking trails. Falcon Pointe, Villages of Hideen Lake and Highland Park are just a few of the popular neighborhoods in Pflugerville, each with different character and floor plan options to fit your household’s needs. When it comes to affordable accessibility to Downtown Austin and great neighborhood features, Pflugerville is a great option.
Lake Travis
Take a scenic drive 20 minutes West of Downtown Austin and you will find yourself in a community devoted to outdoor activity (and Texas football, of course!). From watersports to tennis courts, golf courses to school sports, the Lake Travis area attracts those looking to maintain an active lifestyle.
Outside of the many options available at the Hill Country Galleria, you can find many more restaurants and entertainment options, like High 5 Bowling and Family Entertainment which is a popular local attraction for all ages.
While esteemed public schools and competitive sports within Lake Travis ISD draw many people to the area, the housing options the community offers are attractive as well. If you’re looking for something special, this may be the spot for you as you can find homes on the private University of Texas Golf Course, lakeside… or even on a private airport runway. When considering Lake Travis as your next landing spot, you will not be disappointed with your options in Rough Hollow, Steiner Ranch, Lake Pointe, and The Hills of Lakeway and many more neighborhoods.
SEE ALSO: 9 Reasons Why Austin Texas Is The Best Place To Live
Liberty Hill
Traveling past Cedar Park, you will stumble upon a hidden gem of an area called Liberty Hill. Due to the proximity to the city, the area may be best suited for those suited for telecommuters or those locally-employed. With distance, comes slower living that appeals to many – and also outdoor fun.
Residents and visitors can spend the day swimming, boating or fishing in the waters of Tejas Park if they aren’t hiking the 26-mile San Gabriel Trail or enjoying a year-round calendar of events for holidays, the local rodeo and hot air balloon festival.
One of the most popular communities with newer single-family homes is Santa Rita Ranch. This community has won “Master Plan Community of the Year” several times because of the amenities offered: two resort-style pools and splash pad, fishing lake, Wellness Center and full calendar of events for the residents. While most residents travel to neighboring areas for larger amenities or more mainstream events, the quiet and calm that Liberty Hill provides is rural living at its finest.
South Austin
If you are looking to stay within the Austin area, South Austin is an established yet thriving community to consider.
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There is truly something for everyone here and fun can be had enjoying live music at a local venue, hiking and biking the Velloway or other greenbelt trails, and tons more! Hiking or camping at nearby McKinney Falls State Park is also a quintessential Austin experience.
Since South Austin is already an established area, the local Austin ISD schools have plenty to offer as far as credibility. These homes within the city limits come in all shapes and sizes. You can have your pick of what fits your needs – whether condos in Gabardine, single-family homes in Shady Hollow or golf course homes in Circle C suit you best. Then you can jet right up MoPac into Downtown Austin.
SEE ALSO: 36 Best Restaurants In South Austin
Georgetown
Head Northbound 35 to where small town meets big city and home to the “Most Beautiful Town Square in Texas”. Georgetown’s quaint yet hospitable vibe attracts those looking for a suburb with character and charm.
The outdoor activity options in Georgetown are attractions that attract visitors from all over the city and state. Visit Inner Space Caverns to walk through and learn about the vast underground caves that spread through the region. Lake Georgetown is a popular year-round activity for all things outdoors – boating and fishing, picnicking and swimming, and even camping! You can spend a whole day just in the town square eating, shopping for antiques, clothing and toys, learning the rich history in The Williamson Museum and ending the day at one of the several wineries or breweries.
With more than 100 historic homesites, Georgetown also offers the chance to build a new home with modern floor plans in .Venture into a few of the top neighborhoods like Wolf Ranch where you can pick your favorite builder and build your own home, or head to Berry Creek to see what golf course living could be like. Because larger neighborhoods are located on city boundaries, parts of Teravista and Santa Rita Ranch, (neighborhoods previously mentioned) are located within Georgetown and feed different schools and city services.
