Avery Ranch · Relocation
Relocating to the Area in Avery Ranch
The right part of Austin for your job, your commute and your schools, from someone who has lived here since 1976.
Relocating to the Area in Avery Ranch: what's different here
Moving to Avery Ranch for a job usually comes with a start date, a few trips to look, and a long list of neighborhoods you've read about. Avery Ranch puts the Apple Parmer campus close by, which is why so many buyers moving to Austin start their search here.
The right fit depends on what the move is for: the commute, the schools, or more land around you.
Why Avery Ranch buyers work with me
I've lived in Northwest Austin since 1976, and much of my recent business has been along the Parmer and 183 corridors as buyers follow the jobs north. I grew up in the school pipeline many relocating families ask about, from Spicewood Elementary to Canyon Vista and Westwood, and I've watched these neighborhoods grow. Avery Ranch's school assignments are a patchwork of Round Rock ISD and Leander ISD, with a new high school planned on Pearson Ranch Road, so every address gets checked.
How I handle it in Avery Ranch
- A consultation about your job, commute, schools and timeline before we look at a single listing. Getting ready.
- Video calls and listing videos to narrow the list before you fly in.
- An early decision on buying first or selling first, with your lender, if your down payment is tied up in another state. Selling and buying at once.
- Notes on each home, including the trade-offs a listing won't mention.
More about Avery Ranch
For the full picture of the neighborhood, see living in Avery Ranch. Questions about relocating to the area here? Call me at (512) 698-3525.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the commute like from Avery Ranch?
Parmer Lane is the daily route, and the Apple Parmer campus is close by.
Can I narrow the search before I visit?
Yes. Most buyers narrow the list by video and then make one focused trip.
Avery Ranch
What relocation looks like in Avery Ranch
A large 2000s and 2010s master-planned community off Parmer, built in many sections by many builders.
- The homes
- A large master-planned community in 78717, built mostly in the 2000s and 2010s, in many sections. East of Parmer came first: Avery Ranch The Reserve, Avery Estates, Avery South, Avery Ranch North, Avery Brookside, Avery Creekside and Avery Parkside. There the builder quality rises from the back, toward Brushy Creek, up to the front near Parmer. Drees Homes built The Reserve and Avery Estates, the nicest sections; Avery Brookside was a mix of Drees and Hammonds Homes; Avery Creekside was mainly Morrison Homes; Avery South was mainly Ryland Homes; Avery Parkside was first built by Continental Homes, Morrison Homes and Partners in Building, then D.R. Horton; and Avery East was Continental/D.R. Horton. (Milburn, Continental and D.R. Horton are effectively one builder: D.R. Horton acquired Continental, which had taken over Milburn, around 1998, and locals still often say "Milburn.") West of Parmer was built later and is mostly D.R. Horton, including some attached homes. Many similar homes come on the market at the same time.
- Schools people ask about
- A patchwork, so check every address. East of Parmer is mostly Round Rock ISD: Patsy Sommer Elementary then Cedar Valley or Pearson Ranch Middle, or Elsa England Elementary then Pearson Ranch Middle, all to McNeil High School. Some east-side sections are Leander ISD instead (Rutledge Elementary, Henry or Stiles Middle, Vista Ridge High). Avery Ranch West and Far West are mostly Leander ISD: Rutledge Elementary, then Henry or Stiles Middle School, then Vista Ridge High School; some sections south of Avery Ranch along Staked Plains Drive go to Round Rock ISD's Purple Sage Elementary, Pearson Ranch Middle and McNeil. A new high school is planned on Pearson Ranch Road, so boundaries may be redrawn.
- Getting around
- Parmer Lane is the daily route, and the Apple Parmer campus is close by.
- Nearby
- A golf club, multiple pools and amenity centers, and trails.
- The trade-off
- Newer and more uniform than the established neighborhoods to the south: predictable, but less varied, and buyers have plenty of similar homes to compare against.
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