Rainey Street
Suits someone who wants bars, food trucks and new high-rise living within an 8-minute walk of the Downtown station.
🇺🇸 Where to live in Austin
Austin's residential areas range from the high-rise urban core to leafy bungalow streets and greenbelt-edged hills. The center holds Downtown and Rainey Street, both dense and walkable, while Zilker, Barton Hills and Hyde Park trade that density for parks, trails and older houses. To the east, East Austin is changing quickly around its bars and murals, and to the north The Domain functions as a second commercial hub with its own tech campuses and retail.
Open Austin on the map Live scores for transit, cafes, schools and healthcare, calculated from what is actually around each address.Which area suits whom
Hyde Park
Fits people who want Victorian bungalows and shaded streets on the university side of the city.
Mueller
Works for households who want a planned eco-village layout with parks and a farmers market nearby.
Barton Hills
For those who prioritise quiet hillside streets with greenbelt trails and springs access close at hand.
10 neighborhoods
Downtown
6th Street & tech towers · Lady Bird Lake trail · Urban core
- Nearest station: Downtown · 300 m · 4 min walk
Rainey Street
Bungalow bars & food trucks · High-rise boom · Walkable fun
- Nearest station: Downtown · 600 m · 8 min walk
South Congress (SoCo)
Iconic strip · Vintage & boots · Capitol views
- No rapid transit station recorded nearby
East Austin
Murals, bars & coffee · Fast-changing creative east
- Nearest station: Plaza Saltillo · 300 m · 4 min walk
Zilker
Barton Springs pool · Festival park · Green heart
- No rapid transit station recorded nearby
Barton Hills
Greenbelt trails · Quiet hills · Springs access
- No rapid transit station recorded nearby
Clarksville
Historic freedmen's district · Cafés & galleries · Central charm
- No rapid transit station recorded nearby
Hyde Park
Victorian bungalows · University side · Leafy classic
- No rapid transit station recorded nearby
Mueller
Airport-turned-eco-village · Parks & farmers market
- No rapid transit station recorded nearby
The Domain
Second downtown · Tech campuses & retail · North hub
- Nearest station: Kramer · 400 m · 6 min walk