Relocating from california to Austin, TX. (Round Rock, Spring: for sale, real estate, renting)

[moralez]

Hello we are also planning to relocate from California to Austin, TX. We are a young married couple with 2 kids & another 1 on the way (3 1/2yr & 5 1/2yr old). Our house is up for sale and now we are just waiting and researching. What we're mainly looking for is safe neighboorhood, good schools,affortable housing, liveable weather and short commute time. But definelty a family friendly neighboorhood. Any suggestions anyone ?

[ramman3737]

lakeway is a nice place to raise a young family.

[RSTX]

The most difficult item to check off is "short commute", since we don't know what or where you want to work. Most of the other items will be found in just about any area of Austin.

[musicman107]

If you can possibly swing it, suggest coming down and scouting surrounding areas for at least 2 days....and consider renting/leasing for awhile after moving, so you can continue scouting out surrounding areas..
The home choices and areas around Austin are overwhelming!
With all the possibilities, it would personally frighten me to feel pressured to visit Austin area and try to close on a home within just a few days, only to find out weeks or months later "Oh, Man!!!! I wished we had known about this other place!!!"
Do either of you already have a job in austin? If so, then you'll wanna consider the commute time.
Personally, I wouldn't recommend east of I-35...much more flat and less attractive than N, NW, S, or SW of Austin. So I hope, if one of you already have a job, it's closer to N, W. or S Austin.
With NW, S, and SW areas just outside Austin booming so rapidly, Texas dept. of higways is repsonding with LOTS of road construction, which will remain a mess for commuting for still awhile...but, I believe the end results willl be worth the current road construction "problems."
Consider scouting: Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander, Georgetown (if job is closer to N or NW austin); Dripping Springs or Buda ("bewda") or Kyle areas if job is in S Austin.
Schools? Do not recommend living in Austin proper...Austin schools have lots more problems than any of the above mentioned surrounding areas, which have better schools.
Hope this helps!!




Hello we are also planning to relocate from California to Austin, TX. We are a young married couple with 2 kids & another 1 on the way (3 1/2yr & 5 1/2yr old). Our house is up for sale and now we are just waiting and researching. What we're mainly looking for is safe neighboorhood, good schools,affortable housing, liveable weather and short commute time. But definelty a family friendly neighboorhood. Any suggestions anyone ?[/quote]

[AustinTraveler]

I have to disagree with the previous poster about Austin proper. There are tons of kids living here and it is extremely family friendly. Many young people with kids your age prefer living in the older neighborhoods where they aren't spending a large chunk of their day commuting. Prices are definitely higher than out in the burbs but everything is a trade-off. Of course, all of this depends on where you will be working. Do you know yet?

There are plenty of good schools too. For instance, the elementary school for my neighborhood has an exemplary rating. Check out the neighborhoods north of downtown like Brykerwoods, Rosedale, Allandale.

[Spookmeister]

Austin generally has great places to live, with a few exceptions, like any other city. Property values are higher where good schools are located is about the simplest way I can put it. Stay away from the area bounded by State Hwy 183 (Ed Bluestein) to the east, Braker Lane to the north, Lamar to the west and Slaughter Lane to the South.

[toobsox]

If you work in the north part of Austin, I would definately recommend Georgetown. We have lived here for 10 years and love it. This is a very family-friendly town with great schools. I commute to the Arboretum area and it takes about 45 minutes each way. They are building a toll-road soon that hopefully will cut my commute time down substantially. Georgetown also has a 1200 acre lake/park right near town which has 26 miles of hiking trails around the lake. It is very popular to mountain bike/hike on and the lake is fun to waterski and kayak on. I've also heard that the Georgetown is less expensive than Austin. The west side of Georgetown is mostly hill-country--covered with Oaks and Cedar trees, while the East side is more farm land.

[Ellen K]

I saw your post about moving to Austin. You will have many choices here to live depending upon what you want. We have several communities with pools and community centers. Austin is long and narrow, so depending on where you will be working will depend on how long your daily commute will be. I am a real estate agent and have lived and worked here for many years and would be happy to help you find your new home.