Austin

[likeitfast55]

I have a relative that is moving to Austin. I have only passed through there. What areas do I need to tell them to avoid, or where are the nicer areas to live?

Has anyone lived there that can give some quick insight?

Thx,
Randy

[BP]

If their work is north of UT then move to Round Rock or Georgetown, if it's south then live within walking/biking distance of work because traffic sucks balls.

The worst parts of Austin are about as dangerous as downtown Fort Worth, as in not at all.

[slow99]

We lived in Hyde Park north of campus and loved it. Great neighborhood.

[Silverback]

North East areas, Round Rock, Georgetown, Pflugerville

West area, Westlake, Deerpark

Central area, Highland Park, Hyde Park

South area, South of William Cannon to the town of Manchaca

South West, Dripping Springs

[BLAKE]

Seriously considered moving there. Ultimately ditched the idea because real estate is crazy-high. You can find reasonable pricing about 15 miles from downtown, but you'll spend 3-5 hours a day stuck in traffic. Too bad the secret is out because it's a cool town.

[smrr1]

Seriously considered moving there. Ultimately ditched the idea because real estate is crazy-high. You can find reasonable pricing about 15 miles from downtown, but you'll spend 3-5 hours a day stuck in traffic. Too bad the secret is out because it's a cool town.

i live in georgetown and don't spend more than 35 minutes driving to or from the north side of down town. i do work 7-330 so i have that going for me but even if i work late till 5ish it still only takes 45-50 minutes. the whole 3-5 hours a day is simply not true if you live north. if you live south and insist on taking 35 you could be screwed but there are easily 5+ options for driving south.

[likeitfast55]

Thanks for the input. He and his wife are going to look in the Round Rock area for now. They want to rent for a year before they purchase a house.

R

[smrr1]

I have a relative that is moving to Austin. I have only passed through there. What areas do I need to tell them to avoid, or where are the nicer areas to live?

Has anyone lived there that can give some quick insight?

Thx,
Randy

pretty much anywhere but east austin is good. central east austin is transitioning back to nice but is very hit and miss still. prices with in 7-10 miles of down town in a descent neighborhood will cost you big. living north west is descent and somewhat affordable but is basically a shopping center pretending to be a residential area. screw living in round rock. it has no character and neither do the people. traffic is 5x worse in round rock any day than in austin or surrounding towns. west austin is very nice but is also the most expensive and snobby. south austin is all the hipsters but kinda fun and always active. north east has a couple descent areas but overall still sucks. all surrounding towns minus round rock are pretty great. of course this is all just my opinion.

[BLAKE]

i live in georgetown and don't spend more than 35 minutes driving to or from the north side of down town. i do work 7-330 so i have that going for me but even if i work late till 5ish it still only takes 45-50 minutes. the whole 3-5 hours a day is simply not true if you live north. if you live south and insist on taking 35 you could be screwed but there are easily 5+ options for driving south.

That's good to hear. I spent a few days there 18 months ago looking at houses and purposely drove during rush hour and that wasn't my experience, but I'm sure it's not universal. I was mainly looking NW of downtown.

[slow99]

Death.
Taxes.
Gridlock on 35 in Austin.

[Silverback]

If you take Mopac from Round Rock to South Austin during rush hour, it's a minimum of a one hour trip.

I did it several times both ways during rush Hour when I lived there. My best friend used to drive to and from South Austin (Wm cannon and manchaca) to Nw Austin (Cedar Park area) at 7 & 5, and it was about an hour for minimum for 20 miles.

[slow99]

Yeah, Mopac sucks dick too.

[Chas_svo]

It may have improved, but it used to be that you can drive north or south without much problem, except for 8&5. East and west commutes sucked most any time of day.

[Baron Von Crowder]

last time I went down, I hit georgetown at 5:45 and wasnt past austin until almost 7.

[Roscoe]

Austin sucks balls. In the late 90's it was awesome living there.

You couldn't pay me enough to move back.... Well, maybe you could, but it would require a second comma.