Just West of Austin, sits a beautiful suburb where more and more people are planting their roots. Known as the “Gateway to the Hill Country”, Dripping Springs sits right between the City of Austin and rural Hill Country cities like Johnson City and Fredericksburg and gets the best of both worlds.
You can’t find more beautiful nature while still being as close to the city as Dripping Spings.The area is gifted with natural swimming holes like Hamilton Pool and prides itself on stargazing abilities, due to the lack of light pollution from the the city – the area hosts the “Dark Sky Festival” in March. Don’t forget to visit Dreamland for all-ages entertainment! Residents here feel a large sense of community and often mingle at the farmers market (ranked the “best in all of Texas”!) or at school events.
Homes within the area feed the exemplary school district of Dripping Springs ISD. The great schools, great homes (some with amazing hill country views) and great neighbors make this suburb of Austin one of the most popular when buying a home for all ages.
SEE ALSO: Ultimate Guide To Things To Do in Fredericksburg
Buda
Located “Just South of Weird”, Buda maintains the small town vibe within the ample space for parks and many master-planned communities. While it’s named the “Outdoor Capital of Texas”, Buda is famously known (at least locally) for it’s yearly Wiener Dog Races at the local city park and Main Street.
Grab your computer and some joe (or a cocktail) at Nate’s Coffee and Cocktails or bring the family to eat and play yard games at Willies Joint. With Circuit of the Americas just minutes away via Toll Road, you have easy access to experience big city events.
When homebuyers look for a mix of affordability and accessibility to the South of Austin, Buda is typically high on their list to check out. Popular neighborhoods in the area where you can find resale homes include Whispering Hollow and Garlic Creek. The largest of the master-planned communities in the areas is Sunfield, which boasts numerous amenities like dog parks, community pools, and a lazy river!
Kyle
You can find Kyle, Texas about 20 miles South of Austin. For a suburb outside of the Austin city limits, this suburb serves residents with plenty of entertainment options and has easy access for day trips to nearby Hill Country cities.
What’s more charming that a town known for its pie? The Texas Pie Company is not to be missed when checking out the area – a local favorite as well as a feature in several national media outlets. Other notable places to visit within Kyle are the Plum Creek Golf Course, Lake Kyle, and EVO Entertainment for comfortable movie watching, bowling and more. Kyle is also attractive to those who commute to work or school in other cities nearby like San Marcos, New Braunfels or San Antonio.
If the area seems to fit your needs, you can find many options of single-family homes within popular neighborhoods like Crosswinds, Four Seasons Farm, Stagecoach Crossing, and more.
West Lake Hills
Surrounded by greenbelts, parks and lakes, West Lake Hills is a large affluent community that spans from the Rollingwood boundary with Downtown Austin to the East, almost all the way West to Lake Travis.
With both Downtown and Lake Austin attractions and views at its core, the area encompasses some of the most beautiful homes in the city, and one of the best school districts for children. For these reasons, West Lake Hills is known as one of the top suburbs in the city – and the home prices certainly fit the demand. Homebuyers looking to call West Lake Hills home, can find many options ranging from low-maintenance townhomes to gated estates sprawling across the side of rolling hills or Lake Austin waterfront.
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Resources on school ratings and crime rate, we recommend visiting the following:
https://www.greatschools.org/
https://www.safewise.com/blog/category/safety-news/
https://spotcrime.com/ – Of the website of the local sheriff’s office
David and Alyssa Ramirez are Native Austinites who have seen the city grow in all ways. With their Austin roots and family backgrounds in real estate, they were destined to find passion in the industry, which has flourished into profound knowledge of the Austin Real Estate market. Being a lifetime resource for all things real estate and Austin is their #1 goal. TheIR team is consistently recognized as a top producing team with awards from the Austin Business Journal (#15 in Austin), Platinum Top 50 (since 2017), and the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (#44, 48 and 98 in the country, since 2020).
