About South Austin Real Estate
South Austin is famous for being the heart of Austin’s eclectic culture and reputation. Located just south of the river and with easy access to downtown, residents enjoy being close to all the nightlife and festivals the city has to offer. Established single-family homes dominate the neighborhoods in the area, and build able lots are difficult to come by. [Read more about South Austin...]
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South Austin Neighborhoods
The popularity of South Austin has exploded along with the city in recent years.
Homes vary in style from established traditional neighborhoods to sleek and modern condos.
Prospective home buyers have made South Austin neighborhoods highly coveted places to live. Among the most popular residential areas are Travis Heights, Bouldin, Zilker, Cherry Creek, Western Trails, and Barton Hills. The area is home to a variety of well established single-family homes, condos, and townhouses with craftsman, mid-century, and modern architecture.Some teardown houses pop up periodically, which are prized for their lot space in an area where empty lots are scarce to find. The South Austin region includes the 78704, 78745, 78748, and 78749 zip codes.
South Congress, known as “SoCo”, is the heart of the area’s unique boutique retail, restaurant, food truck and live music scene, and home to some of South Austin’s most valuable properties. South Austin has become a very desirable location for home buyers, and the popularity of the neighborhoods has escalated with the growth of the Greater Austin Area.
The eclectic builds available in the area have helped make South Austin an inviting place to call home for all sorts of different people and families.
South Austin Lifestyle
It’s been said that South Austin basically invented “Keep Austin Weird”, and is a hub for Austin’s famous art and music scene. The Broken Spoke and Continental Club are local landmarks.
Not only is South Austin home to some of the most vibrant bars and restaurants and shopping in the whole city, but it’s close by most of the desirable outdoor recreations and city parks. Downtown and Rainey Street are almost walkable, Zilker Park and Barton Springs are a bike ride away, and the Austin Botanical Gardens, Long Center and Zach Theater are all close by. As are the running trails and kayaking available at Lady Bird Lake.
South Austin residents get to enjoy being near the center of everything, when the city isn’t busy coming to them they’re geographically close enough to experience the rest of the Austin while seldom leaving their own neighborhoods.
South Austin Schools
Austin Independent School District (AISD) serves the students that live in Central Austin. With a district-wide enrollment of 84,500, AISD operate 129 different schools, among them are 84 elementary schools, 18 middle schools, and 16 high schools. AISD determines which schools that students will attend based on where their residence is located within a region.
Private and religious schooling options are also readily available for parents that seek alternate educational opportunities for their children. South Austin is also home to the campus of St. Edward’s University.