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Austin/San Marcos Information – Metro Search area breakdowns

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People are stunned by the growth of Austin and San Marcos. The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), also known as Greater Austin, is a five-county area in Central Texas that includes San Marcos. The MSA is located on the eastern edge of the American Southwest and the western edge of the American South, and borders Greater San Antonio to the south.

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Typically, apartments are a bit less expensive the further you get from the city centers. However, in Austin, the closer you get to the University of Texas or the entertainment district, the prices are higher.  

Austin/San Marco Metro Zip Codes (with has over 88 Zip Codes)

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Largest Suburbs

Austin’s largest suburbs are Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, San Marcos, Leander, and Pflugerville.

Areas within Austin/San Marcos

Most of my clients want to be as close as possible to their major employer. Traffic is tough in this area due to all the new development. Austin has added 9,000 new apartment units each year. But there has been a dramatic boom in the last five years with about 13,000 new units being added on average.

Austin and San Marcos Area

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Austin and San Marcos Cities – Defined Areas on my Database

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Austin and San Marcos – Other Information

5 Hottest Sub-Markets

  1. Southeast/ Riverside Dr
  2. 2 UT/ Mueller
  3. 3 Round Rock/ Georgetown
  4. 4 West/ Sunset Valley/ Barton Creek
  5. 5 Northwest/ Arboretum/ Domain

Unit Information

  1. 326,085 Units Operating Supply; 1,345 Communities
  2. 27,506 Units Under Construction; 92 Communities
  3. 30,428 Units Proposed for Construction; 78 Communities
  4. 34,437 Units Recently Opened; 119 Communities

Austin and San Marcos Top Cities

Austin, Buda, Bastrop, Bertram, Burnet, Dripping Springs, Elgin, Kyle, Taylor, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Hutto, Jarrell, Leander, Liberty Hill, Lockhart, Manor, Marble Falls, San Marcos, and Wimberley.

Greater Austin MSA

The Greater Austin region comprises five counties: Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson, collectively hosting a population exceeding 2.2 million people.

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