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The transaction represents Safehold’s second transaction with NRP in
Safehold established a dedicated Affordable Housing team in 2025 and has continued to expand its investment into the sector. Additional information is available at www.safeholdaffordablehousing.com.
About Safehold:
Safehold Inc. (NYSE: SAFE) is revolutionizing real estate ownership by providing a new and better way for owners to unlock the value of the land beneath their buildings. Having created the modern ground lease industry in 2017, Safehold continues to help owners of high quality multifamily, affordable housing, office, industrial, hospitality, student housing, life science and mixed-use properties generate higher returns with less risk. The Company, which is taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT), seeks to deliver safe, growing income and long-term capital appreciation to its shareholders. Additional information on Safehold is available on its website at www.safeholdinc.com.
About The NRP Group:
The NRP Group is a vertically integrated developer, owner, builder, and manager of best-in-class multifamily housing with a mission to create exceptional rental housing communities for individuals and families, regardless of income. Since its founding in 1994, NRP has developed more than 62,000 apartment homes and currently manages over 30,000 residential units. Through its disciplined approach to vetting opportunities, NRP has established a track record of delivering impressive returns for investors. The company’s formidable size and depth of talent provide the experience and infrastructure necessary to execute developments of varying degrees of complexity and scope in both urban-infill and suburban locations, including market-rate, affordable, mixed-income, and senior housing. The NRP Group has been consistently named a largest developer and builder in the U.S. on the NMHC “Top 50” lists, the Top 5 on the Multi-Housing News’ “Top Multifamily Developers” list, named a Top Affordable Housing Developer by Affordable Housing Finance, and has won three NAHB Pillar awards since 2020 for Development, Construction and Ones to Watch. The NRP Group has become the top multifamily developer in the U.S. that creates both affordable and market-rate housing at a national scale. Based on over 30 years of experience and expertise, NRP provides construction and property management services to outside owners and developers. For additional information, visit www.nrpgroup.com.
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AUSTIN (Nexstar) – During a Texas Senate Business and Commerce hearing Wednesday, lawmakers heard invited testimony examining soaring property and casualty insurance costs. Testimony focused on the need for more affordable options and the need to address the role of AI.
Increased costs
Amanda Crawford, the Commissioner of Insurance at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), acknowledged the reality of rising insurance costs for everyday Texans.
“The past few years have been very, very difficult. The average annual homeowner premium in Texas has increased from under $2,000 in 2020 to over $3,500 today. It’s a 79% increase in six years. That is a tremendous burden for Texans, especially for a necessary product like home insurance,” Crawford told lawmakers Wednesday.
Crawford went on to clarify that this increase can be attributed to increases in home values and claim costs related to severe weather.
“Annual homeowners’ losses averaged 5.5 billion from 2015 to 2020, rising to 9.1 billion from 2021 to 2025.” Crawford went on to say that “Last year alone, the National Weather Service recorded 902 hailstorms in Texas. The next closest state, Kansas, had 375.”
Holding insurance companies accountable
Crawford clarified that the TDI requires insurance companies to elaborate on their filings to ensure that Texans are not subject to unfair practices and prices.
“My expectations are that every rate filing submitted to TDI gets a careful review. We examine every statutory filing for statutory compliance. We verify the math, we scrutinize assumptions, we make them show their work”
According to the Texas Insurance Code, the rate review process conducted by the TDI does not explicitly focus on affordability.
“There is not a purpose in there around affordability. It is about driving market competition. It’s about making sure they’re not excessive, but then they’re also adequate. And it’s about having market forces drive the rates that are filed. So I think that’s an interesting perspective when you look at it, because that really frames the whole rate review process as it has been put into law.”
Insurance company officials say they are also focused on affordable costs.
“Our industry is not just saying, hey, legislators go fix all this. We are working all the time to bring down costs. It’s a good business decision because it helps us be more competitive,” said Scot Kibbe, the Vice President for State Government Relations at the American Property College for Insurance Association.
