From Master Planned Communities to Rural Land Tracts

Buda, situated just south of Austin, offers a diverse housing landscape and an appealing lifestyle. The housing availability in Buda includes large master-planned communities like Sunfield, featuring modern amenities. Additionally, more rural areas with spacious tracts of land and farms contribute to the town’s charm.

Buda stands out for its lower cost of living compared to Austin, estimated around 10-15% lower. The cost of housing in Buda is notably more affordable, making it an attractive option for those seeking a balance between urban amenities and a suburban lifestyle. In Buda, residents are provided with economic advantages without sacrificing quality of life.

Buda provides a wide array of housing options, spanning from gated upscale neighborhoods to more budget-friendly entry-level rental properties. Whether you’re seeking new constructions or considering resale properties, Buda and its surrounding neighborhoods, just beyond the city limits, offer a diverse selection.

Example of new home builds in Buda, Texas

Buda’s Housing Costs

The cost of housing in Buda is notably more affordable than many of its Central Texas neighbors, making it an attractive option for those seeking a balance between urban amenities and a suburban lifestyle. Housing prices currently range from $225,000 for the most modest homes to $2,000,000 for the grandest residences on expansive parcels. With a comprehensive range of housing choices, Buda caters to the housing preferences of nearly every individual.

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Sources: US Census, Texas A&M Texas Real Estate Research Center

Buda’s Lower Cost of Living

Buda stands out for its lower cost of living than most other Texas cities and the entire nation. The C2ER cost of living index takes into account the cost of goods and services such as housing, food, transportation, healthcare, and utilities. Buda’s lower cost of living is due in part to its lower housing costs. Buda’s cost of living score (6 out of 10 vs. Austin’s 3 out of 10) is determined by considering the cumulative expenses associated with food, transportation, health services, rent, utilities, taxes, and miscellaneous items. Buda has more affordable food and housing.

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Cost of Living Index (of 273 Cities)

*Source: Cost of Living Index from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER), Economic Research Institute’s Cost of Living Data, Economic Research Institute

Featured Neighborhoods

Sunfield is a 2,400-acre master-planned community located just outside of Buda’s city limits and features approximately 4,000 homes created by seven different builders. Community services include a pool and amenity center, lazy river, hike and bike trails, playscapes, covered pavilion, catch-and-release ponds, dog park, and picnic area. Sunfield embodies the small-town charm of Buda, located just 15 miles south of Austin, with first-class amenities.

Whispering Hollow is a large, master-planned community that was developed by Ryland Homes, Clark Wilson and Standard Pacific Homes. Whispering Hollow is known for its resort style swimming facilities, picnic pavilion and children’s playground that residents enjoy access to with their mandatory, monthly HOA dues. If you’re looking for a more luxurious community in Buda, but still want a neighborhood with neighborhood amenities, Whispering Hollow is definitely worth the stop.

Located right off Main Street, Bradfield Village is a neighborhood of both traditional-looking houses with closed garages and a more modern look with carports and detached garages. Bradfield Village sits next to Bradfield Village Park, a beautiful 31-acre park with two fishing ponds. One of the ponds is stocked and is used extensively by local fishermen. The park also contains a playground, picnic tables, benches, BBQ pit and water fountain. Bradfield Village Park also has a trail system that spans the entire perimeter of the park and loops around both ponds.

Shadow Creek is one of Buda’s newer neighborhoods constructed by Milestone, Lennar and Buffington Homes from 2006-2019. Located off Windy Hill Road just 3 miles east of 35, Shadow Creek is known for being one of Buda’s most affordable neighborhoods. Shadow Creek residents belong to a mandatory HOA and have access to a jogging path, playground, community pool and sports courts.

Garlic Creek is in a newer master-planned community in West Buda in North Hays County’s 78610 zip code. The earliest homes in this charming, upcoming neighborhood were built in 2007. Garlic Creek is in west Buda, southeast of FM 967 and 1626. Garlic Creek has convenient access to Interstate 35, TX-45 Toll Road, and Highway 183 providing faster travel to Austin, San Marcos and the rest of Central Texas.

This apartment complex offers soaring 10-foot ceilings to wide plank flooring and rich crown moldings, every detail exudes elegance. Revel in modern comforts like designer kitchen cabinetry, stainless-steel appliances, quartz countertops, programmable thermostats and ceiling fans. Designed for enjoyment and convenience, The Luxe of Buda offers a stylish and modern lifestyle.

Single Family Communities

Leisurewoods
Coves of Cimarron
Colony at Cole Springs
Porches of DuPre
Persimmon
Garlic Creek
Summer Point
Whispering Hollow
Hays Country Oaks

Ruby Ranch
Elliott Ranch
Oak Forest
Carpenter Hill
Estates of Dodgen Ranch
Huntington Estates
Marlboro Country
Southern Woods
Cimarron Park
Oxbow Trail

Shady Grove
Cullen Country
Elm Grove
White Oak Preserve
Stonewood Commons
Creekside Park
Original Town Buda
Watson Hollow
Bradford Village

Apartments

The Luxe of Buda
Silverado Crossing
Carrington Oaks
Springs at Sunfield

Onion Creek Village
Emerson
The Bradford
Prose

Tuscany Park
Mansions of Buda
Ryze at Sunfield

RV Living

Buda Place RV Resort

Senior Living

Huntington Senior Apartments
Creekside Senior Living

Buda Neighborhood Interactive Map

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