Apartments in Austin with quiet residents? (Georgetown: apartment complexes, for rent, condo)

[JasmynFire]

Are there any reasonably priced apartments in the Austin area that are less likely to have kids or noisy adults? I have owned my home for the past 20 years here in Oregon and am a very light sleeper, so I think it would be better to find a place that caters to "grown ups"...in the sense that the residents are considerate of their neighbors.

I'm just about to turn 55, so I would qualify for senior housing, which is a consideration. That sounds odd to me since my idea of fun is to pop in a video game on my console, go lay out by the pool, or hit 6th Street for some music entertainment...not exactly the stereotypical senior citizen activities.

I'm looking to pay between $700-900/month for rent. I really want a nice, quiet place with a pool (maybe fitness room and free internet business office included). I see a lot of nice places on line, but I know they tend to post file photos on their websites. I would prefer to get insight from locals so I can narrow down my search before I relocate to Austin in a couple months.

Your thoughts?

[love roses]

Sun City Georgetown, and there is also a senior complex in the Meuller Development.

[austin944]

Are you looking for something close to Austin? If so, then I doubt you would find anything in that price range that's doesn't have a few noisy tenants. Maybe further out is possible.

I live in a duplex close to downtown that's been pretty quiet with a range of different tenants next door, but I could never find something like it for $700-$900 mo. You're probably looking at more like $1200 to $1800 mo. or thereabouts for a duplex or condo. Smaller apartment complexes with private owners might be less noisy, but they generally don't have any amenities.

I run a box fan at night which helps drown out the neighbor noise and I almost always get a good rest. But my neighborhood is pretty quiet to begin with.

[CptnRn]

For a quiet apartment look for a corner unit on the top floor facing onto a greenbelt. And if possible one where the bedroom does not share any common walls with another apartment. That can cut down on your noise a fair amount.

[chuck_steak]

Probably your best best is senior housing apartments. All the others seems to have noisy people.

[centralaustinite]

Avoid complexes built during the boom in the 80s! I once lived in one with paper thin walls, terrible! Then moved to a much sturdy complex built in the 70s, much much better. Otherwise as was mentioned above look for a corner unit on the highest floor and away from a parking lot!

[Moonlady]

What part of town are you looking to move to? That will help us narrow it down. Riata off Research Blvd (US 183) is a pretty nice complex with all the amenities you mentioned, but it's northwest, about 25 minutes from downtown. All apartments are noisy to some extent, but having good neighbors helps.

[4orty9]

Stay away from Villas Tech Ridge, make sure to ask the landlord if any construction is planned in the future near the apartment complex.

[supernaut112]

Originally Posted by centralaustinite

Avoid complexes built during the boom in the 80s! I once lived in one with paper thin walls, terrible! Then moved to a much sturdy complex built in the 70s, much much better. Otherwise as was mentioned above look for a corner unit on the highest floor and away from a parking lot!

Isn't that the truth?! Some of those apartments seem to have wafer-thin walls. Been there, done that.

My current complex was built in the 70s, and while it's nothing to look at, I cannot hear anything on either side of the wall. It's also well-insulated and retains A/C and heat really well.

[chuck_steak]

Originally Posted by supernaut112

Isn't that the truth?! Some of those apartments seem to have wafer-thin walls. Been there, done that.

My current complex was built in the 70s, and while it's nothing to look at, I cannot hear anything on either side of the wall. It's also well-insulated and retains A/C and heat really well.

Could you please private message me the complex name? We may be moving at some point here in Austin and I'd love to live in a place like that. Thanks!