Concerns of price surveillance
Senator Nathan Johnson, D-Dallas, questioned whether insurance companies may be using technological advances, such as AI, to participate in price surveillance, a tactic to maximize profits.
“It sounds like, to some extent, every industry, with the advent of technological advantages we didn’t use to have, is able to create a special price just for you to find out your breaking point,” Johnson said.
David Bolduc with the Office of Public Insurance Counsel noted that there are protections in statute against companies charging different prices for the same coverage. But he added that the practice can be difficult to detect.
“I don’t know that TDI has the ability to monitor that. I mean, we hear about it,” Bolduc said in response to Johnson. “I think, if you could do something in statute that would allow us to report it, or would allow TDI to take action about it, that might be useful in terms of monitoring it,” Bolduc added.
Earlier this month, the TDI released a “use of artificial intelligence” bulletin to set expectations on how “regulated entities will govern the development, acquisition, and the use of AI technologies in their operations.”
Crawford says this bulletin will help address price surveillance concerns by reminding companies of Texas Insurance codes related to unfair discrimination and deceptive practices.
“That’s one of the reasons for putting out the AI bulletin, the expectations and the consumer protection around the use of that data, and what they are using that for,” Crawford said.
Potential solutions
Bolduc called on lawmakers to reexamine AI’s role in the industry. He also asked lawmakers to look into making coverage changes more transparent.
“It might be useful to continue looking for ways to be transparent about coverage changes. Notices of material change don’t seem to be working particularly well in the sense that we get a lot of phone calls from people saying they don’t understand what happened to them,” Bolduc said Wednesday.
Billy Crocker, Senior Vice President of Alliant Insurance Services, says the best way to fix pricing is to drive up competition between insurance companies.
“I think creating a lot of competition is the best way to drive this down, both for personal and business lines,” Crocker told lawmakers. “And then that brings the opportunity for access.”
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Forman Capital Provides $28.2 Million Lot Development Loan for a 253-Acre Mixed-Use Project Near Austin, Texas
Forman Capital, a leading private direct commercial real estate lender, has closed a $28,204,026 lot development loan for The Highlands, a planned 253-acre mixed-use community located along Manzano Mile at FM 1431 in Marble Falls, Texas, located on the edge of the broader Austin MSA. The borrower and developer is Rockspring, a Texas-based real estate firm with more than three decades of experience across the state’s most dynamic growth markets.
The Highlands stretches along Manzano Mile, encompassing single-family homes, rental apartments, and retail commercial uses on undeveloped land. The Forman Capital loan will fund horizontal development in advance of vertical construction, which will be performed by other developers and builders, and is expected to start in the fall.
The Forman Capital team that worked on the transaction includes Scott Mehlman, Ty Regnier, Brett Forman and Ben Jacobson.
“Forman Capital has always been drawn to developers who are doing something meaningful — not just building but genuinely adding real value to a community. The Highlands does exactly that, bringing much-needed housing and amenities to a city that has grown faster than its supply could keep pace with. We are proud to support Rockspring’s vision here,” said Brett Forman, Forman Capital Managing Partner.
“Marble Falls and the 71 Highway corridor are benefiting from the same powerful tailwinds driving growth across Texas, with the added advantage of a quality-of-life profile that is attracting both residents and businesses,” said Scott Mehlman, Forman Capital Partner and Chief Investment Officer. “The Highlands is exceptionally well-positioned to meet that demand, and we look forward to seeing this community take shape.”
About Forman Capital
Delray Beach, Florida-based Forman Capital provides private commercial real estate debt and equity financing for transactions ranging from $10 million to $100 million. The firm focuses on short-term construction financing, mezzanine debt, and preferred equity across various real estate asset classes and geographies. Company principals Brett Forman and Ben Jacobson have closed more than $3 billion in commercial real estate transactions since 2004. For more information, visit www.formancap.com.
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